GD-OTS Announces REPKON for Artillery Projectile Production
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) announced the Turkish REPKON for artillery projectile metal production facility in Mesquite, Texas.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Investment
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Turkish Armed Forces Use New Systems in EFES-2024
EFES-2024 exercise to be conducted in İzmir, Turkiye, will house new defence products for different military branches of the Turkish Armed Forces.
Weapon / Missile
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Lentatek Exhibits KARGI Kamikaze UAVs in EFES-2024
The UAV maker Lentatek known for Karayel, has presented its KARGI’s RF seeker and gimbal EO/IR seeker variants in its booth during the EFES-2024 exercise.
Weapon / Missile
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Expo and Air Show
MKE Presents MPT 76 X39mm Rifle Version
Defence Ministry company MKE Inc. presented the MPT 76X39mm rifle version at the Efes 2024 exercise defence industry display area in Seferihisar.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
EFES-2024: Lentatek Shows SAR on KARAYEL-SU Armed UAV
SATCOM-fitted KARAYEL-SU has been exhibited for the first time with a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) integration.
Weapon / Missile
French Navy Orders Additional EXOCET Missiles
The French Defence Ministry announced on May 24 an additional order of EXOCET MM40 Block 3C anti-ship missiles for the Navy.
Weapon / Missile
Poland Acquires AGM-158 JASSM-ER Missiles
Poland has announced that it will procure AGM-158 JASSM-ER missiles from the U.S. The commission costs $677 million.
Navy / Maritime
Pakistan’s PNS Babur Leaves for her Homeport
Pakistan Navy’s PNS Babur 280, prepares to sail to Pakistan, homeport. ASFAT released a video of Corvette showing that the ship is ready for departure.
Air
Modernisation
Turkiye to Receive First F-16 Viper in mid-2027 Earliest
Turkish Air Force will receive the first F-16 Viper in mid-2027, provided the contract is signed immediately.
Space
Kosmos 2576: U.S. Suspects Russian ‘Inspector Satellite’
U.S. officials are concerned about Russia’s Kosmos 2576 being an Inspector Satellite and having anti-satellite capabilities.
Navy / Maritime
U.S. Orders the fifth and sixth Constellation-class frigates
U.S. Navy awarded Fincantieri Marinette a contract for the fifth and sixth Constellation class frigates in the amount of $ 1.05 billion.
Ammunition
GBU-39 SDB Spotted on Ukrainian MiG-29 Fighter
U.S.-made GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs were spotted under the wing of a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet.
Unmanned Systems
Mock Ski-Jump for Bayraktar TB3 Spotted in Flight Test
As the next milestone of Bayraktar TB3 UCAV’s testing phase, Mock Ski-Jump was spotted clearly in the prototype’s 42nd flight test.
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ Unveiles New Variant of ŞİMŞEK UAV
TUSAŞ exhibited the latest variant of its ŞİMŞEK target UAV alongside the ANKA-3 UCAV during its Teknik Gezi XL event, which was open to the public.
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...
