Akıncı Conducts Weapon Test with CATS
Weapon and system integration process to Akıncı Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Baykar announced that the UAV conducted a weapon release test with ASELSAN CATS.
Defence News
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Air
Weapon / Missile
Korea Develops Naval Airborne Mine Warfare System
DAPA has signed a contract with KAI to research and develop efforts for airborne mine countermeasures systems.
Air
Country
Sikorsky Protests US Army’s FLRAA Decision at GAO
Sikorsky has filed a formal protest with the GAO, requesting that the US Army reconsider its decision to award the FLRAA contract to Bell-Textron.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Akıncı with more MTOW in the Inventory
SSB President Professor Demir stated that Turkish UAV manufacturer Baykar had delivered three more Akıncı Armed UAVs. Demir has not noted the recipient.
Expo and Air Show
SSB Focus on Latin America and South Asia in 2023
Defence Industry Agency (SSB) announced that it will participate in two international fairs abroad that will take place in 2023.
Investment
Azerbaijan Signs MoUs with AYESAŞ and Lentatek
Azerbaijan Defence Industry Ministry, AYESAŞ and Lentatek signed cooperation agreements for joint research and development projects.
Air
Saab Gripen and F-16V Struggle for the PAF
Saab is struggling to win a project to procure 12 new fighter jets in the Philippine Air Force, but its opponent is Lockheed Martin’s F-16V from the U.S.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
The Indonesian Navy on five KRI PCs
MSI DS Seahawk and its partner BTI Defence have completed the installation of 30 mm cannons on the Indonesian Navy’s five Fast Patrol (PC) type.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Ares Announced the ULAQ Contract
Ares Shipyard announced the contract for ULAQ anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) and ASW signed with the SSB for the Turkish Navy.
Navy / Maritime
More Information About Japanese ASEV
Japanese Navy continues to invest in counterbalancing evolving threats in the region. Tokyo would like to strengthen its surface fleet with more capable ships.
Defence Politics
Does Russia Planning New Front for Ukraine
Russia started an invasion attempt on Ukraine almost a year ago. Assaults are primarily concentrated in the southeast and eastern parts of the country.
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Delivered Three More Akıncı UAVs
SSB President İsmail Demir stated that Turkish UAV manufacturer Baykar had delivered three more Akıncı Armed UAVs. He has not stated the recipient.
Air
The Korean KA-1 Aircraft Crashed and Both Pilots Ejected
The KA-1 light attack aircraft belonging to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) crashed on December 26, 2022. The two pilots managed to eject.
Navy / Maritime
Qatar Has Received the Third " Al Zubarah " Class Corvette
Fincantieri announced that they delivered to Qatar the "Al Khor" corvette, the third of four " Al Zubarah-class” corvettes.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Navy advances distributed maritime operations with unmanned systems - The US Navy is accelerating integration of unmanned surface and underwater systems to support distri...
- 15:00 European defence planners increase focus on logistics resilience - European governments are investing in fuel storage, transport infrastructure and dispersed logistics...
- 15:00 China expands AI-enabled ISR capabilities across services - China is integrating artificial intelligence into ISR systems across air, naval and space domains to...
- 15:00 Japan strengthens integrated air and missile defence architecture - Japan is enhancing integration between radar systems, interceptors and command networks to improve r...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain role in anti-submarine warfare - Navies are expanding use of autonomous underwater vehicles to support anti-submarine warfare through...
- 15:00 Counter-drone systems evolve toward network-centric architectures - Military organisations are increasingly integrating counter-UAS capabilities into network-centric co...
- 15:00 Hypersonic defence efforts focus on layered sensor integration - Defence agencies are developing layered sensor architectures combining radar, infrared and space-bas...
- 15:00 Distributed satellite constellations enhance battlefield connectivity - Military planners are deploying distributed satellite constellations to provide resilient communicat...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft redefine future air operations - Air forces are integrating collaborative combat aircraft into operational planning to extend sensing...
- 15:00 Industrial scalability becomes decisive factor in defence procurement - Governments are increasingly prioritising production scalability and delivery timelines when selecti...
