Turkey to Establish a Company for Satelite
The 1st Space Economics, Space Law and Space Sciences Symposium is organised at Istanbul University Faculty of Economics.
Defence News
Space
Land
Boxer Production Formally Begins
UK Minister for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quin, opened the new Boxer Armoured Vehicle Production Facility.
Air
“HÜRKUŞ HYEU” unveiled at Konya
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) unveiled the new version of HÜRKUŞ at the International Anatolian Anka-2021 exercise.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Western Media Targets STM’s Kargu-2
The Western media have started an anti-campaign for STM’s Kargu-2 drone. Human Rights Watch initiated the campaign three weeks ago.
Air
FAB Reduces KC-390 Orders
The Brazilian Air Force has announced on Wednesday that it will reduce the amount of KC-390 Millennium transport aircraft it has ordered.
Land
Communication
KAREL’s IP Switchboard in Service
Karel electronics reconfigured the IP-based DS200T Telephone switchboard according to the technical requirements of the Turkish Land Forces.
Space
Egypt to Launch Four Satellites for Scientific Research
CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency (EGSA) Mohamed El-Qossy recently announced that Egypt would launch four CubeSat satellites next year for Scientific Research.
Logistics
NATO Demonstrates hot water is possible in the field: Ozti
NATO held an exercise in Romania to show its readiness for quick response. Turkey is the leading country at the exercise.
Land
Modernisation
ACV Modernization Project Firing Tests Completed
The preliminary prototype ACV conducted Armoured Combat Vehicle road driving and firing tests. Turkish Land Forces have ACV-15 in the inventory.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
ULAQ had Salvo Cirit Fire
Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence’s joint Project Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (AUSV/ ULAQ) was tested at DenizKurdu 21 (Sea Wolf) Naval Exercise.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Kendall promises to Cut Turkey from F-35 Production
US President Joe Biden’s US Air Force secretary nominee wants to take Turkey completely out of the production line. He also wants to promote US F-35 purchases.
Weapon / Missile
US Navy Tests Hypersonic Rocket Motor
The US Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office tested on May 27th the first-stage solid rocket motor (SRM) in Promontory, Utah.
Investment
Country
Turkey Has 16 Defence Companies in First-500 Company
Istanbul Chamber of Industry announced Turkey’s Top 500 Industrial Enterprises of 2020. Sixteen companies are performing in defence or aviation.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
ULAQ shows its teeth: Cirit hits the target
Turkey’s first indigenous Armed Unmanned Surface Vessel ULAQ, hit the target with a laser-guided Cirit missile during the DenizKurdu naval exercise.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 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...
