TCG Ufuk is officially in the Inventory
The Turkish Intelligence Ship TCG Ufuk (A-591) was officially commissioned at the Istanbul Shipyard in Tuzla, where President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Space
Space
Turkey’s first pocketqube is in space and operational
Turkey’s first pocketqube Grizu-263A started to send signals three hours after being launched into space. Falcon 9 rocket carried pocketqube to the space.
Weapon / Missile
The Philippines Prefers BraHmos
Philippines awarded India's Brahmos Aerospace Pvt Ltd a 374 million USD Contract to supply three batteries of BraHmos missiles to the Philippine Navy.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Taliban Demand Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to Return Aircraft
The Taliban has warned Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to return aircraft flown out of Afghanistan since the militant group took control of the country.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Raytheon Provides Multispectral Targeting Sensors for Triton
The U.S. Navy orders Raytheon multispectral targeting sensors for the Northrop-Grumman's MQ-4C Triton long-range UAV for maritime patrol applications.
Weapon / Missile
Philippines Receives Israel’s M125A2 120mm Mortar Carriers
The Philippine Army (PA) receives 15 M125A2 armoured mortar carriages with 120mm Mounted Mortar System which was delivered to the PA Armour “Pambato” Division.
Space
Engine and Transmission
Gilmour Tests in Australia ‘Most powerful rocket engine
Gilmour Space Technologies has completed a 75-second test-fire of its new rocket engine. The company plans to launch it in Queensland in 2022.
Air
Modernisation
Russia’s New Blackjack Tu-160M on its Maiden Flight
Cold War Era legend “White Swan” Soviet Tu-160M Blackjack supersonic strategic bomber has flown as a new production batch.
Weapon / Missile
India Tested Naval Variant of BrahMos
DRDO tested a sea-to-sea variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Indian Navy's newly commissioned INS Visakhapatnam.
Weapon / Missile
COS received FN Herstal's ultra-light machine gun “EVOLYS”
Belgian company FN Herstal, the MINIMI light machine gun producer, delivered 5.45 × 45 calibre FN EVOLYS to the French special forces.
Air
Logistics
Engine and Transmission
Hellenic Air Force Pays F-16 Engine Support for $233 Million
The State Department approved Foreign Military Sale Greece of Follow-on Support for F100-PW-229 Engine Maintenance for an estimated cost of $233 million.
Weapon / Missile
Lithuania orders Carl-Gustaf M4
Saab announced that it had signed a framework agreement with the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence for the Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon and ammunition.
Air
SSIK Decides to start the serial production of HÜRJET
The SSİK, convened under President Erdoğan, decided to start serial production for HÜRJET Aircraft. The Directorate made a statement on Communications.
Navy / Maritime
Is Turkey selling MILGEM Ada and FAC to Morocco?
According to Maroc-hebdo, Morocco is negotiating with Turkey to acquire seven Kılıç II Class Fast Attack Crafts (FAC) and one Ada Class corvette for ASW.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Army accelerates deployment of next-generation air defence network - The US Army is expanding deployment of integrated air and missile defence networks that connect mult...
- 15:00 European nations expand military mobility infrastructure projects - European governments are investing in rail, bridge, port and logistics upgrades to improve the rapid...
- 15:00 China advances long-endurance unmanned maritime operations - China continues expanding the use of long-endurance unmanned systems for maritime surveillance and r...
- 15:00 Japan increases domestic missile manufacturing investments - Japan is expanding industrial capacity for missile production to support larger inventories of stand...
- 15:00 Undersea infrastructure protection emerges as strategic mission - Navies and governments are increasing investment in surveillance systems and autonomous vehicles des...
- 15:00 Counter-drone technologies increasingly emphasise affordability - Military planners are prioritising low-cost interception methods to counter mass drone attacks witho...
- 15:00 Hypersonic tracking architectures gain momentum worldwide - Major defence powers are accelerating development of integrated radar and satellite-based tracking n...
- 15:00 Military logistics automation becomes a major modernisation theme - Armed forces are investing in autonomous resupply vehicles, robotic warehousing and AI-assisted logi...
- 15:00 Collaborative autonomy expands across military domains - Defence organisations are increasingly exploring groups of autonomous systems operating cooperativel...
- 15:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a strategic defence metric - Governments are increasingly evaluating defence suppliers on their ability to rapidly scale producti...
- 09:00 US Air Force expands autonomous mission planning capabilities - The US Air Force is investing in autonomous mission planning tools designed to accelerate operationa...
- 09:00 European militaries prioritise protection of critical infrastructure - European defence planners are increasing efforts to protect energy facilities, communications networ...
- 09:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China continues integrating satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground sensors into a bro...
- 09:00 Japan expands munitions storage and dispersal network - Japan is investing in new ammunition storage facilities and dispersal concepts to improve resilience...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime surveillance gains momentum worldwide - Navies are increasingly adopting autonomous maritime surveillance systems to provide persistent cove...
- 09:00 Counter-drone programmes focus on defeating mass attacks - Military organisations are prioritising counter-UAS systems capable of handling large-scale drone at...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent sensor coverage - Defence agencies are accelerating investment in persistent tracking networks to improve detection an...
- 09:00 Military space architectures shift toward distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring distributed satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft become central to future airpower - Air forces are increasingly viewing collaborative combat aircraft as a core element of future airpow...
- 09:00 Production resilience emerges as key defence export advantage - The ability to sustain production, deliver rapidly and expand output during crises is becoming a maj...
