Kongsberg Agrees with Poland for Mine Warfare Equipment
Kongsberg Maritime announced a new agreement on mine warfare equipment. The customer company is from Poland.
Navy / Maritime News
New OPVs for Pakistan Navy
Pakistan continues to invest in the navy. The country is acquiring two new offshore patrol vessels from Damen.
New Submarine to Russian Baltic Fleet
Russia has announced that Project 636.6 (NATO Reporting Name: Kilo) class submarine RFNS Ufa passed the trials.
Italian Fincantieri Signs MoU with the Greek Industry
Fincantieri announced that it had signed several MoU with Greek Industry for the construction of four naval corvettes and Integrated Logistic Support (ILS).
Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Flight IIA Destroyer Completed Trials
HII announced that it completed acceptance trials for Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided-missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123).
Malaysia selects TUSAŞ’s Anka UAV as Expected
Malaysian Defence Minister Hussein announced that the government had selected the Leonardo ATR72 MPA and the TUSAŞ Anka-S to meet the RMAF requirements.
TCG Anadolu Passed Tank Test with Altay
TCG ANADOLU Multi-purpose ship passed tank boarding and disembarkation tests with the Altay Main Battle Tank prototype.
Ultra to Prepare next-generation sonobuoy for U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy has awarded Ultra Group a Multiple Award Delivery Order Contract (MADOC) for the next five years to provide next-generation sonobuoy systems.
Kongsberg introduces vehicle-based coastal defence system
Kongsberg Defence Australia and Thales Defence introduced a new launcher configuration for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Coastal Defence System, StrikeMaster.
The UK and Poland to develop a ‘Future Common Missile’
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Poland’s Defence Minister Mariusz Bazczak signed an Air Defence Complex Weapons MOU in Poland.
Turkiye and Libya Signed Hydrocarbon Agreement
Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that a MoU was signed between Turkiye and Libya in the field of hydrocarbons.
Russia Unveils Torpedo Capable of Destroying Destroyers
Russia has developed the "Physicist" torpedo, which weighs more than 300kg and detonates very close to the ship without hitting it.
Elbit to sell Hermes 900 UAS to Thai Navy
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it had been awarded a US$120 million contract to supply the Royal Thai Navy with Hermes 900 Unmanned Seaborne Systems.
Ukraine’s “Hetman Ivan Mazepa” Corvette Launched
The First Lady of Ukraine Zelenska and Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov announced that the Ukrainian Navy’s Hetman Ivan Mazepa Corvette (F-211) is launched.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 NATO pushes higher air and missile defence capacity targets - NATO members are under growing pressure to expand air and missile defence inventories, command netwo...
- 15:00 US Army deepens integrated air defence networking efforts - The US Army continues integrating radars, launchers and command systems into common battle networks...
- 15:00 Europe expands ammunition and missile production capacity - European governments are increasingly funding new ammunition and missile production lines to rebuild...
- 15:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China is continuing to link satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground-based sensors into...
- 15:00 Japan accelerates hardening and dispersal of military infrastructure - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, dispersed ammunition storage and rapid reinforcement logi...
- 15:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward affordable layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly prioritising combinations of jamming, interceptor drones, gu...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain prominence in seabed security - Navies are expanding the use of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeasure...
- 15:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies are accelerating work on layered radar and satellite tracking architectures designe...
- 15:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring larger constellations of smaller satellites rather than a fe...
- 15:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a core defence benchmark - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, secure supply chains and the abi...
- 12:00 Italy gives conditional approval to Leonardo-Baykar drone venture - Reuters reported that Italy has conditionally approved the Leonardo-Baykar joint venture to produce...
- 12:00 USNI analyses Türkiye’s growing defence-industrial ambition - The U.S. Naval Institute’s USNI News published a field report and analysis on Türkiye’s expanding de...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Türkiye’s push to double defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after total...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense spotlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News highlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare vision centred on auto...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence coverage keeps focus on KAAN prototype timeline - International defence reporting circulated this month continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s tar...
- 09:00 NATO pushes higher air and missile defence capacity targets - NATO members are under growing pressure to expand air and missile defence inventories, command netwo...
- 09:00 US Army deepens integrated air defence networking efforts - The US Army continues integrating radars, launchers and command systems into common battle networks...
- 09:00 Europe expands ammunition and missile production capacity - European governments are increasingly funding new ammunition and missile production lines to rebuild...
- 09:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China is continuing to link satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground-based sensors into...
- 09:00 Japan accelerates hardening and dispersal of military infrastructure - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, dispersed ammunition storage and rapid reinforcement logi...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward affordable layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly prioritising combinations of jamming, interceptor drones, gu...
- 09:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain prominence in seabed security - Navies are expanding the use of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeasure...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies are accelerating work on layered radar and satellite tracking architectures designe...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring larger constellations of smaller satellites rather than a fe...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a core defence benchmark - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, secure supply chains and the abi...
