AKINCI UCAV to Perform Stand-Off Jamming with EW Pod
Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV will gain the capability to perform stand-off jamming with ASELSAN’s ASOJ-234U Electronic Warfare Pod
Defence News
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Land
Logistics
Expo and Air Show
Koluman Presents TAF’s Logistic Carrier Derman at Eurosatory
Koluman, which produces the Turkish Army’s logistic support trucks, Derman, exhibits its armoured Container Carrier Vehicles (DROPS) at the Eurosatory Expo.
Land
Expo and Air Show
KNDS Exhibits EMBT Demonstrator With 140 mm Gun
During Eurosatory 2024, KNDS exhibited the EMBT-ADT140 variant of its MBT demonstrator, which was armed with an ASCALON 140 mm gun.
Expo and Air Show
Türkiye Attends Eurosatory with 51 Defence Companies
France’s land systems expo Eurosatory opens its doors in Paris. Turkiye attends the expo with more than 50 companies, making the sixth biggest pavilion.
Land
Expo and Air Show
OTOKAR Participates in Eurosatory with UGV Alpar and ARMA II
OTOKAR participates in Eurosatory 2024, Europe’s largest defence industry fair, with a total of seven vehicles and turret systems, including the UGV Alpar.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Eurosatory Opens its Doors: Israel Bypasses Blockade
France’s biggest land forces’ expo, Eurosatory, opens its doors today. Israeli companies bypass the blockade and present their products.
Air
Norway Stations F-35s at a Mountain Air Station
Norwegian Air Force reactivated an abandoned mountain air station 40 years after to station F-35s. As a lesson learned from the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Hellenic Navy’s New Romeo ASWs Appear in Navy Exercises
Hellenic Navy’s recently acquired Romeo MH-60R Seahawk anti-submarine helicopters participated in the “Kataigis 24” and “Lailaps 2/24” naval exercises.
Weapon / Missile
Budanov: Russia deploys S-500 systems in Crimea
According to the chief of Ukrainian military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov, Russia has deployed a unit of its most advanced air defence system S-500 to Crimea.
Air
ROK Retires remaining F-4E Phantom Fighter-Bombers
Korean Air Force (ROKAF) has retired its remaining F-4E Phantom fighter-bombers jet with a flight ceremony in Suwon Air Base. ROKAF's plans may include F-35As.
E/W
Ammunition
TOLUN SDB Hits Target Under Intense GNSS Jamming
ASELSAN’s TOLUN Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) dropped from an F-16 fighter successfully hit its target under intense GNSS jamming.
Weapon / Missile
Mysterious CIWS on Future Philipinean Frigate
BRP Miguel Malvar's (FF-06) frigate, which is under construction in ROK, Ulsan, was spotted with a mysterious CIWS, probably ASELSAN's GÖKDENİZ-100/35SA.
Weapon / Missile
The French Army to replace Eryx with NLAWs
France will replace MBDA’s Eryx short-range portable anti-tank systems with SAAB’s Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW ) systems by 2025.
Land
Leonardo Halts Talks with KNDS for Leopard 2A8 MBTs
Franco-German KNDS and Italian Leonardo have abandoned negotiations for cooperation on Leopard 2A8 MBTs intended for the Italian Army.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Navy advances distributed maritime operations with unmanned systems - The US Navy is accelerating integration of unmanned surface and underwater systems to support distri...
- 15:00 European defence planners increase focus on logistics resilience - European governments are investing in fuel storage, transport infrastructure and dispersed logistics...
- 15:00 China expands AI-enabled ISR capabilities across services - China is integrating artificial intelligence into ISR systems across air, naval and space domains to...
- 15:00 Japan strengthens integrated air and missile defence architecture - Japan is enhancing integration between radar systems, interceptors and command networks to improve r...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain role in anti-submarine warfare - Navies are expanding use of autonomous underwater vehicles to support anti-submarine warfare through...
- 15:00 Counter-drone systems evolve toward network-centric architectures - Military organisations are increasingly integrating counter-UAS capabilities into network-centric co...
- 15:00 Hypersonic defence efforts focus on layered sensor integration - Defence agencies are developing layered sensor architectures combining radar, infrared and space-bas...
- 15:00 Distributed satellite constellations enhance battlefield connectivity - Military planners are deploying distributed satellite constellations to provide resilient communicat...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft redefine future air operations - Air forces are integrating collaborative combat aircraft into operational planning to extend sensing...
- 15:00 Industrial scalability becomes decisive factor in defence procurement - Governments are increasingly prioritising production scalability and delivery timelines when selecti...
