Turkish Companies Otokar and FNSS to Compete in Malaysia
Turkish Companies Otokar and FNSS compete in Malaysia to replace German Condor 4×4 APCs and Belgian-made SIBMAS 6×6 armoured vehicles.
Defence News
Land
Expo and Air Show
Air
Uruguay Expresses Interest in the L-39NG Advanced Trainer Jet
Uruguayan Air Force (FAU) representatives visited the Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody and expressed interest in the L-39NG.
Unmanned Systems
LM Stalker VXE Drone Reachs a record of 39-hour flight time
The Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE drone has set a world record in February by flying for 39 hours non-stop in the Group 2 (5 to <25-kilogram) category.
Weapon / Missile
Russia claims to have destroyed S-300PMUs
The Russian Ministry of Defence claims to have launched hypersonic Kalibr cruise missiles and destroyed four S-300PMU launchers in Dnipro.
Land
UK Gets 100 more Boxer
OCCAR, and ARTEC, a Rheinmetall and KMW consortium, have signed a contract extension to supply the British Army with an additional 100 BOXER.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
ANKA UAVs can Detect Naval Mines Now
SSB President Demir said that Turkish UAVs had gained new capabilities. Meteksan’s MILSAR will detect naval mines that pose threats to maritime.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Aksungur and TCG Ufuk Attend BlueHomeland Exercise
Turkish Navy’s BlueHomeland-2022 Exercise started with the participation of 122 ships, 41 aircraft and 12 thousand personnel.
Bilateral Relations
India, US to Strengthen Defence Relations amid CAATSA
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Foreign Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Rheinmetall Company offers Ukraine Leopard 1 Tanks
German defence company Rheinmetall offers brand new Marder Armoured Personnel Carriers and 50 second-hand Leopard 1 Main Battle Tanks to Ukraine.
Weapon / Missile
Pakistan conducted a Shaheen-III ballistic missile test
Pakistan announced that the country conducted a flight test of Shaheen-III surface to surface ballistic missile in response to India’s Agni-III.
Unmanned Systems
STM Delivers new KARGU Drones to TAF
STM has made new deliveries of the rotary-wing attack drone KARGU to the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF).
Unmanned Systems
Serbia Wants Turkish Drones TB2
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan promised him to provide Bayraktar TB2 Armed UAV.
Regional / Strategy
Turkish Defence Industry to improve with NATO Allies
Defence industry cooperation came to the fore at the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Brussels on 6-7 April.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
ASFAT Starts the Construction of First OPV Design, Akhisar
ASFAT Inc has completed the critical design of the OPV for the Turkish Navy, and the construction of the Akhisar ship has begun.
