Azerbaijan Shows JF-17 Block III Fighters in Inventory
The parade celebrating fifth anniversary of victory in Karabakh was a scene of the unveiling of JF-17 Block III fighters in the Azerbaijani Air Force Inventory.
Defence News
Air
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
DeltaV’s Next-Generation Rocket Shows Up at Sinop Visit
DeltaV’s next-generation hybrid rocket platform was spotted during DeltaV General Manager Mehmet Karaman’s visit to the Sinop Governor, Mustafa Özarslan.
Navy / Maritime
PLAN’s Type 003 Fujian Aircraft Carrier Enters Service
China’s first aircraft carrier to use a catapult, Type 003 Fujian (18), has entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) with a ceremony.
Air
Saudi Arabia Seeks 48 F-35s in Major Defence Push
White House weighs multi-billion-dollar sale that could reshape Middle East military balance and test US’s pledge to preserve Israel’s qualitative edge.
Land
First T-155 TTA Integrated Panter Enters TAF Service
Türkiye received the first T-155 TTA Integrated Panter to the Land Forces on 5 November, completing its qualification phase and launching serial production.
Air
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ Signs MoU with BAE Systems on Unmanned Platforms
TUSAŞ and BAE Systems have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore areas of collaboration on the development of unmanned air platforms.
Defence Politics
EU assigns military adviser in Ankara for first time
In a first, the EU appointed a Polish defence attaché previously posted in Ankara as a military adviser, marking a new phase in EU–Türkiye defence ties.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Turkish Navy Commissions SALVO USV with TRAKON Lite RCWS
Turkish Navy has commissioned Dearsan’s SALVO USV fitted with the TRAKON Lite RCWS developed by Unirobotics, marking the second platform for SYS’s subsidiary.
Weapon / Missile
HİSAR-D RF Air Defence Missile Hits Sea Skimming Target
ROKETSAN’s HİSAR-D RF naval medium-range air defence missile successfully hit a sea-skimming high-speed target UAV during the ground-based firing test.
Air
Weapon / Missile
AAMs’ and SOM-J Under Integration for KAAN Internal Bays
Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır stated that the integration work of air-to-air missiles and the SOM-J cruise missile has started.
Land
Sensors
ASELSAN Delivers ARSUS 100 Reconnaissance System to Poland
ASELSAN announced the delivery of the ARSUS 100 reconnaissance system developed for armoured vehicles, showing the system on Poland’s Bobr-3 amphibious vehicle.
Navy / Maritime
Pakistani Navy Awards Contract for Jinnah-class Frigates
Pakistan’s Karachi Shipyard will build the first Jinnah-class frigate designed by ASFAT (AS3400) as a larger follow-up to the Babur-class PN MİLGEM corvettes.
Air
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ Develops a new Jet-Powered Kamikaze UAV: AYAZ
A trademark titled “AYAZ Kamikaze Jet UAV” was spotted on the website of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, pointing to a dedicated kamikaze UAV.
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Communication
Russia Deploys LTE-Controlled FPV Drones in Ukraine
First reported April 2025; August wreckage showed SIMs and 4G modules. TurDef underlines the tactic: military use concealed within civilian mobile networks.
