ASELSAN Introduced Aslan at Ağrı Province
The unmanned ground vehicle Aslan, developed by ASELSAN, was introduced in Ağrı province.
Defence News
Land
Unmanned Systems
Country
Investment
ASELSAN Signs a New Export Contract
ASELSAN has informed the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) about a new export agreement valued at $ 12.089.000.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Elbit Unveils Hermes 650 Spark UAS
Elbit Systems unveiled a new tactical UAS, the Hermes 650 Spark, at the Singapore Airshow.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. Approves Arms Sale to Italy
The State Department has approved sales to Italy for an estimated cost of $219.3 million.
Air
Turkish Fighter Jet Kaan Meets Skies
Turkiye’s indigenous fighter jet, Kaan, performed its maiden flight today at Ankara Akıncı Air Base.
Land
Investment
Italy to Localise Its Future Leopard 2A8 MBTs
Leonardo will integrate Italian-made components into the German Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks that Italy will acquire.
Land
Germany Involves in “Barely” Armoured Vehicle Aid Scandal
German manufacturer FFG, which provides armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine, was discovered to be producing inadequately armoured vehicles.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
STM to Lead Gür-Class Submarine MLU Programme
STM will conduct the Mid-Life Modernisation of the Gür-Class Submarines (Type-209/1400) in the inventory of the Turkish Naval Forces.
Weapon / Missile
German MoD Announces PzH 2000 155 mm SPG Aid to Ukraine
German MoD has announced that Ukraine will be supplied with 18 PzH 2000 155 mm tracked SPGs in the future.
Unmanned Systems
India Close to Signing the Deal for MQ-9 UCAVs
The Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar has announced that DAC approved the acquisition of 31 MQ-9 Reaper UCAVs for various services.
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
NATO Supports Türkiye’s Montreux Strategy at the Black Sea
The NATO Defence Ministers supported the Turkish approach to the mine clearance activities based on the Montreux Convention in the Black Sea.
Air
India Acquires 16 C295 Naval Operations Aircraft
Indian Defence Ministry approved the program to acquire 16 C295 aircraft for naval operations to meet the needs of the Navy and the Coast Guard.
Weapon / Missile
U.K.: Russia Launches Hypersonic Zircon Missiles from Land
The U.K. Defence Ministry reported that Russia might have 3M22 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles from a K-300 Bastion coastal defence missile launcher.
Air
Navy / Maritime
Sikorsky Concludes Greece’s three MH-60R Helicopters
Lockheed Martin's subsidiary Sikorsky has completed testing of the first three of seven MH-60R SEAHAWK helicopters that the Hellenic Navy acquired.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 US Army expands multi-domain command network integration - The US Army is accelerating integration of sensors, shooters and command systems into unified multi-...
- 09:00 European defence efforts prioritise energy and fuel resilience - European governments are increasing investment in fuel storage, energy security and protected logist...
- 09:00 China advances joint space and cyber warfare integration - China is strengthening integration between space-based assets and cyber capabilities to enhance info...
- 09:00 Japan increases focus on rapid reinforcement logistics - Japan is expanding transport and logistics capabilities to enable rapid reinforcement of remote isla...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems expand role in sea lane security - Navies are deploying autonomous surface and underwater platforms to monitor and secure critical sea...
- 09:00 Counter-drone systems evolve toward integrated layered defence - Military organisations are combining sensors, jamming systems and interceptors into layered architec...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threat environment drives sensor fusion programmes - Defence agencies are prioritising sensor fusion technologies that integrate radar, infrared and sate...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations enhance operational resilience - Military planners are deploying proliferated satellite constellations to ensure resilient communicat...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft expand mission versatility - Autonomous collaborative aircraft are being developed to perform reconnaissance, electronic warfare...
- 09:00 Industrial production capacity shapes defence competitiveness - Production scalability, delivery speed and supply chain resilience are increasingly decisive factors...
