Turkish MoD MKE's Fırtına Blows Silently
Turkish MoD company Mechanical and Chemical Industry Incorporated Company (MKE A.Ş.) presented its Hybrid engine Fırtına (Storm) howitzer at IDEF 21.
Defence News
Land
Expo and Air Show
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Green Light for Private Shipyards at TF-2000 Tender
The President SSB Demir hints that private shipyards will be included in the construction process of TF-2000 destroyers.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
MKE’s CIWS Waits for 2022
The Mechanical and Chemical Industry Incorporated Company (MKE) presented its Close-İn Weapon System (CIWS) solution at IDEF.
Air
Unmanned Systems
AKINCI UAV to be Delivered Soon
Baykar Defence Technical Leader Selçuk Bayraktar announced that the AKINCI Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle would be delivered this month.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Otokar presented its armoured vehicles at IDEF
Otokar exhibited its vehicle family at IDEF. It had 11 vehicles which three of them were new versions.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
F-16s to get Ramjet Engine air to air missile Gökhan
The manager of TUBİTAK SAGE institute Gökhan Okumuş stated that Gökhan air to air missiles with Ramjet engines would be first used on F-16 jet aircraft.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
HAVELSAN’s Digital Troops are presented at IDEF
HAVELSAN wants to bring network-centric warfare into life between robotics and human being. The company presented its solution at IDEF.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Pakistan to Contribute to Turkish UAVs
The Turkish Aerospace and Pakistan’s National Engineering and Science Commission (NESCOM) signed the “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles” contract.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
The contract of Land ATMACA Signed
The surface-to-surface Cruise Missile (Land Atmaca) Contract was signed between the Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) and Roketsan at IDEF21.
E/W
Expo and Air Show
Navigation Electronic Attack System (SEYMEN) Project Signed
Presidency of Defence Industries and Meteksan Defence Industry Inc. signed the Navigation Electronic Attack System (SEYMEN) Project.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Additional Order in STA Project
SSB signed the contract change with FNSS to supply additional vehicles within the scope of the Weapon Carrier Vehicles Project (STA).
Air
Expo and Air Show
TUSAŞ Prepares for 18 March 2023
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) aims to become one of the world’s top 10 firms in the industry by 2028, its CEO, Professor Temel Kotil, said on Wednesday.
Unmanned Systems
Communication
Expo and Air Show
Turkish Aerospace Presents ANKA UAV with new payloads
ANKA UAV get new payloads as TUSAŞ presents the ANKA UAV with the Şimsek target drone under the wing, and it also presents the Uygar Communication pod.
Land
Expo and Air Show
BMC Presents 8X8 Altuğ
İzmir based land vehicles manufacturer BMC presented its 8X8 armoured vehicle Altuğ at International Defence Industry Fair.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
