Norwegian Personnel Take Over GBU-53/B’s Guidance in Test
During the Jotun Strike military exercise, Norwegian soldiers took over the guidance of a GBU-53/B bomb launched by a USAF F-15E fighter through a data link.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Ammunition
ASELSAN Reveals TOLUN F SDB with Alternative Warhead
ASELSAN announced the new member of the TOLUN small-diameter bomb family as TOLUN F, which is fitted with a fragmentation warhead instead of penetrating.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
IDET2025: VENOM LR on Patriot II 4x4 and Czech RCWS
Excalibur Army’s Patriot II 4x4 vehicle with Unirobotics TRAKON RCWS and (separately) GLADIUS MAX RCWS were displayed with the VENOM LR revolver cannon.
Engine and Transmission
Logistics
TEI wins $67.5M U.S. Navy contract for LM2500 maintenance
Turkish engine maker TEI secures a new deal with the U.S. Navy to maintain LM2500 power turbine modules, reinforcing its role in naval propulsion support.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Tatra Displays Its Truck with KORKUT Air Defence System
Czech Tatra has put its 3rd generation Tatra Force 6x6 armoured truck with ASELSAN’s KORKUT air defence system during the IDET2025 defence exhibition.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Saab Inks Deal to Integrate Sea Ceptor to Visby-class
Saab will integrate the Sea Ceptor system with CAMM missiles to Swedish Visby-class stealth corvettes using Lockheed Martin’s ExLS vertical launch cells.
Country
Turkish MoD Holds Press Meeting at the 401st Squadron’s Home
The Turkish MoD held a press meeting in front of the test aircraft of the 401st Test Squadron and the indigenously developed munitions alongside them.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
The UK Delays SPEAR 3 integration into F-35Bs until the 2030s
The UK has formally pushed back the integration of the SPEAR 3 missile into its F-35B II fleet, creating drawbacks to the country’s amphibious capabilities.
Ammunition
Investment
Assan Group Expands Global Reach with Dynaflow Acquisition
Assan Group has acquired South African defence firm Dynaflow Technologies, gaining access to fuze technologies and expanding its international presence.
Navy / Maritime
Turkiye Unveils ‘NUKDEN’ Name for Nuclear Submarine Project
Turkish Navy’s nuclear submarine programme receives formal designation name “NUKDEN” while the indigenous submarine project MILDEN is already underway.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
ROKETSAN Introduces Strategic MİDLAS for MİLDEN Submarines
During 12th Naval Systems Seminar, ROKETSAN unveiled the upcoming configuration of MİDLAS VLS for the MİLDEN submarine to use cruise and ballistic missiles.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Gabya-Class Frigates Get Atmaca Anti-Ship Missiles
Gabya-class frigates (Ex Oliver Hazard Perry-class) of the Turkish Navy alongside two other ship classes will receive the Atmaca anti-ship missile.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
DSEI 2025: Railgun Developments Return to the Scene
General Atomics and Japan’s ATLA have put their concepts of railguns adapted for use as naval guns during the DSEI 2025 defence exhibition held in the Japan.
Weapon / Missile
Tests of Barrett’s MARS 30 mm Grenade Launcher Begin
Barrett’s new MARS 30 mm magazine-fed grenade launcher was developed for the U.S. Army’s requirements for a ‘precision grenade launcher’ and was seen in tests.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Army accelerates deployment of next-generation air defence network - The US Army is expanding deployment of integrated air and missile defence networks that connect mult...
- 15:00 European nations expand military mobility infrastructure projects - European governments are investing in rail, bridge, port and logistics upgrades to improve the rapid...
- 15:00 China advances long-endurance unmanned maritime operations - China continues expanding the use of long-endurance unmanned systems for maritime surveillance and r...
- 15:00 Japan increases domestic missile manufacturing investments - Japan is expanding industrial capacity for missile production to support larger inventories of stand...
- 15:00 Undersea infrastructure protection emerges as strategic mission - Navies and governments are increasing investment in surveillance systems and autonomous vehicles des...
- 15:00 Counter-drone technologies increasingly emphasise affordability - Military planners are prioritising low-cost interception methods to counter mass drone attacks witho...
- 15:00 Hypersonic tracking architectures gain momentum worldwide - Major defence powers are accelerating development of integrated radar and satellite-based tracking n...
- 15:00 Military logistics automation becomes a major modernisation theme - Armed forces are investing in autonomous resupply vehicles, robotic warehousing and AI-assisted logi...
- 15:00 Collaborative autonomy expands across military domains - Defence organisations are increasingly exploring groups of autonomous systems operating cooperativel...
- 15:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a strategic defence metric - Governments are increasingly evaluating defence suppliers on their ability to rapidly scale producti...
- 09:00 US Air Force expands autonomous mission planning capabilities - The US Air Force is investing in autonomous mission planning tools designed to accelerate operationa...
- 09:00 European militaries prioritise protection of critical infrastructure - European defence planners are increasing efforts to protect energy facilities, communications networ...
- 09:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China continues integrating satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground sensors into a bro...
- 09:00 Japan expands munitions storage and dispersal network - Japan is investing in new ammunition storage facilities and dispersal concepts to improve resilience...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime surveillance gains momentum worldwide - Navies are increasingly adopting autonomous maritime surveillance systems to provide persistent cove...
- 09:00 Counter-drone programmes focus on defeating mass attacks - Military organisations are prioritising counter-UAS systems capable of handling large-scale drone at...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent sensor coverage - Defence agencies are accelerating investment in persistent tracking networks to improve detection an...
- 09:00 Military space architectures shift toward distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring distributed satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft become central to future airpower - Air forces are increasingly viewing collaborative combat aircraft as a core element of future airpow...
- 09:00 Production resilience emerges as key defence export advantage - The ability to sustain production, deliver rapidly and expand output during crises is becoming a maj...
