Ukraine Receives all CAESAR Howitzers
The Ukrainian Defence Ministry received all the CAESAR self-propelled howitzers from Denmark.
Defence News
Land
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Air
Expo and Air Show
HAL Presents IMHR
HAL has presented the Indian Multi-Role Helicopter (IMRH) at Aero India 2023. Future IMRH helicopters will be manufactured at HAL’s facility at Tumkur.
Homeland Security
Uruguayan Air Force Investigating Flashing Lights in the Sky
Unidentified Flying Objects have been seen in the Uruguayan sky. The Uruguayan Air Force is carrying out an investigation about UFOs.
Homeland Security
US Air Force shoots down another unidentified flying object
The United States military shot down another unidentified flying object flying over Lake Huron close to the border with Canada.
Air
New Zealand Begins Retiring its C-130H(NZ) Hercules Fleet
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has started gradually retiring its five C-130H(NZ) Hercules transport aircraft.
Homeland Security
US Analysts: China Uses Balloons to Test EMP Attack
USAF has recently shot down two aerial platforms in the sky. Each time an F-22 fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder to hit the target.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
STM Attends the PIMEC with its Submarine Solutions
STM attends the Pakistan PIMEC in Karachi with its submarine solutions. The modernisation of French-made Agosta B submarines set the first example of it.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN Exhibits its Counter-torpedo solution at PIMEC
ASELSAN, which provides combat systems for four platforms ASFAT builds for the Pakistan Navy, exhibits its naval solutions at the PIMEC in Karachi.
Air
Homeland Security
US Shoots Down Another "high-altitude object"
The White House has confirmed that the United States military successfully shot down an object flying over Alaskan airspace on Friday.
Air
Argentine Deploys IA-63 Pampa III Fighter Jets near Falkland
The Argentine Air Force (FAA) has ordered the permanent deployment of three IA-63 Pampa III Block II light fighter jets at Rio Gallegos Military Air Base.
Weapon / Missile
North Korea displays new solid-propellant ICBM
North Korea displayed its new solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) during a military parade.
Air
SSB Established Specific Department for Turkish Fighter
SSB declared some structural changes to its personnel. A new department has been established for the Turkish Fighter Programme (TF).
Navy / Maritime
Çakır Becomes the New Managing Director of TAİS
Former Commander of Istanbul Naval Shipyard retired Rear Admiral Ahmet Çakır is appointed as the new Managing Director of TAIS Shipyards and Technology.
Unmanned Systems
Communication
Aksungur Serves as a GSM Relay station
Turkish Aerospace-made Aksungur UAV flies over the earthquake zone to provide a GSM connection.
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...
