Israel’s F-16s are now Commercial
U.S. private company that provides adversary (“red air”) and joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) training to the air forces will operate F-16.
Defence News
Air
Land
Turkey Leads NATO VJFT with BMC Vuran
Turkey is leading NATO's quick reaction forces. The forces arrived in Romania to participate in Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021.
Air
Investment
Gökbey Goes under Full-Scale Static Test
TUSAŞ announced that Turkish indigenous helicopter Gökbey will be subject to Full-Scale Static Test.
Air
France, Germany, Spain Reached an Agreement on FCAS
France, Germany, and Spain decided on the division of tasks as they reached an agreement regarding Phase 1B of the FCAS development program.
Ammunition
The US to sell $735 million arms to Israel
The U.S. approved the potential sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel according to Reuters.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Hungary is interested in the Turkish Drone Market
According to Hungarian government commissioner Gáspár Maróth, drones have done enormous things in recent conflicts.
Land
Nurol's Ejder Runs at Chad Deserts
Nurol Makina's Ejder 4X4 armoured vehicle is seen running in the desert in Chad. The video footage shows Chadian soldiers operating the armoured vehicle.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Defence Minister of Poland shows their interest in TB2
Defence Minister of Poland, Mariusz Błaszczak, showed TB2 UAV photo and wrote in Polish, “Good news coming soon”. Ha also added in English ”, stay tuned!”
Air
Qatar’s F-15QA Involves runway incident
Two U.S. Air Force pilots ejected from a Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15QA aircraft at Midamerica Airport after the jet departed the runway May 18, the service said.
Regional / Strategy
Tension Arises on Taiwan
China accused the United States on Wednesday of threatening the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.
Land
Morroco admits it has Ejder
Royal Moroccan Armed Forces confirmed TurDef publication that it has several Nurol Makina’s 4X4 armoured vehicles in the inventory.
Land
Serdar weapon station is installed on Moroccan Ejder
Royal Moroccan Armed Forces have observed the 65th anniversary of its establishment. ASELSAN’s unmanned RCWS was seen as a turret.
Air
Croatia to decide among Rafale, F-16 or Gripen trio
Croatian Air Force is near a decision for fighter aircraft. The Force had to decide between three aircraft: Rafale, F-16, and Gripen.
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN’s SERDAR at Morocco
Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) have published some photos from the armed forces on social media accounts on the occasion of the 65th anniversary.
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...
