Airbus Shows VSR700 Rotor Blade UAV With Payloads
During Euronaval 2024, Airbus displayed its new rotor UAV VSR700 with sonobuoys and a Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) pod.
Unmanned Systems News
Marine Tech Reveals UUV/USV Hybrid in Euronaval 2024
French firm Marine Tech unveiled its hybrid unmanned vessel that can operate as a USV or UUV with a hydrodynamically efficient form.
Bayraktar TB3 Starts Night Approach Tests with TCG ANADOLU
Baykar CTO Selçuk Bayraktar has shared the footage of Bayraktar TB3 UCAV performing approaches towards TCG ANADOLU's deck at night.
India Ditches UCAV Development, Goes for MQ-9B
India has opted for U.S.-made MQ-9B to acquire UCAV platforms quickly and temporarily abandoned local development.
Turkiye exports ULAQ to Qatar
Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence joint venture ULAQ became Turkiye’s first export USV. Qatar signed the contract at Milipol.
KEMANKEŞ 2 Kamikaze UAV Takes Off With Rockets
Baykar has performed the rocket-assisted take-off (RATO) test of the KEMANKEŞ 2 kamikaze UAV following the tests with trolley-type take-off.
Altınay Owns ASELSAN’s DASAL Shares
Altınay acquires all of ASELSAN’s DASAL shares according to the Company’s statement on the Public Disclosure Platform.
ULAQ KAMA Prototype Unveiled at SAHA EXPO 2024
The prototype of ULAQ's KAMA , a joint venture between Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence, was exhibited for the first time at SAHA EXPO 2024.
SAHA EXPO 2024: TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Presents UAV EW Pods
During the SAHA EXPO 2024 exhibition, TÜBİTAK BİLGEM presented its light EW pod family for armed UAVs/UCAVs.
SAHA EXPO: HİDROAN Reveals optionally-manned 6x6 AZMAN UGV
HİDROAN has unveiled the AZMAN optionally-manned 6x6 UGV at Saha Expo for rough terrain conditions, where most armoured vehicles are likely to struggle.
STM’s NETA Family of UUVs Launched at SAHA EXPO
STM has debuted its NETA 300 and NETA 1000 UUVs with a ceremony in the SAHA EXPO 2024 exhibition.
ANKA-III UCAV Scores Second Weapon Test with TOLUN SDB
TUSAŞ ANKA-III flying-wing UCAV has performed its second weaponry test with the ASELSAN TOLUN, hitting the target successfully.
TİTRA to Debut New Platforms in SAHA EXPO 2024
TİTRA will debut an FPV kamikaze UAV, a new rotary-wing cargo UAV and a fixed-wing kamikaze UAV in the SAHA EXPO 2024 exhibition.
Unmanned UH-72 Helicopter as The Flying Mule of USMC
Airbus has performed the cargo bay loading test for the upcoming unmanned version of the UH-72 Lakota helicopter for the USMC.
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...
