Japan Seeks New Electronic Warfare Aircraft
Japanese MoD's Fiscal Year 2025 plans include a new electronic warfare aircraft based on the indigenously developed Kawasaki P-1.
Defence News
Air
E/W
Weapon / Missile
Rheinmetall and MBDA Come Together for Laser Weapons
Rheinmetall has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with MBDA on a laser weapon for warships.
Country
ASELSAN Signs $44.4 Million Worth of Export Contracts
ASELSAN has signed $44.4 million of export contracts with customers in the Asia-Pacific region. The contracts include various products, from RCWS to EW.
Weapon / Missile
NSM and PrSM to Race for Australian Coastal Defence
Kongsberg and Lockheed Martin make offers to Australia for new coastal anti-ship missiles.
Navy / Maritime
Second AIP Submarine TCG HIZIRREIS Dives for the first time
The Turkish Defence Ministry announced that the second AIP Submarine, TCG HIZIRREİS, will cruise and dive for the first time.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
ANKA-III UCAV Hits Target with TEBER-82 Guided Bomb
TUSAŞ ANKA-III flying wing UCAV successfully hit its target with ROKETSAN's TEBER-82 GPS+laser guided bomb carried under its wing.
Navy / Maritime
Greece's Second FDI Frigate Meets the Sea
The Hellenic MoD has announced that the second Kimon-class FDI frigate, Nearchos (F-602) is launched.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
ALKA laser Directed Energy weapon Downs FPV Drone in Test
ROKETSAN's ALKA Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) has taken down an FPV drone in a recent test. The target FPV drone was tracked by the METEKSAN Retinar FAR.
Country
Heybet will be Responsible for Five Units, and ASFAT
Turkish Defence Ministry has Musa Heybet as the new Deputy Defence Minister, and he will sit on Tüfekçi’s chair but replace Durdalı’s missions.
Air
Modernisation
France to add air-to-ground capability on Mirage 2000-5Fs
The Mirage 2000-5Fs promised Kyiv they would finally have air-to-ground capability.
Unmanned Systems
The Rise of Turkish UAVs on Reports
CNAS's Drone Proliferation report shows that the UAV market has snowballed globally over the past five years. It indicates the rise of Turkish UAVs.
Navy / Maritime
US Navy Commissions 23rd Virginia-class Submarine
The US Navy has announced that it has commissioned the 23rd Virginia -class attack submarine USS “New Jersey” (SSN-796).
Weapon / Missile
ASSAN Presents Commando Mortars to Service
ASSAN Group's 60 mm commando mortar is close to entering service for use by infantry units in the Turkish Armed Forces.
Weapon / Missile
Lockheed Martin Introduces AGM-158 XR Cruise Missile
LM Introduced the new AGM-158 cruise missile, the AGM-158 XR, which has a longer range than the AGM-158B JASSM-ERs.
