Brazilian analysis highlights Türkiye’s ITAR-free edge
Brazilian defence media says Türkiye’s non-ITAR export model is driving deeper industrial ties with Brazil and positioning Ankara as a strategic partner.
defence industry News
Bilateral Relations
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Brazilian Congress Approves Defence Cooperation with Turkiye
Brazilian government gazette DOU announced the approval of the five-year defence industry cooperation agreement with Turkiye on the 10th of September 2025.
Defence Politics
Global Arms Race Accelerates Turkiye Climbs Defence Rankings
Reaching $2.72 trillion in 2024, global defence expenditure pushed Türkiye up to 17th place, surpassing Spain in an escalating worldwide weapons race.
Air
Investment
Belgium Seeks to Shift Future F-35A Assembly from US to Italy
Citing economic returns and strategic autonomy objectives, Belgium suggests moving the manufacture of more F-35As to Italy’s FACO site.
Defence Politics
Macron Calls for European Defence Over US Alternatives
After reinforcing strategic autonomy and bolstering Europe's military sector, Macron exhorts EU countries to prioritise European defence industry over the US.
Country
UK Expands Defence Export Finance to Boost Industry Growth
Chancellor Reeves announced a £2 billion increase to UK Export Finance, to support defence exports, generate skilled employment and stimulate sector growth.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
US: We Did Not Aim at Affecting the Turkish Defence Sector
US Ambassador to Turkey David M. Satterfield said that they did not aim at affecting the Turkish defence sector as a whole, but rather specific licences to SSB.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 12:00 Italy gives conditional approval to Leonardo-Baykar drone venture - Reuters reported that Italy has conditionally approved the Leonardo–Baykar joint venture to produce...
- 12:00 USNI looks at Türkiye’s defence-industrial rise through EFES 2026 - USNI News used the EFES 2026 exercise to examine how Türkiye is linking operational military activit...
- 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...
