DARPA Selects Liberty Lifter X-Plane Performer Teams
Two teams will design DARPA’s Liberty Lifter Seaplane Wing-in-Ground Effect full-scale demonstrator.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Air
Logistics
Navy / Maritime
Country
GAO: Navy’s Ships Suffer Continuous Breakdowns and Failures
GAO report states that the Navy’s sustainment challenges have worsened across the ship classes. Similarly, the cost per sailing hour has also increased.
Land
Norway Acquires Leopard 2A7 MBTs to Replace Ageing Tanks
The Norwegian Army decided to purchase 54 new, modern Leopard 2A7 Main Battle Tanks with the option of purchasing an additional 18 tanks.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Scandinavian Obstacle for Turkish F-16s from the U.S.
US Senate erected a Scandinavian obstacle for the F-16 acquisition of Turkiye. A group of partisans sent a letter to President Biden.
Air
AVIC Publishes Next-Generation Aircraft Concept
China accelerates modern aircraft studies. State-owned AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) published a next-generation concept.
Navy / Maritime
French Navy Erases Pennant Numbers
French Navy continues to experiment with erasing pennant numbers of ships. The force will erase identification signs on amphibious assault ships.
Weapon / Missile
LG1 Delivery to Thailand
Royal Thai Army took delivery of Nexter LG1 Mark III towed howitzers. United Defence Technology published information about a Thai distributor of Nexter.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Kış 2023 Exercise
The Turkish Armed Forces continue the Kış-2023 (Winter 2023) exercise in Kars, the country's eastern city.
Engine and Transmission
BMC Handovers Tuna Engine
BMC Power handovers the first domestic wheeled vehicle engines. The name of the new propulsion system was also published during the ceremony.
Engine and Transmission
Hürjet Starts Engine
Hürjet Jet Trainer, a Project of Turkish Aerospace, has passed another important milestone. The aircraft started its engine for the first time.
Expo and Air Show
ASFAT Plans Arpan Mock-Up for IDEX
ASFAT, is preparing an Arpan truck-mounted howitzer mock-up for IDEX. The company promoted a self-propelled system in the IDEAS exhibition.
Sensors
Ukraine Signs Contract with Thales for Air Defence System
Ukrainian defence ministry signed a contract with the French defence ministry and Thales to cover short-range air defence systems.
Expo and Air Show
IDEF’23 Exhibition to be Rescheduled
Turkish Armed Forces Foundation (TSKGV) is discussing rescheduling the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) 23.
Engine and Transmission
BMC Delivers the First Domestic Engine for Vuran
BMC is going to deliver the first domestically built diesel engines. Systems will empower Vuran wheeled tactical armoured vehicles of the company.
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...
