Navantia is hopeful for TCG Trakya
Spanish State Shipyard Navantia attends to IDEF21 with the hope of constructing second the Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship for the Turkish Navy.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Air
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
ATAK II’s Engine Displayed at TUSAŞ’s Stand
TUSAŞ exhibits its aerial platforms at IDEF. The ATAK II and Gökbey helicopter, Hurjet and TF-X aircraft, Anka UAV are exhibited together.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Pakistan's first PN Milgem Corvette F-280 Babur Launched
The first of four Milgem ADA Class corvettes built by the ASFAT company for the Pakistani Navy launched on August 15, 2021.
Weapon / Missile
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Roketsan presents Atmaca land version
Roketsan President Professor Faruk Yiğit and General Manager Murat İkinci met with journalists today to present their contribution to IDEF.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Roketsan presents its LAÇİN guidance kit
Roketsan has added a new guidance kit to its portfolio to convert the “dumb” bomb to the “smart” one. The kit, called LAÇİN,.
Land
Expo and Air Show
BMC has two Tanks on the Expo
BMC Savunma has finished its preparations for IDEF. It has presented one vehicle on social media without giving details.
Navy / Maritime
ASELSAN'S Gökdeniz entered Turkmen inventory
Turkmen Navy got its biggest ship in the fleet into inventory to protect the Caspian shores. The vessel has ASELSAN's Gökdeniz CIWS installed.
Navy / Maritime
Pakistan gets PN MİLGEM Babur today launched
Pakistan celebrated its independence day and launched the PN MİLGEM Ada Class corvette. The ship is built by Turkish MoD's Asfat and is called Babur.
Ammunition
Expo and Air Show
TÜBİTAK-SAGE Presents New Guidance Kits: GÖKÇE and GÖZDE
TÜBİTAK Defence Industry Research and Development Institute will showcase new generation guidance kits GÖKÇE and GÖZDE at the IDEF to be held in Istanbul.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Çağatay UAV Debuts at IDEF 2021
UAVERA UAV focused on sub-cloud UAV, and Target UAV manufacturer will showcase its capabilities at IDEF 2021.
Air
Expo and Air Show
TF-X will be first time displayed at IDEF
TUSAŞ will exhibit the Combat Aircraft mock-up at IDEF for the first time. The HÜRJET Simulator will also be on its stand.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Katmerciler to Unveil EREN and HIZIR II
Katmerciler unveils two armoured vehicles at the IDEF21: the 4x4 Counter Terror Assault Vehicle EREN and the 4x4 Tactical Wheeled Armoured Vehicle HIZIR II.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Otokar Will Exhibit Its New Generation Vehicles at IDEF
Otokar attends IDEF with new-generation vehicles. Otokar will take place with 11 Armoured vehicles at IDEF’21 this year.
Weapon / Missile
SSB Pushes Button for 7.62 Gatling Gun
SSB prepares to produce 7.62 Gatling guns in Turkey. SSB will invite companies to join the Project. The winner will produce the weapon for the TAF and SOF.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
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- 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...
