Turkish Air Force gets Three AKINCI B UCAVs into Inventory
Three Baykar AKINCI B UCAVs are delivered to the Air Force Command. SSB President Demir announced the development on his official Twitter account.
Unmanned Systems News
DARPA builds No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS)
DARPA invests in unmanned surface vessels. The Agency announced that it is moving into Phase 2 of the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program.
China tests an Upgraded Version of CH-4 with a New Engine
China has carried out the maiden flight of an improved Cai Hong 4 (Rainbow 4, or CH-4) MALE UAV using a more powerful engine.
British Army Gets UGV for Logistic Support
Rheinmetall has signed a contract for the UK Ministry of Defence's Project "Theseus 2.2," which aims to automate supply delivery to soldiers in combat zones.
Russia Displays “TB2 UAV” at Army 2022
Russia has organised Moskow’s 8th edition of the International Military-Technical Forum “ARMY-2022” and displayed Baykar’s TB2 Armed UAV captured from Ukraine.
Hungarian Minister Visits Turkiye to Deepen Cooperation
Hungarian Minister of Technology and Industry Laszlo Palkovics visited Turkiye and paid particular interest in the Turkish defence industry.
HAVELSAN combined Unmanned Systems in Swarm Technology
HAVELSAN; has completed an essential stage for UAV and UGV systems, while the next step is to integrate naval platforms to carry out swarm operations.
Ukraine to produce TB2 body, electronics and software
Erdoğan and Putin have recently met in Iran, where Putin asked about procuring TB2 UAVs. This demand was voiced by Erdoğan, causing concern in western media.
Spanish Army receives the first THeMIS UGV from Milrem
Estonia-based Milrem Robotics company has delivered the first THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicle to the Spanish Defence Ministry.
New eye For Turkish Army: TOGAN is delivered to the TAF
Professor İsmail Demir, President of SSB, announced the first deliveries of STM's multi-rotor reconnaissance UAS solution TOGAN to the Turkish Armed Forces.
New UAV Deliveries to the Turkish Armed Forces
Two aerospace companies TUSAŞ and Baykar delivered four UAVs to the TAF in the last two days. Baykar delivered three AKINCI-B and TUSAŞ delivered one AKSUNGUR.
Malaysia is One Step Close to ANKA UAV
Malaysia is expected to acquire the Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAV by 2025 and commence operations in early 2026.
Israel develops voice commands to control drones
Israel is working on a system that allows ground troops to use voice commands against unmanned systems or drones.
FNSS Counts Down for Unmanned Ground Vehicles
FNSS signed a contract with the Defence Industry Agency for the mass production of heavyweight UGVs.
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...
