ROKETSAN Integrates CİRİT Missile on Pickup
During a Nigerian officials’ visit, ROKETSAN’s CİRİT 70 mm laser-guided missile was seen on a pickup fitted with an electro-optical system.
Weapon / Missile News
German Parliament Approves Budget for New Missiles
The Parliament has approved budgets for a large-scale Brimstone air-to-surface missile acquisition and development of a supersonic cruise missile.
ER GMLRS Artillery Rocket Production Begins
The production of ER GMLRS with a longer range than M30 GMLRS for HIMARS and M270 MLRS of the U.S. Army has begun.
Kongsberg Unveils NOMADS Air Defence System
Kongsberg has added the fully mobile NOMADS short-range air defence system after its long history with the medium-range NASAMS.
HHI Launches Philippinean Frigate with GÖKDENİZ CIWS
ASELSAN has confirmed the integration of GÖKDENİZ-100/35SA CIWS on the launching day of the Philippines’ future frigate BRP Miguel Malvar (FF-06).
Eurosam Shows SAMP/T NG Air Defence System
The new version of the SAMP/T long-range air defence system, SAMP/T NG, with improvements and new capabilities, was exhibited in Eurosatory 2024.
KNDS Shows RAPIDFIRE 40 mm Weapon on 8x8 Truck
During Eurosatory 2024, French-German JV KNDS displayed its updated version of the RAPIDFIRE 40 mm autocannon on an 8x8 truck.
Estonia Acquires 12+6 CAESAR Self-Propelled Guns
Estonia announced that on June 19, it signed a contract with France to supply 12 +6 CAESAR 155mm self-propelled guns.
MBDA Presents AI Add-on to an anti-armour missile
MBDA presented the AI-based Ground Warden system used in combination with the Akeron anti-tank missile.
BAE Systems Unveils Tridon Mark II Air Defence System
During Eurosatory 2024, BAE Systems has put Tridon Mark II air defence system based on Bofors 40 Mk4 40 mm naval gun.
France Develops New Missile for Its MLRS
MBDA and Safran exhibited their joint project, Thundart 227 mm guided artillery rocket to be used on French M270 LRU MLRS in Eurosatory 2024.
Australia Tests Laser Weapon Against UAV
Australia’s first directed energy weapon, Fractl, has destroyed a target UAV 500 m away in a hard-kill test.
U.S. Army Eyes New Missile for Enduring Shield
AD System Brigadier General Frank Lozano stated that the service seeks a secondary missile for the upcoming Enduring Shield air defence system.
Greece to Acquire American “precision strike” Missile
Kathimerini reported that the Greek Army is considering purchasing the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) to enhance the capabilities of its rocket artillery.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
