TUSAŞ Delivers Anka with ASELSAN’s CATS Payload
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) has delivered two new ANKA UAV to the Turkish Air Force.
Defence News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Air
IAF Formally Inducts 2nd Rafale Squadron at Hasimara Airbase
The IAF inducted the second squadron of Rafale aircraft -101 Squadron- at Hasimara Air Base in West Bengal's Hasimara in Eastern Air Command on July 28.
Weapon / Missile
Thailand to Acquire 300 Javelin FGM-148 Missiles
The U.S. announced that Thailand wants to acquire 300 Javelin FGM-148 Missiles with an estimated cost of $83.5 million.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Aksungur Saved Lives
President of Defence Industries Professor Ismail Demir stated that Aksungur UAV had saved lives.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Israel to Acquire 18 CH-53K King Stallion
State Department approved the sale of 18 Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters to Israel to replace its CH-53 Yasurs for $3.4 billion.
Investment
Engine and Transmission
İşbir Elektrik Prepares for New Facility
İşbir Elektrik will move to its new facility. The facility was established in 1978 as the Power Generation Machinery Factory.
Land
Otokar Achieves a Turnover of 1.9 billion TL in Six Months
Otokar announced the financial results for the first six months of 2021. Otokar’s exports increased its turnover by 64 per cent despite the Pandemic.
Navy / Maritime
TCG Anadolu: in 2022 but not before March
TCG Anadolu is under construction. The pandemic caused a major delay in construction, but the Turkish industry is working hard to deliver it early.
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
TF-2000 Destroyer is Close To Starting the Programme
Part of the National Ship (MILGEM) project Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) destroyer TF-2000 is close to starting the programme but is waiting for the correct formula.
Weapon / Missile
Investment
Australia to Invest in Indigenous Guided Weapons
The Australian government aims to develop its own guided weapons, ending the dependency on overseas ones.
Land
Homeland Security
ASFAT Exports minesweepers to Burkina Faso
ASFAT will export four Mechanical Mine-Clearing Equipment (MEMATT) to Burkina Faso as its first export success to West Africa.
Logistics
Investment
Country
IDEF'21, Turkey's largest industry meeting, counts down days
The 15th IDEF International Defence Industry Fair, IDEF 2021, will be organised between 17 - 20 August 2021 in İstanbul.
Land
Katmerciler exports Hızır to Kenya for $ 91.4 Million
Izmir-based Katmerciler Company has reached an agreement with the Kenya Defence Ministry. The company will export Hızır 4X4 to Africa for $ 91.4 Million.
Navy / Maritime
Ukraine’s Ada-Class Corvette is Under Production
According to Ukraine based website Militarnyi, STM has cut steel and began building hull sections of Ada-class corvette.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Army expands long-range precision fires production planning - The US Army is increasing investment in production capacity for long-range precision fires programme...
- 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...
