ULAQ 18 ASuW/AAW USV Makes Debut with Heavier Firepower
ULAQ Global has unveiled its new design, ULAQ 18 ASuW/AAW with autocannon RCWS, turreted missile launcher, and fixed launcher slots to bring more firepower.
AAW News
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Navy / Maritime
The Royal Navy Suffers Reduced Operational Readiness
A former Royal Navy captain underlined a decline in the operational readiness of the surface fleet in various areas, like submarines and the support fleet.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
IDEF25: ASFAT Displays TF-2000 Destroyer's Updated Design
ASFAT has put the updated design of the TF-2000 anti-air warfare destroyer on display at the IDEF25 international defence exhibition held in Istanbul.
Navy / Maritime
Croatia Swings between Turkiye and Sweden for Warship Plans
Having invested significantly in its Army and Air Force, Croatia focusses on modernising its Navy to buy two to three sophisticated multifunctional corvettes.
Navy / Maritime
Turkiye Begins MILDEN, TF-2000, and MUGEM Constructions
The Ministry of National Defence announced at a press briefing that construction work on MILDEN, TF-2000, and the National Aircraft Carrier (MUGEM) has started.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Turkish Navy has bigger plans for the Preveza Victory
Turkish Navy might start various naval projects today, on the anniversary of the Preveza Naval Victory. The majority of them would be held at ITK.
Navy / Maritime
Investment
Two Moves from ASFAT: TF-2000 and Shipyard Construction
Defence Ministry company ASFAT Inc. is expected to perform two strategic moves as it gave signals about one of them on social media a few days ago.
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Bozdoğan-DH AD Missile Completes First Exit Tests
The exit speed tests of the Bozdoğan-DH naval air defence missile for GÖKSUR PDMS were completed in the Tubitak Sage’s Ankara Wind Tunnel (ART).
Navy / Maritime
E/W
Weapon / Missile
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Sensors
Germany’s F127 AAW Frigates May Be Fitted With AEGIS
The U.S. has taken steps to export the AEGIS combat system for F127 AAW frigates to succeed Sachsen-class frigates.
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
TF-2000 Destroyer is Close To Starting the Programme
Part of the National Ship (MILGEM) project Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) destroyer TF-2000 is close to starting the programme but is waiting for the correct formula.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
