Turkey Begins New R&D Projects
SSB organised the 7th R&D Panel and decided to initiate four R&D projects and to make Wide Area Calls (SAGA) in two areas.
Defence News
Investment
Country
Aselsan makes Q1 profits of $147M
Aselsan made 1.2 billion Turkish Lira ($147 million) in profits in the first quarter of the year, 34% more than the same period of 2020.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Turkey to re-establish Ties with Saudi Arabia and Egypt
Kalın said talks between Egypt and Turkey to start next week, adding that both countries’ Intelligence chiefs and foreign ministers have been in contact.
Air
Sensors
Captured the F-35 in the air, sold to Leonardo
German Hensoldt, the well-known company for catching two Stealth F-35s on the air, will be sold to Italian Leonardo.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
ULAQ ASW Unveiled
ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defence are developing an AUSV Programme called ULAQ. They have presented the rendering of six platforms for different missions.
Air
Kotil: Co-Axial Helicopter on the Agenda
The Ceo and President of Turkish Aerospace, Professor Temel Kotil, unveiled TUSAŞ rotary-wing vision
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
New Missile for Anka: Kamikaze Şimşek
The Ceo and President of Turkish Aerospace, Professor Temel Kotil, stated that Şimşek had become loitering munition.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Kotil: Supersonic UAV will be Air Launched
The CEO of Turkish Aerospace, Temel Kotil stated that supersonic UAV is integrated into UAV. His words mean that supersonic UAV will be air-launched.
Air
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
TÜBİTAK SAGE unveils the UAV Version of KGK SIHA 82
Turkish Aerospace's Aksungur UCAV has tested TUBİTAK SAGE’s KGK (Wing-Assisted Guidance Kit) UAV version at Sinop. The new KGK is named KGK SIHA 82 after MK82.
Air
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
TUSAS’ Aksungur ACUV Hits with KGK SIHA 82 after MK82
TUSAŞ UCAV Aksungur has today its ability to use TUBİTAK SAGE’s KGK at Sinop. President of Defence Industries Demir announced the development at a meeting.
Navy / Maritime
Escalating Tension Between China and Taiwan
Taiwan announced that Chinese PLA Y-8 ASW aircraft entered Taiwan’s Southwest Air Defence İdentification Zone (ADIZ) in the afternoon of Apr. 24, 2021.
Land
The US to Deploy Short-Range Air Defence Systems to Europe
The first platoon of Manoeuvre Short-Range Air Defence (M-SHORAD) systems are deployed in Europe to get the air defence capability.
Air
Tusaş Delivered 300th Barrel For Airbus A320 Section 19
TUSAŞ delivered, 300th unit within the Airbus Section Barrel Program since 2017 to to RUAG Oberpfaffenhofen facilities. TUSAŞ delivers them since 2017.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
The second Phase of USV unveiled: ULAQ ASW
Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence have announced the next phase of their Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Project, which they unveiled back in October 2020.
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...
