BMC Secures Altay’s Transmission from ROK Company
According to Korea based dongA.com, a local company will export its 1,500-horsepower automatic transmission for the Turkish Altay Main Battle Tank.
Defence News
Engine and Transmission
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Sweden suspends NATO membership process indefinitely
Faced with the Turkish reaction, Sweden has indefinitely suspended its entry into NATO membership. This decision was taken in Stockholm.
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
Hensoldt to Modernise Latin American Type 209
Hensoldt will replace SERO 40 periscope of a Type 209 submarine belonging to an undisclosed navy in Latin America.
Navy / Maritime
Pakistan Lays Keel of Indigenously Designed Gun Boat
Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW) laid the keel of 1st indigenously designed gunboat in a ceremony held at Karachi Shipyard.
Defence Politics
The USMC Reactivates Base in Guam
The United States Marine Corps is increasing activities in Guam. Corps reactivated Base Camp Blaz with a ceremony.
Weapon / Missile
France Orders AT4
France is going to procure anti-armour and demolition weapons. Sweden-based company Saab announced the AT4 order from France.
Air
Modernisation
India to Upgrade 150 Su-30MKI with a Budget of 4 Billion USD
The Indian Air Force (IAF) requires a budget of US$4 billion (USD) to upgrade 150 units of Su-30MKI fighter jets.
Land
The US to send 31 M1 Abrams to Ukraine with Armour Package
The US Department of Defence announced that it would deliver 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).
Air
The First Brand-New F-16 Block 70 Takes Skies
Lockheed Martin, the U.S.-based company, announced the maiden flight of the first brand-new F-16 Block 70 aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
Agosta 90B Delivery to Pakistan
Turkiye-based STM has completed the modernisation efforts of the second Pakistani Agosta 90B submarine. The boat is delivered to the end user.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
STM to Develop Unmanned Submarine
Turkish STM continues to submarine projects. According to the official information, the company has initiated an indigenous unmanned submarine programme.
Unmanned Systems
Second Flight of Kızılelma
Baykar is moving forward in Kızılelma UCAV programme. The first prototype of the aircraft has completed the second flight from facilities based at Çorlu.
Navy / Maritime
India Commissions the Fifth Scorpéné Class Submarine
India has passed another milestone for the Type 75 submarine project. INS Vagir, the fifth platform of the Kalvari Class submersible boat, is commissioned.
Navy / Maritime
Steel Cutting Ceremony for Type 31 Frigate
Royal Navy is moving forward with next-generation frigate projects. In this line, steel cutting ceremony was held for the first Type 31 Class frigate.
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...
