Akıncı AUAV Became Operational
Baykar’s AKINCI Attack Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (AUAV), which has recently entered the Turkish Armed Forces inventory, has become operational.
Unmanned Systems News
IRGC Equipped BMP-2 with Unmanned Turret
RSSJO has designed and manufactured a new turret for BMP-2 armoured personnel carriers.
DARPA Presented First Autonomous BLACK HAWK Helicopter
The DARPA Aircrew Labour In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program completed the first-ever flight of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter with empty cockpit.
Baykar Delivers TB2s equipped with ASELSAN's CATS
Bayraktar delivers TB2 UAVs with ASELSAN’s CATS payloads. The new batch is delivered to the Turkish Land Forces Command.
ASELSAN Delivers AKINCI's SatCom
ASELSAN has delivered the Satellite Communication (SatCom) System for the AKINCI Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Platform.
The US Navy Deployed Northrop Grumman's MQ-8C Fire Scout
Northrop Grumman announced that MQ-8C Fire Scout, the U.S. Navy's next-generation ship-based autonomous helicopter system, entered service.
Ulaq Armed with 12.7 mm Weapon Completed Firing Tests
ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defence's first Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle, “ULAQ”, completed firing tests with its new weapon system.
Baykar's Akıncı UCAV to be Exported
Baykar company that exports TB2 to 16 countries, prepares to export Akıncı. Haluk Bayraktar told that the company will export the Akıncı UCAV.
Poland’s Perun UGV test-fires Pirat ATGM
Polish defence company Zaklady Mechaniczne Tarnow demonstrated the Perun combat-wheeled Unmanned Ground Vehicle with Pirat ATGM.
France to get Communications Intelligence Sensor Pod Suites
The State Department approved an FMS to France of MQ-9 Communications Intelligence Sensor Pod Suites and related equipment for an estimated cost of $88 million.
Raytheon Provides Multispectral Targeting Sensors for Triton
The U.S. Navy orders Raytheon multispectral targeting sensors for the Northrop-Grumman's MQ-4C Triton long-range UAV for maritime patrol applications.
ANKA UAV broke its endurance record
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) broke its endurance record with 30 hours 30 minutes. TUSAŞ announced the record from its social media accounts.
France to get MQ-9 Logistic Support
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible FMS to France of MQ-9 Follow-on Contractor Logistics Support for an estimated cost of $300 million.
US Navy Tests UISS before IOC
The US Navy completed underwater explosion shock tests of its unmanned underwater minesweeper to determine its capabilities in hazardous environments.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
