New Configuration for Altay: T3
Altay, the Turkish indigenous main battle tank of Turkish Armed Forces, will be equipped with new infrastructure on the T3 variant.
Defence News
Land
Engine and Transmission
Altay’s Batu Engine Starts Trials Soon
BMC Power will initiate Batu tank engine trials soon. The information came during the 5th Land Systems Seminar in Ankara.
Air
More Atak Helicopters to the Philippines
Turkish Aerospace continue to T129 Atak helicopter deliveries to the Philippines. Another two aircraft have been sent to the country.
Weapon / Missile
Roketsan’s Karaok Near its Delivery
Roketsan’s Man-Portable Short-Range Fire-and-Forget Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MANPATS) KARAOK is in the final phase.
Navy / Maritime
Second Visakhapatnam Class Destroyer to India
Indian Navy completed the acceptance procedure for the second Visakhapatnam Class destroyer. Delivery information has been published in India.
Land
Modernisation
Expo and Air Show
Modernised ACV-15 Counts Days for Delivery
Turkish Army is preparing to take delivery of the first Modernised Armoured Combat Vehicle ACV-15 (ZMA-15).
Air
Bahrain’s F-16 Gets Ready for Maiden Flight
On November 21, Lockheed Martin released the first photo of the F-16D Fighting Falcon Block 70 multirole combat aircraft produced in South Carolina.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Greece Conducts MEDUSA 12 Naval Exercise
Greece continues to carry out multinational naval activities in its region. MEDUSA 12 Naval Exercise has started in line with these efforts.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
New U.S. Underwater Drone Unveils
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) unveiled a new unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). The system is named “REMUS 620”.
Air
Turkiye Unveils the Turkish Fighter
SSB released the first photo and the video of the Turkish Fighter jet aircraft TF. Turkish Aerospace is the prime contractor for the project.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Minister Varank: TF’s Mission Computer Delivered
Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank stated that the mission computer to be used in the fighter jet was delivered to Turkish Aerospace.
Air
Defence Politics
Japan Joins Britain and Italy in making 5th Gen Aircraft
Japan has entered the final stages of talks with the United Kingdom and Italy to jointly develop and build a next-generation fighter jet.
Air
Argentina Postpones Fighter Jets Procurement to 2023
Argentinian Air Force faces strong British sanctions due to the Falklands War, which dates to the 1980s.
Navy / Maritime
Pakistan’s Third Babur Class Corvette to be Launched
ASFAT will launch Pakistan’s third Babur Class corvette PNS KHAIBAR (282), on Friday. The launching ceremony will be held at Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command.
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...
