The Shift and Rise in Turkish Defence Export
Turkish Exporters Assembly (Türkiye İhracatçılar MEclisi /TİM) declared Turkish defence exports for February 21
Defence News
Bilateral Relations
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
An Olive Branch to Egypt, Velvet Glove to Greece
Defence Minister Hulusi Akar attended the Blue Homeland 2021 Exercise at the Aegean Sea. Akar spoke about developing relations with Egypt and warned Greece.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Egypt’s Su-35 CAATSA Triangle
According to Al-Monitor, Russia officially announced that Egypt had received five Sukhoi Su-35 advanced combat aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
ScanEagle to patrol Malaysian Maritime
RMN launched the 601 Squadron Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) at the Sepanggar Naval Base in Sepanggar.
Logistics
Investment
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
IDEF on May, as planned
IDEF’21 15th International Defence Industry Fair will be held at TUYAP Fair Convention and Congress Centre between 25-28 May 2021 as it was planned.
Investment
ASPILSAN’s Ni-Cd Battery for Railway
ASPILSAN Energy’s Ni-Cd type batteries are installed into the railway system. The batteries will power up the railway system in Samsun Metropol.
Space
USSF Launches Experimental Research Payload
U.S. Space Force and Space and Missile Systems Centre successfully launched an experimental payload for the Research Laboratory on March 3.
Unmanned Systems
Elbit Systems to Supply Hermes 900 UAV to a Country in Asia
Elbit Systems announced that it was awarded an approximately $300 million contract by an Asian country to provide HermesTM 900 UAS.
Air
Weapon / Missile
MBDA Awarded First Contract For Albatros NG
MBDA has been awarded the first contract for Albatros NG, a brand new CAMM-ER-based air defence system.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Investment
Bilateral Relations
New Player on Nuclear Energy: Meteksan Defence
Meteksan Savunma won an Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant tender and achieved a chance to transfer its capabilities in the defence industry to the civil area.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Unmanned AN-2s: Azerbaijan’s Unknown Heroes
According to MEE, the Azerbaijani military used Soviet-era Antonov An-2 aircraft as a decoy to destroy Russian S-300s with Israeli “Harop” suicide drones.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
New Home for BrahMos: The Philippines
India has reached an understanding with the Philippines for exporting military equipment to the Philippines.
Air
Logistics
Fastest Cargo Aircraft Ever: F-15E
The US Air Force has added a new mission to a fighter aircraft. The F-15 Strike Fighter carried its own or another aircraft bomb on board.
Land
Otokar Unveiled Low Silhouette MRAP: Cobra II
Otokar has developed the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) version of the Cobra II 4x4 armoured vehicle.
