New Zealand Plans to Replace MEKO 200s
New Zealand's Defence Ministry has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to replace eight warships, which will be retired by the mid-2030s.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Babcock and Saab team up for 100 m-long Corvette
A deal between two major manufacturers, Britain's Babcock and Sweden's Saab, was announced at the DSEI defence exhibition in London.
Expo and Air Show
Defence Politics
Unmanned Systems
Ukraine, Lessoned Learned: UK Establishes UAV Unit
UK will establish a UAV unit by the end of 2023 as the war in Ukraine has showcased UAVs’ role in the battlefield.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Roketsan Steps-in the UK with DSEI 2023
Roketsan aims to take its position in the UK market to the next level with the products it will exhibit and the meetings it will hold at DSEI in London.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
BAYKUŞ: 12 Hp Domestic 4.5 kg Engine for Bayraktar VTOL
Erin Motor produced an engine for Baykar’s vertical take-off and landing UAV, Bayraktar VTOL. The engine is called BAYKUŞ, and it weighs 4.5 kilograms.
Expo and Air Show
Unmanned Systems
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
HAVELSAN Exhibits its Products at DSEI'23
HAVELSAN will demonstrate autonomous technologies, command control systems, border security and ship traffic management software at London DSEI 2023.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Bilateral Relations
Goldsack Focuses on Opportunities in UK-Turkish Relations
Mark Goldsack “UK-Türkiye defence industrial relationship is strong and growing…with many opportunities going forward.”
Land
Investment
Expo and Air Show
Nurol Makina Invests in the UK and attends DSEI 2023
Nurol Makina participates in the Defence and Security Equipment International DSEI 2023 with its newly established company, Nurol Makina UK.
Weapon / Missile
Modernisation
Air
Singapore’s F-16s are Armed with Rafael’s Python-5 Missiles
Singapore Air Force (RSAF) revealed that its upgraded F-16 fighter jets are armed with Python-5 short-range air-to-air missiles.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Russia Plans Intercepting UAVs with Helicopter
The Russian Armed Forces have reportedly formed a special helicopter unit to hunt down mainly Ukrainian drones.
Bilateral Relations
Greek Defence Minister visits UAE Minister of Defence Affairs
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defence, received Nikos Dendias, his Greek counterpart, at the Ministry's headquarters in Abu Dhabi.
Unmanned Systems
GA’s LongShot UAV to Start Flight Tests in December
General Atomics’ (GA) Longshot UAV will begin flight tests in December, the company announced.
Navy / Maritime
North Korea Launches New Tactical Nuclear Attack Submarine
North Korea christened a new tactical nuclear attack submarine on Sept. 6 that has been under development for years at the Pongdae Submarine Factory.
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Royal Navy Tests Operating Fixed-Wing UAVs From Ships
Royal Navy has recently tested a fixed-wing UAV’s capability to land and take off from the deck of a British aircraft carrier.
