Eurofighter Typhoon Fires SPEAR Mini Cruise Missile
UK MoD announced the test firing of the SPEAR mini cruise missile from an RAF Eurofighter Typhoon, which hit the target tank successfully.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Logistics
Unmanned Systems
TİTRA Aims For Bigger Payloads in ALPİN Rotor UAV Family
TİTRA has completed the ALPİN-2 Rotor UAV (RUAV) design and is planning a larger version with a 500 kg payload capacity.
Weapon / Missile
France Evaluates HATSAN BTS 12 Shotgun for C-UAS
French defence news platform Forcesoperations reported that the French Army will test HATSAN’s BTS 12 semi-auto bullpup shotgun.
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
Bilateral Relations
Turkiye and Qatar to Enhance Cooperation
Turkiye and Qatar executed the tenth session of the Supreme Strategic Committee between the two countries in Ankara.
Land
Air
Logistics
Country
Unmanned Systems
Croatian Budget for TB2, Leopard 2A8 and Rafale Maintenance
The Croatian government adopted the Defence Ministry’s 2025 budget to procure TB2 Armed UAVs, Leopard 2A8 MBTs, and maintain the Rafale jet.
Country
Defence Politics
Marginal Increase in UK Defence Budget
The new Labour government intends to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP but has not specified a timetable.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Israel Destroys Taleghan 2 Iranian Nuclear Research Facility
U.S. and Israeli authorities report that Israel destroyed a covert Iranian nuclear weapons research facility during its incursion into the Islamic Republic.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
AKINCI UCAV Drops LAÇİN IIR-Guided Bomb
ROKETSAN's LAÇİN winged guidance kit with IIR seeker and ELÇİN-82 laser guidance kit dropped from AKINCI UCAV successfully hit the target.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Russia Sells Exports Su-57 to an Undisclosed Country
Russia’s state arms export company Rosoboronexport has signed the first contracts to deliver the export version of the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter.
Air
British Secretary of State for Defence Healey Visits TUSAŞ
British Secretary of State for Defence John Healey, invited by Turkish Counterpart Yaşar Güler, visited TUSAS along with Secretary of SSB Haluk Görgün.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Eurofighter is in the Permission Process in Germany
According to Minister Yaşar Güler’s recent statements, Germany has assigned a Temporary Sales Authority to sell Eurofighter aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Mojave STOL UCAV Takes off From ROKS Dokdo LPH
Following the take-off/landing test from HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, Mojave took off from ROKN's Dokdo LPH (LPH-6111).
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
UAV-230 Aeroballistic Missile Breaks Range Record
Two ROKETSAN UAV-230 aeroballistic missiles launched from AKINCI UCAV successfully hit the target 155 km away, setting a new record.
Air
MOD Güler Officially Confirms Eurofighter Purchase
The first official statement regarding Turkiye’s purchase of Eurofighter fighter jets came from the Minister of National Defence, Yaşar Güler.
