Turkish MoD backs YILDIRIMHAN and GÜÇHAN at SAHA Expo
Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler personally addressed growing industry debate over the YILDIRIMHAN ICBM and GÜÇHAN turbofan engine projects at SAHA 2026.
icbm News
Weapon / Missile
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
SAHA EXPO 2026: Turkish MoD R&D Unveils YILDIRIMHAN ICBM
The Turkish MoD’s R&D department has unveiled the YILDIRIMHAN ICBM with N2O4-UDMH-based liquid fuel propulsion during the SAHA EXPO 2026 defence exhibition.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Pentagon: China’s DF-27 ICBM has Anti-Ship Capabilities
A report on China’s ballistic missiles and hypersonic weaponry by Pentagon revealed that the new DF-27 ICBM with a hypersonic glide vehicle can hit ships too.
Weapon / Missile
MDA Conducts Ballistic Missile Interception from Guam
Missile Defence Agency conducted a ballistic missile interception test from Guam for the first time with an SM-3 Block IIA anti-ballistic missile.
Weapon / Missile
Putin Announces the Oreshnik Intermediate-Range Missile
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the missile used in the mysterious strike on Ukraine as the conventionally armed Oreshnik.
Weapon / Missile
Mysterious Missile Hits Ukraine with Multiple Warheads
Ukraine claimed that a conventionally armed ICBM hit the Dnipro region as footage of multiple high-speed projectiles spread.
Weapon / Missile
SM-6 Dual II AD Missile Intercepts MRBM Target
SM-6 Dual II long-range air defence missile intercepted Northrop Grumman’s MRBM T3c2 target missile during MDA’s firing test for the AEGIS system.
Weapon / Missile
LGM-35 Sentinel ICBM Programme Faces Cost Overruns
The U.S.’ future ICBM programme LGM-35 Sentinel is facing a cost overrun, reaching “critical” status as of January 2024.
Weapon / Missile
Second Stage Rocket of the U.S.’s Sentinel ICBM Tested
Northrop Grumman has announced the test of the U.S.’s future LGM-35 Sentinel ICBM’s second-stage solid-fuel rocket motor.
Weapon / Missile
North Korea displays new solid-propellant ICBM
North Korea displayed its new solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) during a military parade.
Weapon / Missile
North Korea Tests the “World’s Most Powerful” ICBM
Kim Jong Un declares North Korea's ambition for the world's most powerful nuclear force. Military promotions follow recent ballistic missile launch.
Weapon / Missile
USAF’s New GBSD Weapon System Designated as LGM-35A Sentinel
The U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF) has designated its new Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) weapon system as the LGM-35A Sentinel.
Weapon / Missile
North Korean Ballistic Missile Demonstrated Midair Failure
A North Korean projectile, likely a ballistic missile, fired Wednesday exploded mid-air at an altitude below 20km, the ROK military claimed.
Weapon / Missile
USA: North Korea Conducted Two Ballistic Missile Tests
According to the US State Department, the DPRK conducted two ballistic missile tests on February 26 and March 4, 2022, EST.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Minuteman III Test Launch Aborts Prior to Launch
Air Force Global Strike Command announced that an unarmed Minuteman III test launch experienced a ground abort prior to launch.
Weapon / Missile
Russia to develop new-generation ICBM
According to TASS, Russia will begin its new-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Kedr, 2023-2024.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
