Hungary Demonstrates the Gidrán Programme
The Hungarian Armed Forces benefit from the Gidrán 4x4 armoured vehicle everywhere possible. The vehicle appears on the armed forces website's main page.
Defence News
Land
Investment
Bilateral Relations
ASELSAN prepares for new export products
ASELSAN invests more in remote-controlled weapon systems. known as UKKS are used on different platforms.
Navy / Maritime
Giant Merging on the naval industry?
Fincantieri General Manager Fabio Gallia declined to comment on Friday about rumours interested in acquiring ThyssenKrupp Marine System (TKMS).
Land
Weapon / Missile
French DGA performs first lock-on firing of MMP Missile
An MBDA-manufactured MMP medium-range missile was test-fired from Nexter’s Jaguar armoured reconnaissance and combat vehicle (EBRC).
Weapon / Missile
US Gets Closer to 500 km precision Strike with PrSM rocket
Lockheed Martin announced that the developments of Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) tactical surface-to-surface weapon system are completed.
Land
The US. Army withdraws all M-1128 MGS Cannons
US Army intends to withdraw a total of 139 105-mm M-1128 MGS (Mobile Gun System) by the end of 2022.
Land
Weapon / Missile
BMC's Vuran with 107 mm MBRL
The Presidency of Defence Industries presented an integration of Turkish products. Roketsan’s 107 mm Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher to suppress hostile areas.
Navy / Maritime
Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier Docks in Greek Cyprus
The Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier will lead the naval Task Force 473 to fight against the terrorist group ISIS arrived at Greek Cyprus port Limassol.
Land
US Light Tank revealed
BAE Systems and General Dynamics have started to test the US military's "Mobile Protected Firepower" at Land & Armaments Centre of Excellence in Michigan.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Argentina Gets Closer to JF-17 Thunder Deal
Argentina’s quest for a new fighter jet began in 2013 when it originally sought the Spanish Air Force’s Dassault Mirage F-1s.
Air
F-35 Becomes the Backbone of USAF
Air Force Chief of Staff told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defence that the F-35 “is the cornerstone of future fighter force and air superiority.”
Navy / Maritime
Air
3rd Meltem-3 delivered to Navy
The Turkish Navy received the third Leonardo ATR-72 (P-72) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) patrol aircraft from TUSAŞ as part of the Meltem-3 Project.
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
ASELSAN’s ANS-510D Marine Gyro Systems Passed Tests
Barbaros and Gabya Class Frigates half-life modernisation project passed a new milestone as ASELSAN’s main/auxiliary gyro systems passed acceptance tests.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Turkey’s E/O Response to Canada
SSB President İsmail Demir stated that the TB2 UAV delivered to Gendarmerie was equipped with ASELSAN’s CATS E / O payload in response to Canada’s embargo.
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...
