ASFAT to launch Pakistan’s third PN Milgem
ASFAT will launch the third PN Milgem Babur Class corvette on September 24. ASFAT constructs four corvettes for Pakistan Navy.
Navy / Maritime News
India Commissions Indigenous Aircraft Carrier IKS Vikrant
India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier warship, INS Vıkran, was commissioned on Friday with a ceremony that Premier Modi attended.
ROK’s carrier project is delayed, no funding in the budget
ROKN’s desire to have an aircraft carrier seems to have been delayed. The multi-billion project, CVX, has not been included in the allocation of defence budget.
US Naval Forces Central Commander paid a visit to the UAE
Commander of the UAE Naval Forces Mohammed Al Nahyan met the Commander of the United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), to strengthen relations.
Turkish Navy's Submarine Floating Dock Launched
Turkish Navy’s 3,000-ton submarine floating dock is launched today. The dock is built following Turkish Lloyd Classification Rules at the Hicri Ercili Shipyard.
Iran Caught Towing US Unmanned Platform
The US Navy prevented an Iranian ship from capturing an American unmanned maritime vehicle also known as a Saildrone Explorer USV, in the Persian Gulf.
HMS Prince of Wales broke down just after it left Portsmouth
Royal Navy’s £3bn flag carrier HMS Prince of Wales broke down just one day after departing from Portsmouth.
HII Lays Keel of Future USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier
HII celebrated the ceremonial keel-laying of the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) at its Newport News Shipbuilding division on August 27 2022.
MİLDEN is in Preliminary Design Phase
The Turkish Indigenous Submarine (MİLDEN) Project is in the preliminary design phase, as the Design Project Office Platform provided information about its work.
UK Prepares for aircraft carrier deployed drone flights
Britain’s one of two UK aircraft carriers, HMS Prince of Wales, has set sail from Portsmouth to North America for drone and fighter jet drills.
Indian Navy to Commission First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
The India Navy's first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, will be commissioned. It is the product of 'Make in India" concept.
Finnish Minelayer Pyhäranta Ran Aground During Exercise
The Finish Navy’s Pansio-class minelayer Pyhäranta ran aground on August 24, 2022, at 18:30 during live-firing exercises.
Russia Unveils a rail-guided ship system for UAVs
Russia unveiled its patented concept of converting decks into flight decks for fixed-wing UAVs. The system is displayed at the Russian Navy’s stand.
Ukrainian Navy Commander: Bayraktar UAVs played a key role
Ukrainian Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa said the Navy actively used anti-ship mines and armed Bayraktar UAVs to protect Ukraine's sea shore.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 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...
