Lockheed Martin Tests Meteor BVRAAM Integration on F-35A
Lockheed Martin announced that the ground-based integration tests were completed for MBDA’s IWB-compatible Meteor BVRAAM variant for F-35A fighter jets.
Weapon / Missile News
UK Confirms STRATUS LO Integration on Type 26 Frigates
The Royal Navy will integrate the future STRATUS LO subsonic cruise missile on its Type 26 frigates through the Mk41 VLS for improved ASuW capabilities.
Russia Mounts Soviet-Era R-60 Missiles on Geran-2 UAVs
Footage from a Ukrainian interceptor UAV and the wreckage shows that Russia has started integrating the R-60 air-to-air missiles on its Geran-2 kamikaze UAVs.
Bayraktar KIZILELMA Makes Historic BVR Air-to-Air Strike
Baykar KIZILELMA’s BVR strike marks the first air-to-air kill by an unmanned fighter jet, proving Türkiye’s leap into loyal-wingman air combat and airpower.
Leonardo Proposes HITFIRE 155 mm Turreted Artillery Module
Leonardo has unveiled its HITFIRE 155 mm artillery module that can be mounted on Iveco’s VBM NG 8x8 armoured vehicles as a proposal to the Italian Army.
SSB Announces Contracts for Air Defence and Missiles
Secretary of Defence Industries Haluk Görgün announced the contracts between ASELSAN and ROKETSAN for air defence and missile systems totalling $6.5 billion.
Pakistan's P-282 SMASH ASBM Hits Target Ship at Sea
The Pakistani Navy tested the P-282 SMASH ship-launched ballistic missile from a Zulfiqar-class frigate, achieving a direct hit on a target ship at sea.
UK signs £316m deal to bring DragonFire laser to fleet
The UK’s £316m DragonFire contract with MBDA UK advances shipborne laser defence, proving effects on ~650 km/h drones as well as small radar-evading UAVs.
Israel Signs Major Contract to Boost Iron Dome Production
Israel has signed an agreement worth billions of dollars to speed up the manufacturing of Iron Dome. The pact sets aside $5.2 billion for air-defence systems.
KIZILELMA Scores Simulated Hit on F-16 with GÖKDOĞAN
After the linked flight test with GÖKDOĞAN, KIZILELMA unmanned fighter locked on an F-16 with MURAD 100-A radar and achieved a simulated hit using GÖKDOĞAN.
MQ-28 Ghost Bat Set to Fire AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles Soon
Boeing Australia’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat loyal wingman to support manned fighters, will perform test firings of AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles in December 2025.
ROKETSAN’s LEVENT Air-Defence System Scores First Hit
Roketsan’s LEVENT close-in air-defence system completed its first seeker-guided live test, destroying an air target and marking a milestone in its development.
MKE Conducts First Test Fire of 127 mm Naval Gun Barrel
MKE’s National Naval Gun “Denizhan” Project 127 mm/54 naval gun completed its first test firing aboard TCG FATİH, marking a key step for the TF-2000 destroyer.
KIZILELMA Unmanned Fighter to Use UAV-230, 300 ER and EREN
ROKETSAN CEO Murat İkinci stated that Baykar’s KIZILELMA will use UAV-230 and the larger 300 ER aeroballistic missiles, as well as EREN loitering munition.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 12:00 Italy gives conditional approval to Leonardo-Baykar drone venture - Reuters reported that Italy has conditionally approved the Leonardo-Baykar joint venture to produce...
- 12:00 USNI analyses Türkiye’s growing defence-industrial ambition - The U.S. Naval Institute’s USNI News published a field report and analysis on Türkiye’s expanding de...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Türkiye’s push to double defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after total...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense spotlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News highlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare vision centred on auto...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence coverage keeps focus on KAAN prototype timeline - International defence reporting circulated this month continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s tar...
- 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...
