Dan signals wider agenda during Istanbul vessel ceremony
Romanian President Dan used a post after the CAm. Roman handover in Istanbul to highlight wider talks with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Black Sea security and NATO.
European Union News
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
NATO debate revives the Enosis question in southern Cyprus
The Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus saying it is ready to join NATO has reignited debate over whether the step reflects a new form of Enosis.
Land
Investment
Bilateral Relations
Otokar to acquire Automecanica in Romania majority stake
Otokar to acquire its industrial partner Automecanica shifting from a mandatory JV model to ownership to strengthen local production execution and oversight.
Air
Unmanned Systems
STM Exports KARGU and ALPAGU to NATO+EU Member Customer
STM announced the export of the KARGU rotary-wing kamikaze UAV and ALPAGU tube-launched loitering munition to a customer that is both an EU and NATO member.
Country
Beijing tightens rare earth elements export control regime
China’s sweeping new export restrictions disrupt global supply chains, and highlight Türkiye’s rising strategic value for Europe’s rare-earth security.
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
EU Defence Strategy Threatens to Exclude Turkish Industry
EU's new defence strategy, with €150 billion military spending programme gives European suppliers top priority, therefore excludes Türkiye, the UK, and the US.
Defence Politics
Spain’s Foreign Minister Advocates European Defence Pillar
Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Albares stated that the whole of Europe is under threat and that European Union should implement common defence project.
Defence Politics
ECA: Issues Persist in Troop and Equipment Across the EU
The President of the European Court of Auditors has stated that the budget allocated to military projects in the EU remains ‘modest’ in addressing real needs.
Space
EU Emphasises Security of Space Amid Rising Threats
EU's interest in Space security is increasing as the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Commissioner underlined the subject.
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
STM to Build Naval Logistics Ships for the Portuguese Navy
STM will design and build two Auxiliary Oiler Replenishers and a Logistics Ship for the Portuguese Navy in Turkiye.
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Completes TB2 Armed UAV Delivery to Poland
Baykar completed the final batch delivery of the TB2 system to Poland. Haluk Bayraktar announced the development on his social media account.
Bilateral Relations
North Macedonia’s New President Says “Macedonia"
North Macedonia’s new President, Siljanovska, said “Macedonia” in the oath, referring to the Republic of Macedonia as it was known until 2019.
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...
