MKE’s MMT Cleared for Service After a 10-Year Delay
Launched in 2012 with a 2015 target, Türkiye’s Modern Machine Gun completed qualification nearly a decade late in 2025 despite MKE’s prior MPT experience.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Pakistan Navy launches fourth Hangor submarine Ghazi
Pakistan Navy has launched its fourth Hangor-class submarine, PNS Ghazi, in China, marking a key milestone as all boats enter sea trials before delivery.
Investment
Unmanned Systems
TITRA prepares to reclaim UH-1 and AB206 fleets unmanned
TITRA Technology detailed its efforts to convert UH-1 and AB206 helicopters into unmanned platforms, alongside updates on production capacity and exports.
Country
Unmanned Systems
TITRA targets UAV traffic control and exports management
At a press tour in Ankara, TITRA Technology outlined its UAV traffic filtering system and export plans centred on Romania and the United States today.
Air
Germany to Provide Ukraine with Sea Lynx Helicopters
Germany, replacing Sea Lynx lightweight multirole helicopters with NH90 Sea Tiger medium utility helicopters, might donate the retired helicopters to Ukraine.
Land
Weapon / Missile
KNDS and Leonardo Sign LOI for Joint 155 mm SPG Development
Leonardo announced a LOI signing with KNDS for the joint development of a new generation 155 mm SPG to use the RCH 155 gun module and an Italian platform.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Ukraine Hits Russian Kilo-class Submarine with Kamikaze UUV
The strike on the Kilo-class submarine adds a new layer of threat on the Russian Navy’s end, not on top of but below Ukraine’s existing fleet of armed USVs.
Land
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN Tests SARP 200/12.7D with ATOM 40 Airburst Grenades
ASELSAN shared a test video of the SARP 200/12.7D dual-weapon RCWS with UAV tracking capabilities using ATOM 40 airburst rounds to shoot down a small UAV.
Air
US Army Continues UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Orders
While the MV-75 tiltrotor selected for FLRAA continues its tests, the US Army, planning to keep its fleet of UH-60 helicopters, is continuing with new orders.
Land
Unmanned Systems
US Marines Test New Amphibious UGV at TCE 25.2 Event
Images recently published on DVIDS show the USMC’s new amphibious UGV, designated as Unmanned Swarming Amphibious Craft, tested during the TCE 25.2 event.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Pakistani Navy Hits Air Targets with FM-90N ER Missile
During a firing drill held at the Arabian Sea, a Pakistani Navy Zulfiqar-class frigate hit air targets using the Chinese FM-90N ER air defence missile.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
AKINCI Strikes Ground Targets with BOZOK and KAYI-30
Baykar’s AKINCI UCAV struck two ground targets with high accuracy using two BOZOK and one KAYI-30 laser/GNSS-guided munitions developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE.
Air
Bilateral Relations
UK Embassy Details Türkiye’s Eurofighter Timeline and Rights
The UK Embassy has answered TurDef’s Eurofighter questions, providing the official delivery date and clarity on configuration and sovereign mission-data rights.
Navy / Maritime
ROK Launches Four PKX-B Batch-II Patrol Vessels with MLRS
ROK Navy has launched four PKX-B Batch-II patrol vessels armed with Biryong 130 mm MLRS firing GNSS/INS guided artillery rockets against infiltrations.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Army expands long-range precision fires production planning - The US Army is increasing investment in production capacity for long-range precision fires programme...
- 15:00 European air defence modernisation shifts toward integrated networks - European governments are increasingly linking national air defence assets into broader integrated ne...
- 15:00 China strengthens unmanned maritime surveillance capabilities - China continues expanding its portfolio of maritime surveillance drones to improve situational aware...
- 15:00 Japan accelerates hardened infrastructure development - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, protected storage sites and dispersed operating locations...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain role in critical infrastructure security - Navies are increasingly deploying autonomous underwater vehicles to monitor and protect undersea cab...
- 15:00 Counter-drone systems increasingly combine kinetic and electronic effects - Military organisations are fielding layered counter-drone architectures that integrate electronic wa...
- 15:00 Hypersonic weapon proliferation drives demand for space-based tracking - Defence agencies are accelerating development of space-based sensor constellations capable of provid...
- 15:00 Military logistics automation becomes mainstream procurement priority - Armed forces are expanding procurement of autonomous logistics vehicles and AI-assisted supply syste...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft concepts reshape force structure planning - Air forces are increasingly designing future force structures around combinations of crewed aircraft...
- 15:00 Industrial resilience becomes strategic requirement for defence suppliers - Governments are placing growing emphasis on supply-chain security, surge production capability and m...
- 09:00 US Air Force expands Collaborative Combat Aircraft testing - The US Air Force is increasing flight testing and integration work for Collaborative Combat Aircraft...
- 09:00 European defence spending increasingly targets ammunition resilience - European governments are directing additional defence funding toward ammunition production, stockpil...
- 09:00 China advances military satellite constellation deployment - China continues expanding military satellite constellations designed to enhance communications, navi...
- 09:00 Japan strengthens distributed missile force posture - Japan is expanding deployment of mobile missile units and support infrastructure across remote islan...
- 09:00 Autonomous surface vessels gain importance in fleet operations - Navies are integrating autonomous surface vessels into surveillance, reconnaissance and maritime sec...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward scalable architectures - Military organisations are increasingly procuring counter-drone systems built around open architectu...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence programmes focus on persistent target custody - Defence agencies are prioritising sensor networks capable of maintaining continuous tracking of mano...
- 09:00 AI-assisted command systems gain momentum in military planning - Armed forces are accelerating adoption of AI-assisted command-and-control systems designed to improv...
- 09:00 Collaborative autonomy emerges as key defence technology trend - Military planners increasingly view teams of autonomous systems operating cooperatively as a major f...
- 09:00 Production capacity increasingly shapes defence export competitiveness - Countries evaluating defence acquisitions are placing greater weight on supplier production capacity...
