Kongsberg Agrees with Poland for Mine Warfare Equipment
Kongsberg Maritime announced a new agreement on mine warfare equipment. The customer company is from Poland.
Unmanned Systems News
General Dynamics Showcased TRX Breacher Robotic Platform
General Dynamics joined AUSA 2022 with the TRX Breacher engineer-tracked robotic platform to provide new engineering mission capabilities on robotics.
Baykar to export AKINCI Armed UAV to Kyrgyzstan
Baykar's AKINCI UCAV will be exported to Kyrgyzstan. The UAV is used in Turkiye by tarmy, Air Force and the National Intelligence Organization (MIT).
Havelsan Presents Barkan at ISNR 2022
ISNR 2022 Abu Dhabi International Exhibition of National Security started in UAE. Havelsan, takes its place at the event with various products.
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.
Turkish UAVs Navigation in GPS-Denied Environments Capability
SSB President Demir announced on his Twitter account that STM completed the KERKES Project, which enables UAVs to operate in GPS-denied areas.
Algeria to Acquire Turkish Aerospace's Aksungur UAVs
According to the Algeria-based menadefense.net website, the country has ordered six Turkish Aksungur UAVs from Turkish Aerospace, twin-engine version of ANKA.
U.S. to charge Military Platforms Wireless: Power
DARPA is working on energy distribution by leveraging wireless power beaming to create a dynamic, adaptive, light-speed wireless energy web.
The RAF Receives the first PROTECTOR UAV from GA-ASI
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that the first Protector RG Mk1 UAV had been handed over to the Royal Air Force (RAF).
TUSAŞ and Kazakh Companies Cooperate on Space and Satellite
Turkish Aerospace has signed an MoU with Kazakh companies Kazsat and Ghalam for long-term satellite and space cooperation.
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.
Albania’s TB2 UVSs Will Be in Service Soon
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama stated Thursday that the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 UAVs that Albania has agreed to purchase would be operational very soon.
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.
Turkish Police received three TB2 UAVs
President of SSB İsmail Demir has announced that three Bayraktar TB2 UAVs are delivered to the Turkish General Directorate of Security (EGM).
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Army expands electronic warfare integration across brigades - The US Army is increasing the integration of electronic warfare capabilities into brigade-level form...
- 15:00 European nations accelerate airbase hardening programmes - European governments are investing in hardened aircraft shelters, dispersed operating locations and...
- 15:00 China strengthens military-civil fusion in space capabilities - China continues integrating commercial and state space assets to enhance military communications, su...
- 15:00 Japan expands stockpiles of long-range stand-off weapons - Japan is increasing procurement and domestic production of stand-off missiles as part of efforts to...
- 15:00 Autonomous maritime surveillance networks gain wider adoption - Navies are increasingly deploying autonomous maritime systems in coordinated surveillance networks t...
- 15:00 Counter-drone doctrine shifts toward affordable mass defence - Military planners are focusing on affordable counter-UAS solutions capable of defeating large number...
- 15:00 Hypersonic defence programmes prioritise persistent tracking - Defence agencies are developing sensor architectures designed to maintain continuous tracking of hyp...
- 15:00 Military satellite constellations expand tactical support roles - Distributed satellite constellations are increasingly being used to provide tactical communications,...
- 15:00 Collaborative autonomy emerges as key future force multiplier - Defence organisations increasingly view collaborative autonomous systems operating in coordinated gr...
- 15:00 Industrial resilience becomes core requirement in defence planning - Governments are incorporating supply-chain security, manufacturing resilience and surge production c...
- 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...
