STM Participates in IDEAS 2024 with its Naval Solutions
STM has taken a booth at the IDEAS 2024 defence exhibition held in Pakistan, which showcases warship and submarine designs such as Ada Class Corvettes.
Unmanned Systems News
GA-ASI's Low-Maintenance HFE 2.0 Engine to Pass Tests
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has completed the final qualification test for its new Low-Maintenance heavy-fuel HFE 2.0 engine.
Bayraktar TB3 Takes off from TCG ANADOLU LHD
Baykar's Bayraktar TB3 STOL UCAV successfully took off from and landed on TCG ANADOLU (L400) LHD for the first time
TİTRA Aims For Bigger Payloads in ALPİN Rotor UAV Family
TİTRA has completed the ALPİN-2 Rotor UAV (RUAV) design and is planning a larger version with a 500 kg payload capacity.
Croatian Budget for TB2, Leopard 2A8 and Rafale Maintenance
The Croatian government adopted the Defence Ministry’s 2025 budget to procure TB2 Armed UAVs, Leopard 2A8 MBTs, and maintain the Rafale jet.
AKINCI UCAV Drops LAÇİN IIR-Guided Bomb
ROKETSAN's LAÇİN winged guidance kit with IIR seeker and ELÇİN-82 laser guidance kit dropped from AKINCI UCAV successfully hit the target.
Mojave STOL UCAV Takes off From ROKS Dokdo LPH
Following the take-off/landing test from HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, Mojave took off from ROKN's Dokdo LPH (LPH-6111).
UAV-230 Aeroballistic Missile Breaks Range Record
Two ROKETSAN UAV-230 aeroballistic missiles launched from AKINCI UCAV successfully hit the target 155 km away, setting a new record.
China Unveils Two 5th Generation Aircraft at the same time
China unveiled its new generation stealth fighter jet “J-35A” and displayed a mock-up of the two-seat version of the J-20 aircraft “J-20S” at Zhuhai Airshow.
Russian UAVs Fly with Western Components
According to the investigations at debris, Russia uses Western components in its UAVs. Ukrainian and Moldovan authorities have such claims for various UAVs.
Altınay Defence Reaches 1.1 Billion Lira Turnover
Altınay Defence Technologies announced its financial results for the first nine months of this year, including January-September.
China Develops Quadrupedal Combat Robot Teams
As the new leg in ground forces, China is developing quadrupedal robot swarms with teaming capabilities.
China's BF500 Tandem-Rotor UAV Breaks Cover
A promotional video for the Zhuhai Airshow 2024 displayed China's new rotor UAV BF500 with a tandem rotor configuration.
Can Turkiye Build an Aircraft Carrier?
The Turkish Aircraft Carrier MUGEM is currently being designed in the Project Design Office.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 12:00 Turkey targets more defence sales as Western rearmament accelerates - Reuters reported that Türkiye's defence exports reached $10 billion in 2025, with exports to Europe...
- 12:00 ASELSAN to ramp up Steel Dome deliveries in 2026 - Reuters reported that ASELSAN plans to deliver more than 150 components for Türkiye's ÇELİKKUBBE air...
- 12:00 Defense News highlights ASELSAN's autonomous warfare vision - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to showcase a future warfare concept built around...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye's expanding defence role in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become a key security partner for Mali through drone exports, mil...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar's European expansion - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar's expansion into Europe reflects the growing importa...
- 12:00 French study identifies Türkiye as a major new European supplier - The Foundation for Strategic Research assessed Türkiye as one of the most successful new entrants in...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar export performance - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar's drone exports reached $1.8 billion in 2024, with around 90...
- 12:00 Foreign media focus on KIZILELMA at SAHA 2026 - International exhibition coverage highlighted Baykar's KIZILELMA unmanned combat aircraft among the...
- 12:00 International observers track KAAN and export milestones - The Defense Watch reported that Türkiye entered 2026 with ongoing KAAN flight testing, record defenc...
- 12:00 German Patriot deployment underscores air-defence debate - Reuters reported that Germany will deploy a Patriot air-defence system to southeastern Türkiye for s...
- 09:00 US Air Force expands focus on contested logistics operations - The US Air Force is increasing investment in contested logistics concepts, including autonomous resu...
- 09:00 European defence planners prioritise protection of ammunition facilities - European governments are investing in hardened storage sites and dispersed ammunition facilities to...
- 09:00 China advances integration of AI into military decision support - China is expanding efforts to incorporate artificial intelligence into command, intelligence and bat...
- 09:00 Japan strengthens rapid deployment capability for remote islands - Japan is enhancing airlift, sealift and logistics capabilities to reinforce remote island territorie...
- 09:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain importance in seabed security - Navies are increasingly deploying autonomous underwater vehicles to monitor seabed activity and prot...
- 09:00 Counter-drone systems increasingly combine soft-kill and hard-kill methods - Military organisations are adopting layered counter-UAS architectures that integrate jamming, spoofi...
- 09:00 Hypersonic missile threats accelerate investment in early warning networks - Defence agencies are expanding space-based and terrestrial early warning systems to improve detectio...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations become standard military approach - Military space planners increasingly favour distributed constellations of smaller satellites to impr...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft drive changes in airpower doctrine - Air forces are adapting operational doctrine to incorporate autonomous collaborative aircraft that c...
- 09:00 Production depth increasingly determines defence export success - Defence customers are placing growing emphasis on supplier production capacity, delivery speed and l...
