New Anti-Ship Missile from Norway and Germany
Norway and Germany started the development of a new SuperSonic Strike Missile (3SM). Norway's Kongsberg leads the program.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Air
Modernisation
Greece Upgrades F-16s to F-16V Block 70 Level
The Greek Air Force modernises the F-16C/D Block 50 fighters to the F-16V Block 70 level, creating a homogeneous fleet of 121 F-16V fighters before 2030.
Defence Politics
Country
SSB’s 2024 Budget expectation: 837 million TL
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz made a presentation about the 2024 budgets of the SSB at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Planning and Budget Commission.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Portuguese Navy to Sign Deal for Naval Platform
Portuguese Navy announced that the deal for constructing the Multi-Purpose Naval Platform under the Recovery and Resilience Program will be signed.
Navy / Maritime
Malaysia Prefers Turkish Option for LMS Batch II Program
Malaysian Minister of Defence YB Mohammad Hassan stated that Turkiye was chosen for the LMS Batch II corvette procurement program.
Bilateral Relations
UK and Turkiye to Deepen Relations
Turkish and UK Defence Ministers signed a letter of intent for a closer defence relationship between the two nations.
Bilateral Relations
Air
British Defence Minister Visits Turkish Counterpart
UK Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps pays an official visit to his Turkish counterpart Yaşar Güler.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Turkiye Announces the Start of Sea Trials of TCG OruçReis
Turkish Defence Ministry officially announced the start of the sea trials of the first upgraded Barbaros-class frigate, TCG Oruçreis (F-245).
Weapon / Missile
ROKETSAN Tests LUMTAS-GM Anti-Tank Missile
Roketsan announced at social media that, the company's new anti-tank missile LUMTAS-GM launched from a canister hit the target 16 km away in the firing test.
Unmanned Systems
Logistics
ALPİN Unmanned Helicopter in Military Service
TİTRA’s ALPİN Unmanned Helicopter has been used by the Turkish Armed Forces in Northern Iraq to deliver food and ammunition.
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Air
Bayraktar TB3 Performs Eighth Test Flight
Bayraktar TB3’s eighth flight test, Medium Altitude Test-2, included a flight at 18000 ft and ten touch-and-go manoeuvres.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Iran Unveils Shaheed-238 Jet-Powered Kamikaze UAV
Iran will add the jet-powered Shaheed-238 to its long-range kamikaze UAV arsenal, mainly consisting of the Shaheed-136 and the smaller Shaheed-131.
Sensors
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
ASELFLIR-500 Set to Be Bayraktar TB3’s Eye
ASELSAN’s latest Electro-Optical system for UAVs will be integrated into Bayraktar TB3 ship-borne UCAV.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
SANCAR AUSV’s ADVENT ROTA Phase-1 Test has been Completed
HAVELSAN stated that the factory acceptance tests of Phase-1 of ADVENT ROTA for Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicles have been completed.
