US President Trump Suspends Military Aid to Ukraine
Donald Trump, the US President, has indefinitely paused any military assistance to Ukraine. This decision followed a heated meeting between Trump and Zelensky.
Defence News
Defence Politics
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Lockheed Martin Unveils CMMT Air-Launched Cruise Missile
Lockheed Martin is developing CMMT as a low-cost and modular cruise missile for various aircraft, including fighters, bombers, cargo aircraft, and helicopters.
Country
New General Manager for ASFAT Professor Mustafa İlbaş
Gazi University Professor Mustafa İlbaş has been appointed as the new General Manager of the Defence Ministry’s Askeri Fabrika ve Tersane İşletme Anonim Şirket.
Weapon / Missile
Kazakhstan Might be the New User of Kalekalıp KNG-C5 Carbine
Ar-Namis LLP, responsible for supplying personnel-level equipment to Kazakh military and law enforcement, listed the KNG-C5 carbine among its portfolio.
Defence Politics
Spain’s Foreign Minister Advocates European Defence Pillar
Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Albares stated that the whole of Europe is under threat and that European Union should implement common defence project.
Air
Poland to Train Aviators Using Lease AH-64D Apaches
Poland contracted with the US to lease eight Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters to prepare its aviators for its 96-ordered AH-64E Guardians.
Unmanned Systems
Kemankeş 1 Loitering Munition Performs Parachute Landing
Baykar’s Kemankeş 1 loitering munition missile launched by Bayraktar TB2 armed UAV used a parachute to land after travelling a distance in the latest test.
Air
USAF Halts KC-46A Tanker Deliveries Amid Structural Issues
After structural faults in two of four aircraft were discovered, the USAF halted delivery of the KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling aircraft.
Defence Politics
Bruegel-Kiel Report: European Defence Without the US
A recent report by Bruegel and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy examines Europe’s future defence capabilities in case of a US withdrawal.
Weapon / Missile
Raytheon Continues AMRAAM-AXE Development Despite AIM-260
Raytheon is continuing the development of the AMRAAM-AXE missile with a larger rocket motor than the AIM-120D as an alternative extended-range solution.
Weapon / Missile
Roketsan’s Atmaca UM Cruise Missile Breaks New Range Record
ROKETSAN announced that the Atmaca UM land attack cruise missile based on the Atmaca anti-ship missile had broken a new range and flight duration record.
Air
Weapon / Missile
AFSOC Titles New COIN Aircraft vvas Skyraider II
USAF Special Operations Command named its upcoming OA-1K close air support aircraft Skyraider II, spiritually succeeding A-1 Skyraider from the Cold War.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV Takes Flight with MURAD AESA Radar
Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV has performed its flight test with ASELSAN’s MURAD AESA radar developed for various platforms, following the flight with the F-16.
Investment
Defence Politics
France Wants to Exclude Defence Spending from EU Rules
With mounting security worries, France wants to support military expenditures, but it wants its defence spending insulated from the EU's economic policies.
