TUSAŞ Joins Farnborough with Hürjet and Gökbey
Turkish Aerospace’s Hürjet aircraft and Gökbey helicopter will fly for the first time abroad in the U.K. at the Farnborough Air Show in July.
Defence News
Expo and Air Show
Air
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
U.S. is Close to Announce F-16 Cooperation with Turkiye
The U.S. is about to announce the results of negotiations with Turkiye regarding the new F-16 Acquisition and Modernisation programme.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
METEKSAN Exports Damage Control Simulator to Indonesia
The Indonesian Navy has announced the delivery of METEKSAN’s ship, Damage Control Simulator (DCSIM), to train the crews.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Airbus Unveils Unmanned Fighter Concept in ILA2024
Airbus unveiled its unmanned fighter concept ‘Wingman’ during the ILA2024 exhibition held in Germany.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 5 Makes Appearance in ILA2024
Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter’s Tranche 5 variant has been put on display with its future payloads ranging from new munitions to remote carrier UAVs.
Weapon / Missile
AKINCI UCAV Fires New Version of UAV-230 Missile
ROKETSAN’s UAV-230 aero-ballistic missile’s new version with changes to control surfaces was fired from AKINCI UCAV.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Visits Burkina Faso
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in Ouagadougou on a two day long official visit to Burkina Faso.
Land
Modernisation
ASELSAN Integrates AKKOR APS on Leopard 2A4 MBT
According to ASELSAN’s 2023 Activity Report, Leopard 2A4 MBTs will be the next hosts of the AKKOR turreted active protection system.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
AKINCI UCAV Fires Seeker-Fitted UAV-122 Missiles
Baykar’s AKINCI UCAV fired two new versions of ROKETSAN’s UAV-122 aero-ballistic missiles with seekers, lasers and TV.
Weapon / Missile
France and Belgium to Co-produce Evolys
France and Belgium are discussing the joint supply of FN Herstal's Evolys machine guns with interchangeable barrel calibres.
Modernisation
Lufthansa Wants its share from € 100 billion Programme
German aviation company Lufthansa wants its share of € 100 billion worth of armament Programme that the country will follow through its new defence division.
E/W
Ammunition
U.S. Weapons Lose Effectiveness Against Russian Jamming
The accuracy of the M-982 Excalibur guided artillery has decreased by 90 per cent in Ukraine due to Russian Electronic Warfare systems that jam ammunition.
Country
Defence Industry Breaks Export Record in May $ 878 Million
According to the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) data, the Turkish defence and aviation sector reached $876 million in exports in May 2024.
Air
Turkiye Presents KAAN to the Aviation World
Turkiye presented its KAAN 5th generation fighter jet to the FCAS 2024 international summit, where participants worldwide joined to express their views.
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...
