France has Test-fired M51.3 SLBM
France tested the new version of its SLBM, the M51.3. The submarine-launched missile is known for its thermonuclear warhead capacity.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Ethiopia’s AKINCI UCAV was Spotted
AKINCI UCAV, produced for Ethiopia, was seen in the 6th test flight video of Bayraktar TB3 UCAV, which Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar shared.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Seft Publishes First Official Photo of OruçReis after MLU
Istanbul-based Seft Engineering shared the first official photo of TCG Oruçreis after MLU. The only visual was shared by naval photographer Oğuz Eroğuz.
Weapon / Missile
Japan Acquires $2.35 Billion Worth Tomahawk
U.S. approved a possible FMS to Japan of 400 Tomahawk Weapon Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.35 billion.
Air
E/W
Sensors
NATO to Modernise AWACS Fleet with E-7
NATO has chosen the Boeing 737-based E-7 to replace the ageing Boeing 707-based E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
ADIK Lays the Keel of TCG Izmir (F-516) Frigate
The work on I-Class frigates is in progress. ADIK laid on November 15 the keel of the future TCG Izmir (F-516) with a ceremony held in Istanbul.
Unmanned Systems
STM’s ALPAGU UAV, Notches Up First Export Success
ALPAGU, the fixed-wing loitering munition system developed by STM, has achieved its first export success.
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Mojave UCAV Performs STOL from Ship
General Atomics’ Mojave UCAV performed its first landing and take-off onboard Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales.
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Sweden Equips its Corvettes with CAMM Missiles
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk/ FMV) orders CAMM missiles from MBDA for its 5 Visby-class corvettes.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. Sells SM-6 Blk I and AIM-9X Block II+ to ROK
The U.S. approved a possible FMS to the Republic of Korea of Standard Missile 6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) and AIM-9X Block II and Block II+ Sidewinder Missiles.
Air
Turkiye Presents Turkish Fighter KAAN to NATO Countries
Turkiye has recently presented the Turkish Fighter KAAN to NATO countries at the International Fighter Conference 2023 in Madrid.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Güler: We are Planning to Buy a Typhoon Fighter Jet
Defence Minister Yaşar Güler announced they plan to purchase 40 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets from the United Kingdom and Spain.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
TCG OruçReis Was Spotted at Sea Trial after MLU
Turkish Navy’s Barbaros Class TCG OruçReis (F-245) was spotted for the first time after its Mid-Life Upgrade.
Air
Sweden Leaves UK’s 6th-Gen Fighter Jet Program
While reportedly Germany joins the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), Sweden leaves the UK-led sixth-generation fighter program.
