Turkish Private Shipyards Kick-Off Frigate Program
STM and TAIS Partnership have signed a contract with Defence Industry Agency (SSB) to construct three frigates in 36 months.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Air
Bilateral Relations
The Philippines Orders Second T129 Batch
The Philippines, which has procured six T129 ATAK Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance helicopters from Turkiye, TUSAŞ, placed its second order.
Air
Weapon / Missile
KF-21 Boramae Fires IRIS-T Missile for the First Time
The KF-21's weapon separation testing is still ongoing. For the first time, the Boramae launched an AIM-2000 infra-red-guided air-to-air missile (IRIS-T).
Navy / Maritime
MİLGEM Private Shipyard Term Starts with Three Frigates
A contract signing ceremony will be held at the Defence Industry Agency (SSB) for the 6th, 7th and 8th ships of the National Ship Programme (MİLGEM).
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
HAVELSAN Works on Military Simulation: “Unreal Engine”
HAVELSAN will cooperate with Epic Games Company to use its “Unreal Engine” game engine by investing in “serious game” technology.
Defence Politics
Regional / Strategy
Finland Becomes NATO Ally
Finland became NATO’s newest member today (April 4 2023) upon depositing its instrument of accession to the Alliance at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
Weapon / Missile
US Struggles with Hypersonic Missiles
The US Air Force (USAF) has decided not to purchase the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response (ARRW) hypersonic weapon after a failed test of this missile.
Investment
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Established an AI Robot R&D Company in Azerbaijan
Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar visited Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to give information about the “Bayraktar Technology Azerbaijan” company.
Navy / Maritime
Belgium Acquires Two New ASW Frigates
Belgium decided to buy new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates for the Belgian Navy to replace Karel Doorman-class ones.
Defence Politics
Turkish MFA Becomes First Step for Defence Export
Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) will discuss adding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to the export licence process.
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN’S NHS Discovered During Patent Application
Render images of ASELSAN’S Pantsir-alike defence system state that Turkiye will produce a point air defence system.
Ammunition
Ukraine Admits Using US-supplied JDAM-ER Bombs
The Ukrainian Air Force has confirmed that it is now starting to use the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM-ER) bomb supplied by the United States.
Country
Defence and Aerospace Exports Exceeded 1 billion Dollars
The Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) announced the export volume of the Turkish defence and aerospace industry sector in March 2023 as 506.2 million dollars.
Navy / Maritime
PNS BABUR’s Main Naval Gun is Installed
Pakistan Navy’s PN MILGEM Corvette constructed with Turkish company ASFAT, PNS BABUR got her Italian Oto Melara made 76/62 mm main naval gun installed.
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...
