Hürjet Flies in Formation with Turkish Stars Acroteam
Turkiye's first manned jet-powered aircraft, the Hürjet, flew in formation with the Turkish Stars Acroteam.
Defence News
Air
Land
Sensors
Otokar and ASELSAN Present Products to Kazakh Leader
Otokar ARMA and ASELSAN products were introduced to the President of Kazakhstan, Qasym-Jomart Toqayev.
Weapon / Missile
The US Air Force Test Fires AMRAAM
RTX announced that the US Air Force (USAF) had completed its first test of the AIM-120C-8 missile.
Land
U.S. Army Awards BAE Systems Full Rate Production for AMPV
The U.S. Army announced on August 31 that it had awarded BAE Systems a contract to procure its Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV).
Air
Israel to Form a New Squadron with F-35I Adir
Israel officially submitted to buy an additional 25 F-35I Adir fighters, reaching 75 jets. The U.S. will give this aircraft as a grant.
Country
August Export Volume: USD 376.1 Million
Turkish defence and aerospace industry’s August 2023 export volume is USD 376.1 million. The volume does not include recent exports to Saudi Arabia.
Defence Politics
Japan Boosts its Defence: $53B Budget Request
Japan boosts its defence as the ministry requested a record budget worth $53 billion for the fiscal year 2024 to be presented to the Parliament in January.
Investment
Unmanned Systems
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Saab Invests at AI in Unmanned Systems
Swedish defence giant Saab invests in autonomy. The company bought all shares of BlueBear, which specialised in such systems.
Engine and Transmission
Bilateral Relations
The U.S. Supplies AIM-9M to Ukraine
The U.S. will send AIM-9M Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles to the Ukrainian Air Force. These missiles are known for their performance at dogfight.
Air
Sensors
E/W
Israel Tests its “Most Advanced” Spy Plane
Israel starts test flights of its “most advanced” aircraft for ISR missions, the Oron.
Weapon / Missile
Chinese Navy Tests Electromagnetic Railgun
The Chinese Navy tested an electromagnetic railgun to launch projectiles at “very high” speed and precision. U.S. Navy had abandoned the project.
Land
New Generation T-155 Howitzer entered the TAF Inventory
The inventory included two New Generation T-155 Self-Propelled (K/M) FIRTINA Howitzers produced for the Turkish Land Forces.
Land
Japan Steel Works will Manufacture Patria’s AMV XP 8X8
Patria and Japan Steel Works agreed to manufacture Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV) XP 8×8 in Japan to replace the Type-96 8X8 vehicles in use.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Weapon / Missile
US Destroyer Zumwalt to Integrate Hypersonic Missiles
The US Navy awarded HII a contract modification valued at $154.8 million for modernising the Zumwalt (DDG 1000) destroyer.
