Meteksan Delivered the “HUET” Simulator to the Turkish Navy
Meteksan Defence completed the Defence Industry Agency’s (SSB) Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) Simulator Project,
Navy / Maritime News
China Delivers AR-500B Shipborne UAV to Nigeria
China’s Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) delivered at least four AR-500B carrier-based UAVs to the Nigerian Navy, according to Military Africa.
Taiwanese Navy Received First Indigenous LPD
Taiwanese Navy received the first 10,000-ton Landing Platform Dock Yu Shan (LPD-1401), which was indigenously developed and built in local naval shipbuilder.
COTECMAR and Damen agreed to design PES in collaboration
Colombian COTECMAR and Damen Shipyard signed a contract to co-develop the Contractual Design for the Colombian Navy's next generation of frigates.
HAVELSAN Delivered two GVDSs to Pakistan for Milgem
Havelsan which produced the Platform Data Distribution Systems has completed the Ship Data Distribution System (GVDS) for Pakistan Navy.
Greece may have an eye on US Navy’s MARK VI’s
The US Navy may consider retiring its Mark VI boats to patrol riverine and littoral waters as it does not consider them suitable for open ocean deterrence.
French Navy accepts first H160 Helicopter for SAR Missions
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) will deploy Airbus’ next-generation medium twin-engine helicopter H-160 to carry out search and rescue (SAR) operations.
MARLIN AUSV at NATO's Dynamic Messenger Drill
SSB President İsmail Demir stated that ASELSAN and Sefine Shipyard's Joint AUSV MARLIN took part in a NATO Dynamic Messenger exercise.
Britain Acquires Additional REMUS UUVs
U.S. defence company HII announced the delivery of three REMUS 100 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) to the Royal Navy.
TÜMOSAN will provide the engine of ULAQ AUSV
ARES Shipyard and TÜMOSAN signed a contract to supply domestic diesel marine engines at ULAQ Armed Unmanned Sea Vehicle.
Lockheed Martin will manufacture 12 more MH-60R SEAHAWKS
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the United States Navy to produce 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the RAN.
KAI Unveiled the aircraft carrier design of the KF-21N
KAI has unveiled the naval version of the KF-21 fighter jet, the KF-21N (Naval). The aircraft model is displayed at the Korea Defence Industry Exhibition 2022.
French Piriou launches Second OPV 58S for the Senegalese Navy
French Piriou Shipyard launched the second ocean-going missile-armed patrol vessel for the Senegalese Navy for the OPV58S programme.
Ivorian Navy Receives Ex-French Navy OPV
The Ivorian Navy accepted the delivery of a second-hand P400 54.8 meters Offshore Patrol Vessel, Contre Amiral Fadika, from France.
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...
