Otokar Aims Becoming a Global Brand
Otokar increased its turnover by 91 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 by signing export agreements in 2020 despite the effects of the pandemic.
Defence News
Land
Country
Turkey Celebrates 23 April at Homes due to Covid
National Sovereignty and Children's Day is a public holiday in Turkey commemorating the foundation of the Grand National Assembly on 23 April 1920.
Navy / Maritime
KRI Nanggala-402 went missing
Indonesia's Navy is searching for a missing submarine with 53 people on board that went missing during a military exercise on Wednesday.
Air
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Roketsan Unveiled its new guided ammunition: MAM-T
The new ammunition is kept confidential until its first test release from Baykar Akıncı UCAV; new guided ammunition: MAM-T
Regional / Strategy
Russia Orders Troops Back After Massive Drills in Crimea
According to The Associated Press, Russia’s defence minister ordered troops back to their permanent bases following massive drills in Crimea.
Space
Breathing in Mars? NASA Proves Possible
NASA extracted breathable oxygen from thin Martian air. NASA converted carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen.
Air
Taiwan Develops The Next-Generation Fighter
Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) stated that they are developing next-generation fighter.
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
Motor Sich may become half-Turkish Company
Ukrainian jet engine maker Motor Sich wants to sell half of its stakes to a Turkish company. The sale was discussed between Ukrainian and Turkish Presidents.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Libya and Egypt to Launch a Maritime Line
Two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding in energy, communication and labour fields.
Air
Airbus to maintain Egyptian C295 Fleet
The Egyptian Air Force, the largest C295 fleet operator worldwide, signed a five-year services contract with Airbus for performance-based fleet support.
Investment
Country
105 Delegations from 63 Countries are Expected to IDEF
The countdown has begun for the IDEF'21, which will be physically held on May 25-28, 2021, under the management and responsibility of Tüyap Fuarcılık.
Investment
Bilateral Relations
Demir: IDEF’s Status is Related to the Covid Outbreak
The Defence and Aerospace Industry Exporters’ Association (SSI) organized the first virtual trade delegation meetings between Turkey and Brazil.
Bilateral Relations
Greece and Israel agree on $1.65 billion Defence Cooperation
Israel and Greece have signed a contract for the establishment and operation for 22 years of an International Flight Centre for Greek Air Force pilots.
Navy / Maritime
Naval Group delivers new OPV to Argentine Navy
Naval Group has delivered the A.R.A Piedrabuena (P-52), the second offshore patrol vessel ordered by the Argentine Navy.
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...
