Baykar’s Akıncı to penetrate with Tubitak SAGE’s NEB
Akıncı UCAV prepares to carry TÜBİTAK SAGE's NEB. NEB is a Turkish abbreviation for Penetrator Bomb. NEB contains Multiple War Head Systems (MWS) technology.
Defence News
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Havelsan Presented two new drones M6 and B30
The Anatolian Eagle 21 exercise is held in Konya. Turkish Defence Companies HAVELSAN, Turkish Aerospace, MKEK, ASFAT and SDT exhibit their products.
Navy / Maritime
Russian planes harass Dutch HNLMS Evertsen frigate
The Dutch frigate Evertsen was harassed for hours by Russian Su-30SM fighter planes in the Black Sea.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
Exercise Sea Breeze Begins in The Black Sea
US Navy Europe and the Ukrainian navy kicked off Sea Breeze 2021 in the Black Sea with the largest number of participants in the exercise’s 21 iterations.
Air
Spotters Day at Anatolian Eagle-2021 Training
The International Anatolian Eagle-2021 Training is held at the 3rd Main Jet Base Command (Konya) between 21 June and 02 July 2021.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Qatar to Deploy Half of its Air Fleet in Turkey
Turkiye and Qatar have signed a military training agreement to allow Qatar to send up to 36 military aircraft and 250 personnel to Turkiye for training.
Air
Engine and Transmission
TUSAS Supplies 14 Engines to the ATAK II Helicopter
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) and the Ukrainian “Motor Sich” company signed a Heavy Duty Attack Helicopter engine contract.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Hisar and ATMACA will be the first “guests” of Turkish VLS
SSB, Head of Naval Platforms Department stated that an agreement was signed with ROKETSAN for the vertical launch system on the fifth MİLGEM ship.
Navy / Maritime
India’s INS Vikrant Begins Sea Trials
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) to see the country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC), INS Vikrant.
Air
Gökbey Helicopter 3'rd prototype at flight test
President of Defence Industries Professor İsmail Demir stated that the third Gökbey helicopter prototype joined to test flight campaign.
Land
Unmanned Systems
Turkish UGVs in Trials
Presidency of Defence Industries started to test Turkish Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV). The project is called Medium Class 1st Level UGV Project.
Navy / Maritime
HMS Defender’s Classified Papers Found at Bus Stop
Royal Navy’s classified documents were found at a bus stop in Portsmouth, England. The finder gave the documents to the BBC.
Land
Bilateral Relations
BMC Exports Kirpi MRAP to Tunisia
BMC signed an additional contract with Tunis for 41 Kirpi 4x4 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) and five Kirpi Ambulances.
Air
Investment
Bilateral Relations
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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...
