Dearsan’s SALVO USV Fires TRAKON Lite RCWS
Unirobotics' TRAKON Lite remote-controlled weapon system with a 12.7 mm HMG has been integrated into Dearsan’s SALVO USV.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Sensors
ASELSAN’s SURALP Weapon Locating Radar Spotted on Duty
ASELSAN's SURALP (STR) Weapon Locating Radar was spotted during Commander-in-Chief of the Turkish Land Forces Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu’s visit to Şırnak.
Unmanned Systems
Maldives Presents TB2 UCAVs
Maldives National Defence Force unveiled Baykar TB2 UCAVs at Maafaru International Airport at a ceremony President Mohammed Muizzu attended.
Air
USAF Postpones T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainer’s IOC Status
USAF has delayed the Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of T-7A Red Hawk trainers from 2025 to 2028, jeopardising the goal of training 1,500 pilots per year.
Navy / Maritime
Malaysia Prefers STM’s Ada Corvette for LMS Batch 2
Royal Malaysian Navy (RLDM) will acquire Turkish Ada Class Corvettes as Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch 2. The Ministry issued the Letter of Intent to STM.
Ammunition
French Guidance Kit Spotted on Ukrainian Fighter Jet
A French AASM-250 guidance kit has been spotted onboard a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet, as French President Emmanuel Macron announced in January 2024.
Air
Japan Allows for The Export of Future Fighter Jet
The Japan Times reported that Japan’s ruling coalition had approved the export of the future fighter jet to be rolled out of the multi-national GCAP programme.
Sensors
STM’s Debris-Ignoring Radar DAR Serves Turkish Firefighters
DAR, developed by Turkish STM for imaging behind walls and debris has entered service with the Turkish firefighters with its new configuration.
Navy / Maritime
ROK Begins the Construction of Second KDX III Destroyer
HHI announced the start of construction of the second KDX III type destroyer of the second batch (Batch II) of the "Sejong the Great" class ships.
Navy / Maritime
The Netherlands Prefers Naval Group’s Barracuda Submarines
The Netherlands officially announced the Naval Group as the winner of the new submarine acquisition program for the Dutch Navy.
Regional / Strategy
Stoltenberg Supports Turkiye’s Efforts in Defence Industry
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg welcomes the Turkish defence industry to invest in new high and advanced capabilities.
Investment
ASELSAN Adapts its Technology to Medicine: ADR-M100
ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Ekyol states that ASELSAN joins healthcare as it Adapts its technology to medicine: ADR-M100 Mobile X-ray Device will be used at Hacepette.
Investment
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
NATO Published 2023 Annual Report
NATO's Secretary General's Annual Report is published. The report underlines that without NATO, there is no security in Europe.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
AKINCI UCAV Fires New Members of MAM Munitions Family
Baykar’s AKINCI UCAV has fired the TV-guided MAM-L and IIR-guided MAM-T IIR of ROKETSAN’s MAM series of munitions.
