Norway to Acquire AIM-120 AMRAAM for its F-35A Fleet
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Norway of AIM-120 C-8 or D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles for an estimated cost of $950 million.
Weapon / Missile News
Estonia to get six HIMARS for 500 million USD
The State Department approved FMS Estonia of M142 HIMARS for an estimated cost of up to $500 million.
DARPA Tests the OpFires Ground-Launched Hypersonic Missile
According to DARPA, the Operational Fires (OpFires) ground-launched hypersonic missile system has successfully executed its first flight test at White Sands .
US Air Force Conducts Another Hypersonic Missile Test
The US Air Force conducted the second consecutive hypersonic boosted test of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW).
Lockheed Martin Delivers Laser System LANCE to US Air Force
USAF has received a high-energy laser weapon that can be carried by aircraft in a podded form from Lockheed Martin.
Philippines Acquire Ultralight Machine Gun from Turkiye
The Philippines Navy (PN) has signed a contract with the Turkish Defence System Company to acquire the ultralight machine gun MFR56.
Turkish BVR Missile Passed the Test with Radar Seeker
President of Defence Industry Demir, announced that Tubitak SAGE’s Gökdoğan Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile BVR/Peregrine) was fired with radar seeker.
Kongsberg exports NMS capability to Australia
The Morrison Government has approved a $3.5 billion accelerated acquisition of improved weapon capabilities for the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
US Navy and USAF to Test High-Power Microwave Missile
The AFRL and the Office of Naval Research are completing testing of an advanced, high-power microwave missile known as HiJENKS.
Test fire of Land Based Atmaca Missile
Turkish Defence Ministry announced that Roketsan's “Surface to Surface Guided Missile ATMACA was fired from land to a target in the sea for the first time.
Putin Sends Nuclear Capable Iskander-M to Belarus
Putin announces missile deployment in Belarus with nuclear capabilities fallowing meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Tubitak Sage implemented submarine missile test bed
TÜBİTAK SAGE has implemented the first submarine missile test infrastructure (DATA) to simulate submarine munitions without requiring a real submarine.
Australia to Acquire AGM-88E2 for SEAD Missions
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Australia of AGM-88E2 AARGM E2 Missiles for an estimated cost of $94 million.
MKE Inc prepares E-engine solution Altay MBT
Machinery and Chemical Industry (MKE) Inc is ready to provide an electrical engine solution for the tank.
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...
