Britain’s land warfare dilemma puts Tulpar on the radar
Following failed armoured vehicle programmes, Otokar’s Tulpar has emerged in UK defence debate as a possible response to the British Army’s unresolved IFV gap.
British Army News
Land
Land
UK slows Challenger 3 to avoid repeating Ajax mistakes
London says Challenger 3 production will wait for test data, reflecting lessons from the troubled Ajax programme and a push to keep integration intact.
Land
Britain’s £6bn Ajax programme enters uncertain phase
The UK has paused Ajax trials on safety grounds, raising questions over a £6bn armoured vehicle programme intended to anchor the Army’s reconnaissance force.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Nurol’s NMS 4x4 Set to Enter the British Army’s Inventory
The British Army exhibited the NMS 4x4 armoured vehicle, planned to enter the inventory, alongside in-service armoured fighting vehicles during DSEI UK 2025.
Land
British Army Receives First Boxer Armoured Vehicle
The British Army has received its first home-produced Boxer 8X8 armoured vehicle under a $7bn programme to deliver 623 vehicles across multiple variants.
Weapon / Missile
The U.K. Turns to AR-15 Platform for Marine Service Rifle
Seeking to replace the bullpup L85A2 assault rifles in British Royal Marine Commandos service, the U.K. has turned to the AR-15 based KAC’s KS-1/L403A1 rifle.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
British Army Tests C-UAS Radiowave Weapon
British Army tested a low-cost solution for the first time, a weapon that could take down a swarm of drones using radio waves.
Unmanned Systems
Romania to Manufacture Elbit’s Watchkeeper Drones
Romanian Aerostar signed the agreement with British company U-TacS, a joint venture between Elbit and Thales, to manufacture the drones in Romania.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 12:00 Reuters tracks Ankara’s goal of doubling defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after export...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense highlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News spotlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare concept centred on aut...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence reporting keeps focus on KAAN’s next prototype phase - International defence coverage continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s target for the first ‘true...
- 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...
