Italy Acquires Six MQ-9 Block 5 UAS
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Italy of MQ-9 Block 5 Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $738 million.
Defence News
Unmanned Systems
Air
Investment
ASELSAN and TUSAŞ Sign an Avionic Agreement
ASELSAN and Turkish Aerospace signed an agreement to develop, integrate, and serially produce Avionic Suites for air platforms.
Weapon / Missile
ATMACA UM Cruise Missile Hits the Target Directly
The new version of ATMACA Anti-Ship Missile, ATMACA UM (Formerly KARA ATMACA), hit the container target on the sea with a range record in the family.
Navy / Maritime
U.S. Navy Floats off USS IDAHO New Attack Submarine
U.S. Navy’s future attack submarine, nuclear-powered USS IDAHO (SSN 799), is launched from General Dynamics Electric Boat’s shipyard into the Thames River.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
U.S. Navy Installs UAWC on Aircraft Carrier
The first Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAVC) for MQ-25 tanker UAVs has been installed on the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77).
Ammunition
India Prepares its Homegrown Long-Range Bomb: Gaurav
DRDO tested a long-range 2200 Lb glide bomb, ‘Gaurav’, which accurately hit a target over a 100 km distance.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
ALPAGUT Loitering Munition Spotted on AKINCI UCAV
What appears to be a prototype of ROKETSAN/STM ALPAGUT loitering munition has been seen under the wing of an AKINCI UCAV.
Expo and Air Show
SAHA EXPO 2024 Targets $2 Billion Worth Signature
A launch meeting was held for SAHA EXPO 2024, which will be held for the 4th time this year.
Weapon / Missile
Sensors
HİSAR-O 100 Air Defence System Gets a Range Upgrade
ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol has announced a series of upgrades on the HİSAR-O 100 medium-range air defence system on his X account.
Navy / Maritime
Air
The Naval Forces Establishes a third Marine Infantry Brigade
According to information from the Ministry of National Defence sources, the Naval Forces are establishing a third Marine Infantry Brigade.
Investment
ASELSAN Signs € 32.000.000 Contract with Anadolu Shipyard
ASELSAN signed a contract with Anadolu Deniz İnşaat Kızakları Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.regarding naval combat systems.
Air
Investment
Bilateral Relations
Interview / Exclusive File
Flake: “F-16 is Not Off Track; It is Moving Forward”
U.S. Ambassador discusses U.S.-Turkiye defence relations, Repkon’s investment, Somalia, F-16 negotiations, and Montreux Convention in Ankara briefing.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Russia Unveils Amur 950 Submarine with Brahmos VLS Capacity
Russia has shown a new non-nuclear Amur 950 attack submarine with ten vertical launch systems for BrahMos missiles.
Land
Air
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
U.S. Authorities a $ 20 Billion Arms Sale to Israel
The U.S. announced that it authorized a major arms sale to Israel, which includes FMTV, mortar, tank cartridges, AMRAAM and F-15 Jets.
