Turkey and UAE Seek “Rapprochement” in the Middle East
UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan plans to visit President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to end the ongoing regional rivalry in the Middle East.
Defence News
Investment
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Land
Expo and Air Show
Menatek Presented its products at Saha Expo
Menatek displayed its products at the Saha Expo defence show. Mevu Periscopes, Naz Bearings, Custom Design Torsion Bar, and some subsystem components.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Asisguard Songar UAV secured a deal to Fly in Africa
Asisguard has secured an export deal with a nation in Africa. The country’s name is being kept private. The company inked the deal at the Saha Expo 2021.
Navy / Maritime
TF-2000 Tender Waits Next Year
The Turkish Navy anticipates completing the design phase of the TF-2000 Air Defence Destroyer by the end of 2022.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
TCG Istanbul to be equipped with HİSAR and ESSM Missiles
The TCG Istanbul (F-515) Frigate will have a 16-cell National Vertical Launch System (MDAS), which Roketsan continues to develop.
Navy / Maritime
STM is Set to Launch Shallow Water Combat Submersible in 2022
At the 10th Naval Systems Seminar, STM Defence declared that the Shallow Water Combat Submersible (SWCB) STM 500 design is complete.
Air
Expo and Air Show
UAE Orders Two Additional Airbus A330 MRTT
The UAE Air Force has ordered two additional Airbus A330 MRTT aircraft, bringing the MRTT fleet to five aircraft.
Bilateral Relations
Putin Warns about the Use of TB2s in Donbass
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that he is restless about the use of TB2 UAVs in Donbas. Putin answered questions from Russia 1 TV.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Russia Delivers S-400 to India
Russia has begun delivering the first S-400s to India ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit early next month.
Navy / Maritime
STM Delivers Both the A-591 TCG UFUK and A-574 in November
The 10th Naval Systems Seminar is held at Ankara Gar Hotel. STM, the leader of naval systems, has two vessels that are to be commissioned in November.
Investment
Expo and Air Show
Havelsan, Tübitak, and Asisguard to form Cooperation Troika
ASISGUARD, HAVELSAN, and TUBITAK agreed to share cooperative research investigations on laser weapons integrated into unmanned systems at the Saha Expo.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Sensors
DIRCM Protection to A400M Aircraft
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) now can incorporate "Directional Infrared Countermeasure" (DIRCM) technology into A400M aircraft.
Weapon / Missile
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
Motor Sich Proposes MS400 for Gezgin Cruise Missile
Ukrainian Defense Express magazine states the Ukrainian SE Ivchenko-Progress would develop an AI-35 engine for the Turkish Gezgin cruise missile.
Investment
Expo and Air Show
Koç and Sabancı to Cooperate in Nano Technology
KoçSavunma and Sabancı University will cooperate on nanotechnology according to the agreement.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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