Australia Acquires Rheinmetall’s Smart Sea Mines
Australia decided to acquire Rheinmetall’s latest generation smart sea mines. German company’s Italian subsidiary RWM Italia S.p.A., will, provide ammunition.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Iran Unveils Sayyad Air Defence Missile System
Iran unveiled its new air defence system Sayyad. This system can simultaneously detect and attack targets, according to state-run news agency Tasnim.
Weapon / Missile
Zelensky: Ukraine has a missile with 700 km range
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated they have a new missile with a 700 km range.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
STM’s Unmanned Underwater Vehicle to Clear Mines
The first mission of STM’s unmanned underwater autonomous vehicle will be mine detection and clearance.
E/W
ASELSAN to Produce new E/W Systems
ASELSAN and the Defence Industry Agency (SSB) have signed a new agreement on Electronic Warfare Systems.
Weapon / Missile
Japan to Acquire JASSM-ER for F-15Js
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Japan of Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missiles with Extended Range for an estimated cost of $104 million.
Weapon / Missile
HAL Tejas Test fired home-made Astra BVR air-to-air missile
The Indian Air Force's (IAF) HAL Tejas Light Fighter Jet fired a domestically-made Astra air-to-air missile (AAM).
Navy / Maritime
Navantia offers S80 Isaac Peral class submarines to the PN
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia confirmed it had submitted an offer to sell two S80 Isaac Peral class submarines to the Philippine Navy (PN).
Air
The NAF to Acquire 18 Attack Helicopters
The Nigerian Air Force will be equipped with 18 attack helicopters from the United States and Turkiye.
Ammunition
ASELSAN Exports Tolun with Akıncı
ASELSAN has informed that it has signed an export contract valued at 35.580.000 USD for the use of an international client regarding TOLUN guidance munition.
Unmanned Systems
Netherlands Doubles MQ-9A Order from GA-ASI
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) doubles its MQ-9A UAV order from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI).
An Osprey Crashed in Australia, Killing U.S. Marines
During an exercise, Three U.S. Marines were killed after a MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft crashed over the Tiwi Islands off the Northern Territory coast.
Land
Spain to Replace M113s for 2 Billion Euros
Spain to replace the M133 Armored Caterpillar Transport (TOA) by developing a new multi-purpose tracked armoured vehicle.
Weapon / Missile
First Fire Test from SIPER Product 2 Missile
The first firing of the SİPER Product 2 Air Defence Missile was successfully carried out. Siper Product 2 Missile has a maximum range of 150+ kilometres.
