Merkel’s Greenlight is for Three MEKO A200 Frigates to Egypt
According to Der Spiegel, former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government agreed to sell three MEKO A200 frigates to Egypt.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Air
Bilateral Relations
Kuwait Denies Selling Hornets to Malaysia
Kuwait's Army General Staff Headquarters has denied media reports that the country will sell F/A-18 C/D Hornet fighter planes to Malaysia.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Type 26 Frigate to be armed with cruise/anti-ship missiles
Royal Navy’s Type 26 Frigates will be equipped with ‘Future Cruise/Anti–Ship Weapon’ (FC/ASW )despite the AUKUS deal that the UK signed with Australia.
Navy / Maritime
The British Navy may Retire Three Ships Without Replacements
The United Kingdom intends to decommission two Royal Fleet Auxiliary naval vessels and one ocean survey vessel.
Navy / Maritime
Russia Launchs Borei-A Class Ballistic Missile Submarine
Sevmash Shipyard has launched the Russian navy's new Project 955A Borei-A-Class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN).
Air
Indonesia to Receive New Hercules in 2022
According to Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force Air Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo, the first C-130J will arrive in Indonesia towards the end of 2022.
Air
France Orders the H160M Helicopters
DGA has signed a deal with Airbus Helicopters to develop and acquire the H160M in the Light Joint Helicopter Programme (HIL) framework.
Air
Country
Japan Approves Allocating $445 Million for Four F-35Bs
Japan’s defence spending of 5.4 trillion yen renewed the record for eight consecutive years, while Tokyo will allocate $445 million to buy four F-35B fighters.
Weapon / Missile
HİSAR O+ Passed the Final Acceptance Tests
The medium-range national air defence missile system HİSAR O+ has completed its acceptance activities and is ready for service with its components.
Regional / Strategy
China replaces the U.S. in the Middle East
The U.S. intelligence and satellite images show that Saudi Arabia is now developing its ballistic missiles with the assistance of China.
Ammunition
Country
HABRAS Exports Testing Service to a Foreign Country
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Terminal Ballistics High-Speed Rocket Test Track HABRAS will export service to foreign countries.
Navy / Maritime
Spain Inked a Contract to acquire 36 Airbus H135 Helicopters
The Spanish government has agreed to buy 36 H135 helicopters from Airbus, a light and twin-engine rotorcraft. T
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
NATO Maritime Security Exercise uses HAVELSAN’s VTS Software
HAVELSAN Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) Software was successfully deployed for the first time in NATO’s Maritime Security Exercise EXER MARSEC-21.
Unmanned Systems
Turkey's sale of drones to Ethiopia Concerns the U.S.
US authorities concerns Turkey UAV sales to Ethiopia. They gather proof that the government deployed the weapons against rebel forces.
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...
