US Gives Raytheon $985 Million to Develop Hypersonic Missile
USAF has awarded Raytheon a $985 million contract to develop hypersonic missiles based on scramjet technology.
Weapon / Missile News
Spain Acquires Barrett M95 anti-materiel Sniper Rifles
The Spanish Army paid € 450,000 for a batch of 15 new Barrett bullpup (M95SP model) anti-material sniper rifles calibre 12.70 x 99 mm for special operations.
The Spanish Navy Replaces Harpoons with NSM
The Spanish Navy decided to replace the Harpoon missiles, which are currently out of service, with the Naval Strike Missile (NSM).
Ukraine Launches New VILKHA 300 mm MLRS at MSPO 2022 Poland
The Ukrainian defence industry introduced an updated VILKHA 300 mm Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS ) version based on the 8X8 truck chassis.
İkinci: LEVENT CIWS Tests will Begin Soon
Roketsan General Manager Murat Ikinci announced that the LEVENT Close-in Weapons System (CIWS) firing tests would begin soon.
S-70 Okhotnik UAV may have fired an air-to-surface missile
Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik stealth Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has reportedly fired a series of air-to-surface missiles at a stationary ground target.
Poland wants K239 Chunmoo MBRL system from Republic of Korea
Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced that Poland could purchase the Republif of Korean (ROK) K239 Chunmoo multi-barrelled-rocket-launcher system.
İkinci: Siper to enter the inventory soon
General Manager of Roketsan, Murat İkinci, stated that SİPER Long Range Air Defence System would enter the inventory in a few months.
Roketsan and Poland to Cooperate
Poland shows interest in Roketsan’s products. Roketsan and the Polish Ministry of Defence signed a technical cooperation agreement.
Raytheon to upgrade AMRAAMs
Raytheon has been awarded a $972 million contract for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) upgrades.
Saab Completes Test Fire of The Gripen E Meteor Missile
Saab, announced the completion of the first test firing of the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) on Gripen E.
ASELSAN and Roketsan’s SİPER Hit target at Near 100 Km range
ASELSAN and Roketsan’s long-range air defence missile SİPER has passed a crucial stage with the recent tests at Sinop Test Range as it reachs near 100 Km range.
Pentagon Reveals Details of VAMPIRE
On the 31st anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, the President of the United States announced a military aid of $2.98 billion to Ukraine.
Germany Deliveres PzH 2000 Howitzer to the György Klapka
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) delivered the Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers as part of a $1.8 billion contract signed on December 19, 2018.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 NATO pushes higher air and missile defence capacity targets - NATO members are under growing pressure to expand air and missile defence inventories, command netwo...
- 15:00 US Army deepens integrated air defence networking efforts - The US Army continues integrating radars, launchers and command systems into common battle networks...
- 15:00 Europe expands ammunition and missile production capacity - European governments are increasingly funding new ammunition and missile production lines to rebuild...
- 15:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China is continuing to link satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground-based sensors into...
- 15:00 Japan accelerates hardening and dispersal of military infrastructure - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, dispersed ammunition storage and rapid reinforcement logi...
- 15:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward affordable layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly prioritising combinations of jamming, interceptor drones, gu...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain prominence in seabed security - Navies are expanding the use of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeasure...
- 15:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies are accelerating work on layered radar and satellite tracking architectures designe...
- 15:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring larger constellations of smaller satellites rather than a fe...
- 15:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a core defence benchmark - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, secure supply chains and the abi...
- 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...
