SAHA EXPO 2026: ASELSAN Unveils ŞAHİN LITE and ŞAHİN DUAL
ASELSAN unveiled new configurations of its ŞAHİN ATOM 40-based C-UAS system as the highly compact ŞAHİN LITE and ŞAHİN DUAL, both fitted with AESA radars.
7.62x51 mm News
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Land
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
SYS Group Unveils Layered C-UAS System and VENOM LR Test
SYS Group, through AEI Systems, has unveiled the three-layered close-in C-UAS system combining the recently tested RCWS solutions based on the TRAKON family.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Unirobotics Demonstrates C-UAS Capability on TRAKON LITE
SYS subsidiary Unirobotics tested the TRAKON LITE RCWS fitted with a 7.62 Gatling gun against mini UAV targets by taking advantage of the high fire rate.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Türkiye’s ULAQ USV enters naval service with local engine
Türkiye’s ULAQ USV has entered naval service, combining shallow-water and open-sea operations, a locally produced engine and an export record to Qatar.
Weapon / Missile
MKE’s MMT Cleared for Service After a 10-Year Delay
Launched in 2012 with a 2015 target, Türkiye’s Modern Machine Gun completed qualification nearly a decade late in 2025 despite MKE’s prior MPT experience.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Kalashnikov Launches AK-308M Battle Rifle for Export
Kalashnikov unveiled the AK-308M battle rifle chambered in 7.62x51 ammunition, featuring improvements identical to those on the AK-12M1 service rifle.
Weapon / Missile
HK Joins Lightweight Machine Gun Club with HK421
HK has entered the reduced-weight machine gun market with its HK421, based on an MG5 7.62x51 machine gun.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
UNAC Presents MUM-T with Rider UGV at Eurosatory
French vehicle manufacturer UNAC presented its RIDER UGV as part of a manned-unmanned teaming concept by employing a UGV to support an infantry section.
Weapon / Missile
France and Belgium to Co-produce Evolys
France and Belgium are discussing the joint supply of FN Herstal's Evolys machine guns with interchangeable barrel calibres.
Weapon / Missile
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Expo and Air Show
MKE Presents MPT 76 X39mm Rifle Version
Defence Ministry company MKE Inc. presented the MPT 76X39mm rifle version at the Efes 2024 exercise defence industry display area in Seferihisar.
Weapon / Missile
Heckler & Koch Introduces Russian 7.62x39mm Calibres
German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch plans to introduce the Soviet-design 7.62x39mm round.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Investment
Country
Defence Politics
U.S. Army Increases Budget for NGSW Infantry Weapons
The U.S. Army increased the Fiscal Year 2025 budget to acquire M7 rifles and M250 machine guns from $132.9 million to $367.3 million.
Weapon / Missile
Ammunition
Expo and Air Show
ST Engineering Reveals Next-Generation SAR Rifle
Singaporean ST Engineering has revealed the follow-up to its SAR-21 assault rifle with new features during the Singapore Airshow.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
KN-12 for Turkish Land Forces
Turkish Ministry of National Defence announced the introduction of a KN-12 multi-calibre bolt-action sniper rifle to Turkish Land Forces.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Ammunition
MKE’s KN-12 Multi-Calibre Sniper Rifle to Enter the Inventory
MKE A.Ş. exhibited examples of light and heavy weapon systems iat he EFES-2022 Allied Joint Live Fire Exercise – Invitex.
