Gökbey Flew with Turkish Engine TS1400
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) indigenous helicopter GÖKBEY flew for the first time with the Turkish national engine TS1400 made by TEI.
Defence News
Air
Engine and Transmission
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Royal Air Force tested Martlet LMM from Turkish UAV Jackal
BVLOS Technology developed a UAV JACKAL in Türkiye and exported it to the United Kingdom. Royal Air Force tested the drone with Thales’ LMM.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
U.S. Navy Sails First USV Through Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. Navy said that an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) from the U.S. 5th Fleet transited the Strait of Hormuz with two U.S. Coast Guard cutters on April 19.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
UK Denies Submarine Talks with Turkiye
United Kingdom officials deny unmanned submarine talks with Turkiye, despite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s statements.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Pakistan Delivers First Batch of Super Mushshak to Iraq
According to Defence Global Insight, Iraq Air Force has received the first batch of 12 Super Mushshak Trainer Aircraft from the PAC.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
First Delivery of Mid-Life Upgrade Barbaros Frigate in July
According to ASELSAN, the first Barbaros Class frigate TCG Oruçreis F 245 with Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) is expected to be delivered to the Turkish Navy in July.
Weapon / Missile
North Korea Conducts ICBM Hwasong-18 Test
North Korea test-fired a solid-fuel, three-stage new Hwasong-18 solid-fuel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM).
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Turkiye and UK Might Cooperate in Unmanned Submarine Systems
President Erdoğan announced that the UK intends to construct submarines with Turkiye. The UK’s business plan might indicate unmanned submarine systems.
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN and Sefine's AUSV MİR Tests Torpedo Launch for ASW
SSB Demir: Turkish Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle will hunt submarines with its torpedo. ASELSAN and Sefine's AUSV MİR Tests Torpedo Launch for ASW missions.
Unmanned Systems
KIZILELMA Retracted Landing Gears
BAYRAKTAR KIZILELMA UCAV passed today an essential milestone at the test flight. The UCAV retracted landing gears into the inner bay.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Sweden Holds Military Exercise: Aurora-23
The largest international military exercise in 25 years, codenamed “Aurora-23”, started in Sweden on Monday.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Iran Introduces Anti-submarine Drone
Iranian Tasnim News Agency stated that an anti-submarine drone became operational in the army.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Slovakia has Delivered 13 of Its Mig-29 Fighters to Ukraine
The Slovak Defence Ministry stated that 13 promised state-owned MiG-29 fighter jets were delivered to Ukraine and reached the territory of Ukraine.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Canada to Deliver Confiscated Russian Aircraft to Ukraine
Canada has decided to donate to Ukraine an Antonov An-124 RA-82078 transport plane that belonged to a Russian company.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
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- 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...
