Roketsan Displays Its Products at Paris Air Show
Roketsan is exhibiting its missile, rocket and ammunition technologies at the Paris Air Show in France.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Land
Israel’s Merkava has an Anonymous Buyer, Maybe Ukraine
It is claimed that the Israeli government is in talks with two undisclosed countries about a possible first international sale of Israel’s MBT, the Merkava.
Air
Thailand Prefers Gripen Over F-16
Rejected by the US to buy F-35s, Thailand prefers Swedish Gripen fighter jets over U.S. F-16s.
Land
ROK Delivers K2 Black Panther Tank to Poland
Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced a new batch delivery of the Korean K2 Black Panther main battle tank to Poland.
Weapon / Missile
Germany Approves Arrow-3 Deal with Israel
Germany acquires Israel’s air defence system Arrow-3 to intercept long-range threats. Germany will wait for U.S. green light.
Air
Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk Gets Certified
Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk trainer received MFR certification from the USAF. The certification is a green light for T-7A’s first flight with a military pilot.
Unmanned Systems
The Netherlands Gets MQ-9A UAV
The U.S. approved selling MQ-9A Block 5 aircraft to the Netherlands with an estimated cost of $611 million. DSCA announced the FMS to the country.
Defence Politics
Regional / Strategy
Turkish Defence Companies Attend NATO Meeting
Turkish Defence companies Roketsan and Baykar attended the NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels with the invitation of the Secretary-General of NATO.
Roketsan’s MZK Armoured Turret Serves Turkish Army
Roketsan’s modular armoured turret MZK developed for M60A3 tanks started serving the Turkish Armed Forces.
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Baykar Conducted the First Test Fire of KEMANKEŞ
Baykar’s KEMANKEŞ loitering munition completed the first test fire. KEMANKEŞ was fired from TB2 UAV.
Navy / Maritime
Land
Turkiye Produces Amphibious Subsystems Domestically
Turkish YKSN manufactures various propulsion systems for armoured amphibious vehicles during amphibious operations.
Unmanned Systems
Ammunition
Baykar's AKINCI UCAV Launches Tubitak SAGE’s HGK-82
TUBITAK-SAGE’s Precision Guidance Kit (HGK), developed for the fighter jet, was tested on Baykar’s Bayraktar AKINCI AUAV to open new era on unmanned systems.
RAFAEL’s Sky Sonic Intercepts Hypersonic Missiles
Israel wants to bring an end to the domination of hypersonic missiles. Rafael unveils the Sky Sonic as an interceptor.
Air
Cooperation Protocol Between AEROS and METU
A cooperation protocol for educating and training was signed between AEROS Havacılık ve Mühendislik A.Ş. and METU.
