PAF's F-16s Arrived Anatolian Eagle
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 aircraft arrived at the 3rd Main Jet Base, Konya, where the International Anatolian Eagle-2023 Training will be executed.
Defence News
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Air
Hürjet Flew at 250 Knot
Turkish Aerospace indigenous aircraft Hürjet performed its maiden flight today. Defence Industry Agency (SSB) shared official information about the flight.
Air
Eurofighter Typhoon Appoints Mezzanatto as New CEO
Giancarlo Mezzanatto has been named CEO of Eurofighter GmbH, the corporation in charge of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Air
Hürjet’s Reached Almost 10 000 Feet at Maiden Flight
TurDef relieves the details of Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft Hürjet’s maiden flight details.
Air
Hürjet Performed its Maiden Flight
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) indigenous advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft Hürjet have flown for the first time.
Air
Unmanned Systems
KIZILELMA and AKINCI Flew in Formation
Baykar’s KIZILELMA has passed another essential stage within the scope of the flight test campaign by flying in formation with AKINCI UCAV.
Country
Global Military Expenditure Increases, Turkiye’s Decreases
SIPRI estimates an increase of 3.7 per cent in global military expenditure in real terms in 2022, reaching $2240 billion. Türkiye’s decreased 26 per cent.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Latvia Donates Remaining Stinger Stock to Ukraine
Latvia confirmed that the Baltic state’s entire remaining Stinger stock would be transferred to Ukraine as quickly as possible.
The Netherlands and Denmark send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
The Dutch and Danish Ministries of Defence have signed a “collaborative donation” to deliver the Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank (MBT) to Ukraine.
Land
Pakistan to Receive 56 SH-15 Self-Propelled Howitzers
The Pakistan Army will receive the second batch of ordered 236 SH-15 Self-Propelled Howitzers.
Land
E/W
Sensors
ASELSAN Converts Altay to a Command Control Centre
BMC Savunma has delivered two “New Altay” Main Battle Tanks to Turkish Armed Forces.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
TUSAŞ’s Aksungur UAV Flies with TEI’s Engine
Turkish Aerospace’s Aksungur UAV flew with TEI’s PD-170 engine for the first time.
Land
“New” Altay to be Delivered to TAF for Tests
President Erdoğan will attend BMC’s Altay Main Battle Tank delivery ceremony. BMC will deliver two prototypes to the Turkish army for test purposes.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine has Roketsan’s TRLG-230 Missiles on the Field
The photos from Ukraine prove that Roketsan’s TRLG-230 Laser Guided ground-to-ground missiles are used in the field.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 US Air Force advances next-generation ISR integration - The US Air Force is enhancing integration between airborne, space-based and ground ISR systems to en...
- 09:00 European militaries expand focus on civil-military infrastructure resilience - European governments are increasingly integrating civilian infrastructure such as energy grids and t...
- 09:00 China strengthens joint firepower coordination across services - China is improving coordination between missile forces, airpower and naval assets to enable rapid an...
- 09:00 Japan enhances distributed basing for air operations - Japan is investing in dispersed airfields and rapid deployment capabilities to maintain air operatio...
- 09:00 Autonomous systems expand role in maritime domain awareness - Navies are deploying networks of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to improve maritime doma...
- 09:00 Counter-drone systems move toward fully integrated defence networks - Military organisations are integrating detection, electronic warfare and interception systems into u...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence efforts prioritise global sensor coverage - Defence agencies are expanding global sensor coverage through satellites and ground systems to ensur...
- 09:00 Distributed space architectures become standard military approach - Armed forces are increasingly adopting distributed satellite constellations to enhance resilience an...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft expand into electronic warfare roles - Future autonomous wingman systems are being designed to perform electronic warfare, decoy and suppre...
- 09:00 Defence procurement increasingly driven by industrial capacity - Production scalability, supply chain resilience and delivery timelines are becoming decisive factors...
