Turkish Land Forces Commander-in-Chief Visits Pakistan
General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, Commander-in-Chief of Turkish Land Forces, has visited the Pakistani Army General Headquarters.
Defence News
Land
Bilateral Relations
Expo and Air Show
DSA to Kick-off with the Largest Turkish Contribution
DIMDEX24, one of Asia's biggest defence industry expos, will start soon. Turkiye is set to make the largest contribution of a head of the USA, China, and Italy.
Bilateral Relations
Chinese Leader Xi to meet France’s Macron
Invited by France, Serbia and Hungary, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5 to 10.
Air
Kazakhstan Sells Its Soviet-Era Aircraft to the U.S.
It has been reported by both Russian and Ukrainian media that Kazakhstan has sold 81 combat aircraft from the USSR period.
Land
The U.K. Delivers Additional Ground Vehicles to Ukraine
British Minister for Defence Procurement James Cartlidge has announced a new aid package for Ukraine, including various ground vehicles.
Navy / Maritime
ROK Approves FFX Batch IV Frigates
The Republic of Korea's DAPA announced on April 26, 2024, that the FFX Batch IV programme had been approved.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
TCG ANADOLU L 400 Task Force Joins Neptune Strike 24.1
TCG ANADOLU L 400 has joined the Neptune Strike 24.1 joint exercise held by NATO members with its escorts. It is the first NATO exercise for TCG ANADOLU L 400.
Air
Country
SNC to Develop Doomsday Aircraft with a $13 billion contract
The US Air Force has awarded SNC a $13 billion contract to develop a new Doomsday AACP aircraft to replace its ageing E-4B aircraft fleet.
Navy / Maritime
Hellenic Navy Considers Acquiring the 4th F/C FDI Belh@rra
The Greek Defence Ministry is considering acquiring the 4th frigate FDI Belh@rra as an LCS surface unit, and Coastal Patrol Vessel alternatives seem to fail.
Weapon / Missile
Korea Gives Green Light' for SM-3 Anti-Ballistic Missiles
The Republic of Korea (ROK) approved the program to acquire SM-3 anti-ballistic missiles for the ROK Navy's KDX-III Batch-II destroyers.
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine Strikes Russian-Guided Bomb Storage
Recently, Ukraine launched an attack on a Russian storage facility for UMPK-winged bomb guidance kits located near the border.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
İŞBİR and NARDAN Team Up for Electric Engines
İŞBİR Electric Industries and NARDAN Power Conversion Systems have joined forces to produce electric engines for the aerospace sector.
Land
Marines Award $79 Million Contract for ACV-R Test Vehicles
Iveco Defence Vehicles/BAE Systems obtains a $79 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to manufacture and deliver ACV-R test vehicles.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Pentagon Warns for Increasing C-UAS Costs
The Undersecretary of Defence for Acquisition and Sustainment calls attention to the rising cost of UAV interceptions, which have become expensive.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 US Air Force expands Agile Combat Employment infrastructure - The US Air Force is investing in dispersed airbase infrastructure and rapid deployment capabilities...
- 09:00 European defence policy shifts toward long-term war readiness - European governments are increasingly aligning defence planning with long-term war readiness, includ...
- 09:00 China strengthens integrated air and missile defence systems - China continues developing layered air and missile defence architectures combining radar, intercepto...
- 09:00 Japan enhances survivability of forward-deployed forces - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, dispersal concepts and rapid reinforcement capabilities t...
- 09:00 Autonomous naval systems expand persistent ISR coverage - Navies are deploying autonomous surface and underwater platforms to provide continuous intelligence,...
- 09:00 Counter-drone systems evolve toward cost-effective mass defence - Military organisations are prioritising low-cost interception solutions and scalable architectures t...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for integrated sensor networks - Defence agencies are accelerating integration of space-based and terrestrial sensors to improve dete...
- 09:00 Military space strategies shift toward resilient architectures - Armed forces are adopting distributed satellite constellations and redundancy strategies to maintain...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft shape next-generation airpower - Air forces are incorporating autonomous collaborative aircraft into future force structures to enhan...
- 09:00 Defence procurement increasingly values industrial resilience - Governments are prioritising suppliers with strong production capacity, secure supply chains and the...
