The UK and Poland to develop a ‘Future Common Missile’
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Poland’s Defence Minister Mariusz Bazczak signed an Air Defence Complex Weapons MOU in Poland.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Air
Logistics
ROK Frustrated by Operating F-35
The Republic of Korea (ROKAF) is frustrated due to the low operational capability of Lockheed Martin's F-35A fighters.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Greece to Install ‘Outpost’ Autonomous Towers on Islands
A Greek defence start-up is proposing a new autonomous surveillance tower, “Outpost,” to improve the monitoring of remote islands.
Air
Indian Army Officially Gets domestic LCH Assault Helicopters
The Indian Army received its first light combat helicopter (LCH) before the Indian Air Force (IAF) officially deployed the first batch.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Turkiye and Libya Signed Hydrocarbon Agreement
Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that a MoU was signed between Turkiye and Libya in the field of hydrocarbons.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Sensors
Situational Awareness Support to the Soldier
President of SSB Demir announced that Bites, a subsidiary of ASELSAN, has developed an Augmented Reality (AR) application for the land forces.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Russia Unveils Torpedo Capable of Destroying Destroyers
Russia has developed the "Physicist" torpedo, which weighs more than 300kg and detonates very close to the ship without hitting it.
Weapon / Missile
Kalashnikov Announces Record Sales in 2022
Following seven months of the war in Ukraine, Russian firearms manufacturer Kalashnikov recorded its best sales in 20 years this year.
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ and Kazakh Companies Cooperate on Space and Satellite
Turkish Aerospace has signed an MoU with Kazakh companies Kazsat and Ghalam for long-term satellite and space cooperation.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Elbit to sell Hermes 900 UAS to Thai Navy
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it had been awarded a US$120 million contract to supply the Royal Thai Navy with Hermes 900 Unmanned Seaborne Systems.
Navy / Maritime
Ukraine’s “Hetman Ivan Mazepa” Corvette Launched
The First Lady of Ukraine Zelenska and Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov announced that the Ukrainian Navy’s Hetman Ivan Mazepa Corvette (F-211) is launched.
Regional / Strategy
US is Reluctant to Asses Ukraine's NATO Application
U.S. believes Ukraine's NATO application "should be taken up at a different time," White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in response to Kyiv.
Unmanned Systems
Albania’s TB2 UVSs Will Be in Service Soon
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama stated Thursday that the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 UAVs that Albania has agreed to purchase would be operational very soon.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Investment
Meteksan Delivered the “HUET” Simulator to the Turkish Navy
Meteksan Defence completed the Defence Industry Agency’s (SSB) Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) Simulator Project,
