Turkey Aims Indo –Pacific Market
SSB and SSI set the 2021 Exhibition agenda, focusing on the Indo-Pacific region, specifically Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Defence News
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Expo and Air Show
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Deadly Indigenous Fish to Turkish Submarines Roketsan Akya
Turkey has test-launched heavy torpedo, Akya. SSB mentioned "Indigenous Heavy Weight-Class Akya passed milestone. We planning to deliver Akya to Turkish navy"
Land
E/W
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
NATO Stuff to Ukraine
Ukraine, which is in conflict with Russia, continues to acquire NATO-standard equipment.
Air
Investment
Country
Engine and Transmission
British Rolls-Royce Announces Biggest Engine Testbed
Rolls-Royce announced that it completed the first engine run on Testbed 80, which will be the largest and smartest indoor aerospace testbed in the world.
Cyber Warfare
Alternatives to Foreign Messaging Services
Turkish Cyber Security Cluster presented its member companies with messaging services that could be an alternative to foreign messaging services.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Two US Destroyers in the Black Sea
US Navy sent two destroyers and a replenishment oiler to the Black Sea just days after President Biden confronted Putin about Russian policy.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Philippine Air Force Received C-130H
Philippine Air Force received former USAF C-130H transporter on 14 January 2021.
Navy / Maritime
Country
Regional / Strategy
Russia Builds Last Project 22160 Ship for Black Sea Fleet
Chief of the Russian Navy General Staff Alexander Vitko said that two more Project 22160 ships will be built for the Black Sea Fleet.
Weapon / Missile
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
UN Chief in Search for Nuclear Detente between USA and Iran
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the US and Iran to work together towards a nuclear solution.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
UK: Wait and See on CAATSA
The British Ambassador to Turkey, Sir Dominick Chilcott, discussed bilateral relations after Brexit at an online meeting organised by the DMD.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
E/W
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Investment
National Connector for Indigenous Projects
TÜBİTAK SAGE stated that Turkey gained "military standards" with the national connector development project.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
F-35 Sale to UAE is Ripped Off
The UAE signed a deal to purchase up to 50 F-35 and 18 MQ-9 Reaper drones from the U.S. just an hour before President Joe Biden was inaugurated.
Logistics
IDET is postponed to October 2021
The Czech Republic Postpones International Defence and Security Technologies Fair (IDET) 20–22 October 2021 due to Covid-19 outbreak.
Land
New Self Propelled Howitzers for Turkish Armed Forces
Turkey has delivered the first batch of a second-generation indigenous self-propelled howitzer. Three new T-155 Fırtına II were handed over to the Turkish Army.
