ASELSAN Tests SARP 200/12.7D with ATOM 40 Airburst Grenades
ASELSAN shared a test video of the SARP 200/12.7D dual-weapon RCWS with UAV tracking capabilities using ATOM 40 airburst rounds to shoot down a small UAV.
Weapon / Missile News
Pakistani Navy Hits Air Targets with FM-90N ER Missile
During a firing drill held at the Arabian Sea, a Pakistani Navy Zulfiqar-class frigate hit air targets using the Chinese FM-90N ER air defence missile.
AKINCI Strikes Ground Targets with BOZOK and KAYI-30
Baykar’s AKINCI UCAV struck two ground targets with high accuracy using two BOZOK and one KAYI-30 laser/GNSS-guided munitions developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE.
Netherlands Orders Skyranger 30 Hybrid Air Defence Systems
Rheinmetall announced an order for Skyranger 30 hybrid air defence systems from the Netherlands in two configurations, to be delivered between 2028 and 2029.
Belgium seeks $79 million Hellfire missile package from U.S.
Belgium to acquire up to 240 AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles and support services in a deal valued at up to $79 million to reach precision-strike capabilities.
US clears $730m sale of AIM-120C-8 missiles to Denmark
The U.S. DSCA has approved a potential FMS to Denmark involving 200 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM missiles and associated equipment worth an estimated $730 million.
ASELSAN Expresses Interest in Space-Based Missile Defence
In a recent article on integrated air defence and the future threats, ASELSAN expressed interest in the development of space-based lasers and kinetic systems.
Greece approves LORA buy amid shifting regional ties
Greece has approved the purchase of LORA missile system, seeking a first-strike option against air defences while strengthening its partnership with Israel.
UGVs Controlled Through AGMOSS Hit Targets with KARAOK ATGM
PALEM and PUSU UGVs controlled by KAPLAN STA, equipped with KMC-U weapon system and AGMOSS MUM-T system, hit targets using the KARAOK short-range ATGM.
US Approves Major IFPC Inc 2 and IBCS Sale to Denmark
DSCA announced a major sale of IFPC Increment 2 short-range air defence systems and IBCS to Denmark, marking the first potential export of the former.
ROKETSAN Completes Work on GÖKBORA’s Solid Fuel Ramjet
ROKETSAN CEO Murat İkinci stated that the work on GÖKBORA BVRAAM’s solid fuel ramjet was completed during his presentation at Ankara University Teknokent.
AKINCI UCAV Drops TOLUN-F SDB with Alternative Warhead
Baykar’s AKINCI UCAV hit a ground target with the TOLUN-F small-diameter bomb, fitted with alternative HE-FRAG warhead in place of TOLUN’s penetration warhead.
Ukraine’s MİLGEM Corvette Dons VL MICA Missile Launchers
Social media post honouring the Day of Ukraine’s Armed Forces shows what appears to be Hetman Ivan Mazepa (F-211) corvette with VL MICA launchers at stern.
EDEX 2025: GIDS Shows BLAZE Series Loitering Munitions
Pakistan’s GIDS displayed the BLAZE 200 and BLAZE 400 loitering munitions during Egypt’s EDEX 2025 international defence exhibition held in New Cairo.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO pushes higher air and missile defence capacity targets - NATO members are under growing pressure to expand air and missile defence inventories, command netwo...
- 09:00 US Army deepens integrated air defence networking efforts - The US Army continues integrating radars, launchers and command systems into common battle networks...
- 09:00 Europe expands ammunition and missile production capacity - European governments are increasingly funding new ammunition and missile production lines to rebuild...
- 09:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China is continuing to link satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground-based sensors into...
- 09:00 Japan accelerates hardening and dispersal of military infrastructure - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, dispersed ammunition storage and rapid reinforcement logi...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward affordable layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly prioritising combinations of jamming, interceptor drones, gu...
- 09:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain prominence in seabed security - Navies are expanding the use of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeasure...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies are accelerating work on layered radar and satellite tracking architectures designe...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring larger constellations of smaller satellites rather than a fe...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a core defence benchmark - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, secure supply chains and the abi...
