Japan Joins Germany and France for Railgun Development
Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) of Japan has joined the French-German consortium to develop railguns.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Iran Concludes the Attack on Israel
Iran officially announced that it concluded the fire attack on Israel and called Israel not to make any mistake.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Israel States that Iran Launched Kamikaze Drone Attack
Iran deployed numerous drones against Israel on Saturday night, as reported by four U.S. and Israeli officials to Axios.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
U.S. Sends Aircraft Carrier towards Israel to Deter Iran
The Biden administration moved the USS Dwight Eisenhower (CVN-69) aircraft carrier toward Israel to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran.
Bilateral Relations
The War in Israel Spreads to Lebanon
Hezbollah launched a missile attack on Israel from Southern Lebanon, and Israel responded without considering civilian targets, according to witnesses.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
French Aircraft Carrier Goes Under NATO Command
France’s only aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle (R91), will come under NATO’s command for the first time.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Baykar Joins FIDAE 2024 in Chile
Baykar has put AKINCI UCAV and Bayraktar TB2 armed UAV with the Chilean flag and roundel on display in the FIDAE 2024 exhibition organised in Chile.
Weapon / Missile
India Plans on BrahMos AShM Sale to Greece
Indian media has shared an animation for its BrahMos supersonic anti-ship missile, including the missile being ‘used’ by Greece against Turkiye.
Land
Modernisation
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN to Modernise Chilean Leopard 2 MBTs
ASELSAN has been awarded a contract to modernise the engagement and sensor capabilities of Chilean Leopard 2 MBTs.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Mk38 Mod 4 RCWS Installed on USN Destroyer
The U.S. Navy has installed the new 30 mm Mk38 Mod 4 RCWS, featuring firepower and sensor suite upgrades on an Arleigh Burke Flight-IIA destroyer.
Weapon / Missile
The U.S. Navy Replaces Mk.15 Phalanx with RAM and SeaRAM
The U.S. Navy will replace the Mk.15 Phalanx close defence systems of the " Arleigh Burke " destroyers with the longer-range RIM-116 RAM.
Air
The U.S. Sent an LOA for the F-35 Lightning II to Greece
The U.S. sent the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) regarding the F-35 Lightning II aircraft supply to Greece.
Air
Modernisation
Turkiye's F-16 Viper Modernisation to be Divided by Two
Turkiye’s F-16 Modernisation programme with the US is currently under discussion. Two institutions will share the workload to upgrade 79 jets to Block 70 level.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Pentagon Tests Ukrainian USV Kamikaze Experience in Florida
The Pentagon bought an unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), the Muskie M18, from Maritime Tactical Systems Inc. (MARTAC) to test for kamikaze missions.
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...
