TUSAŞ' T625 GÖKBEY Helicopter Reaches Higher Altitudes
T625 GÖKBEY flew at 20000 ft altitude. The new test included flying on the power of a single engine, which is essential for cases where one engine malfunctions.
Defence News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
SANCAR USV set for Mine Countermeasures Missions
SANCAR USV, developed jointly by Turkish Yonca-Onuk JV and HAVELSAN, will be delivered in mine countermeasures configuration.
Country
Turkish Export Reaches $ 514.7 Million in October
According to the Turkiye Export Assembly figures, the defence and aerospace industry exported $ 514.7 million in October 2023.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. Army Shortlists Two Companies on the PGS Program
U.S. Army's high-explosive airburst munition system, P.G., to develop and acquire a new 40mm automatic grenade launcher is now down to two finalists.
Weapon / Missile
MBDA’s Shoulder Launched Enforcer Close to Mass Production
MBDA’s shoulder-launched, lightweight, high-precision missile system Enforcer will enter mass production as the company finishes pilot batch production.
Defence Politics
EU Recommends Opening Negotiations with Ukraine
EU Commission recommends opening negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova and granting candidate status to Georgia. The report includes remarks about Turkiye.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Weapon / Missile
Lentatek Exhibits its Products in Thailand
Lentatek company exhibits its products at the Defence Security 2023 Expo, one of the most important fairs of the Asia-Pacific region.
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Havelsan’s BARKAN Launches Gürbağ’s Loitering Munition
Havelsan’s Barkan 2 fires laser-guided missiles and loitering munition from Gülbağ’s turret, making one of the first known tests on this kind.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
New Configuration for Hunter-class Frigate
BAE Systems has exhibited a new configuration of Australian Hunter-class frigate with additional 64 VLS cells in Indo Pacific 2023.
Weapon / Missile
Switzerland to Purchase Patriot PAC-3 MSE SAMs
Switzerland signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin to purchase PAC-3 MSE missiles for the Patriot air defence system.
Polish Land Forces Receive its First AW149 Helicopters
The first two of 32 Leonardo’s AW149 multirole helicopters have been delivered to Polish Land Forces.
Expo and Air Show
Turkish Companies Present Their Products at DefSec
Defence and Security 2023 (DefSec) starts today in the capital city of Thailand, Bangkok. Some 18 Turkish companies attended the expo.
Air
Defence Politics
Bilateral Relations
The Times: Germany May Leave the FCAS for the Tempest
Germany is reportedly considering leaving the FCAS project with France for the British GCAP/Tempest, upsetting the European strategic balance.
Country
Pie: Defence Budgets of European Countries Increased
Jan Pie, Secretary General of the Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe announced that Europe is preparing for the war economy.
