Israel Breaks Defence Export Order Records in 2023
According to SIBAT, Israeli military businesses received new export contracts at a record $13 billion in 2023.
finland News
Country
Investment
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
NATO Published 2023 Annual Report
NATO's Secretary General's Annual Report is published. The report underlines that without NATO, there is no security in Europe.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Former US Ambassador Supports Turkiye Acquiring F-35s
James Jeffrey, the Former U.S. ambassador to Ankara, supported Turkiye's acquisition of F-35s, underlining that CAATSA is fading away.
Regional / Strategy
Analysis
Why does Russia Want Alaska back from the U.S.?
The last move in the struggle to dominate the trade route between the U.S. and Russia came from Russia. Putin wants to claim the sale of Alaska “invalid”.
Defence Politics
Regional / Strategy
U.S. Set to Deploy Soldier in Denmark
The United States, aiming to increase its military presence in the Baltic region, has signed a military cooperation agreement with Denmark.
Homeland Security
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
At the Doorstep of NATO, Sweden Enacted New anti-terror Law
Last month's Swedish parliament anti-terror measure took effect. It was one of Türkiye’s primary conditions for Sweden’s NATO membership.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Biden’s F-16 Condition: Sweden Joins NATO
U.S. President Biden calls Turkish counterpart Erdoğan following re-election to allow Sweden to join NATO in return for getting F-16 fighters.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Sweden Holds Military Exercise: Aurora-23
The largest international military exercise in 25 years, codenamed “Aurora-23”, started in Sweden on Monday.
Air
Modernisation
Bilateral Relations
US Approves Turkish F-16 Modernisation
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Türkiye to upgrade its current F-16 fleet and related equipment for an estimated cost of $259 million.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Scandinavian Obstacle for Turkish F-16s from the U.S.
US Senate erected a Scandinavian obstacle for the F-16 acquisition of Turkiye. A group of partisans sent a letter to President Biden.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Sweden suspends NATO membership process indefinitely
Faced with the Turkish reaction, Sweden has indefinitely suspended its entry into NATO membership. This decision was taken in Stockholm.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Invisible Ties: F-16, Sweden's and Finland's access to NATO
US Ambassador to Turkiye Jeffry Flake made statements about the sale of the F-16 and Sweden and Finland's membership step in NATO.
Air
Bilateral Relations
F-35 to Greece, F-16 to Turkiye; a $20 billion sale
The Biden administration has announced that it is preparing to ask Congress for permission to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkiye.
Land
Ammunition
Norway Orders Additional K9 Howitzers from ROK
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency announced that it had ordered an additional four K9 VIDAR and eight K10 ammunition resupply vehicles from Hanwha.
Weapon / Missile
Defence Politics
15 Countries Agree to Build a European Sky Shield System
A total of 15 European countries agreed to build a joint air and missile defence system called the European Sky Shield Initiative.
Defence Politics
Erdoğan talked to NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg
According to the statement made by the Presidency’s Director of Communications, the request of Sweden and Finland to join NATO was discussed during the meeting.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
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- 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...
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