Leonardo will prepare Pakistan’s Sea Sultans
Pakistan has hired an Italian defence company to convert three Embraer Lineage 1000 regional jetliners into long-range maritime patrol aircraft for its Navy.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Air
Investment
Antonov wants to land in Quebec
Antonov wants to design and make the final assembly of an An-74 transport aircraft in Quebec, Canada.
Investment
Two Turkish companies entered the list of Top 100 Defence
Two Turkish companies entered the “Defence News Top 100” list. The list is prepared based on data from a year ago.
Bilateral Relations
Egypt and Greece signed military cooperation protocol
Chief of Staff Mohamed Farid has recently visited Greece and signed a cooperation protocol on military education with his Greek counterpart Konstantinos Floros.
Country
Homeland Security
New Air Defence System to Kabul
Afghan authorities said they had installed an anti-missile system at Kabul airport to counter incoming rockets.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Israel Uses AI-Controlled Drone Swarms in Combat
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has formally acknowledged its use of swarms of AI-assisted drones during air and missile strikes against Gaza.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Rafael Targets Russian Vessel 962 on Animation
Rafael has unveiled the Maritime and Land-Based “Sea Breaker” cruise missile in an animated video where it destroys a Soviet-made missile corvette.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Russian Navy Tracks Greek Missile Boat in the Black Sea
The Russian Defence Ministry said that Greek guided-missile boat HS Daniolos was tracked in the Black Sea.
E/W
New Flag of Electronic Warfare: Sancak
President of Defence Industries Professor İsmail Demir introduced the Land-Based Electronic Warfare System Sancak from his social media account.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Russia Develops Small Gas Analyser to Install on Drones
Russian state corporation Rostec’s Roskhimzashchita, presented Shmel universal air gas analyser on 7 July at the Innoprom-2021 Exhibition.
Weapon / Missile
Demir: Two Good News From Hisar
Demir stated that the HİSAR A+ Air Defence Missile System has been delivered with all its elements and that the HİSAR O+ is in the phase of mass production.
Air
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Baykar's Akıncı UCAV took off with a 3000 lb payload
Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV (S-1) took off with TÜBİTAK SAGE 2000 lb Penetrator Bomb (NEB). The UCAV had 1000 libre extra weight option on board besides the NEB.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Pakistan Spells out “TRNC”s Name
Pakistan Embassy in Ankara mentions on it social accounts "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, TRNC"
Air
Meteksan Signs Export Agreement
Meteksan Defence signed a new export contract with the Air Forces Command of a country whose name is kept confidential but stated as an ally.
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...
