Armenia Moves From Conflict Towards Peace and Stability
Armenia moves past disputes and prioritises regional peace, diplomacy, and economic cooperation in the Caucasus, strengthening ties with its neighbours.
karabakh News
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Weapon / Missile
Does Armenia Hand over S-300s to Ukraine?
Russia-based sources claim that Armenia hands over most of its air defence systems, including S-300, to Ukraine.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Armenia Buys $500m worth of Weapons from Iran
Armenia agreed with Iran for the supply of weapons systems worth $500 million, according to the Iran International, which cites Iranian government sources.
Weapon / Missile
Azerbaijan gets DITA 155 mm SPH units from Czechia
The Czech defence company Excalibur Army plans to send more than 70 DITA 155 mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH) units to Azerbaijan.
Bilateral Relations
France Sends Military Equipment to Armenia
Paris seeks to deepen defence ties with Yerevan to help ensure its defences, as Macron announced his unconditional support.
Bilateral Relations
Macron Unconditionally Supports Armenia against Azerbaijan
French President Macron declared his “unconditional” support to the Armenians against Azerbaijan at an interview live on two major French television channels.
Bilateral Relations
Azerbaijan Pauses Military Operations in Karabakh
Azerbaijan pauses Military Operations in Karabakh as Defence Ministry stipulated that “all weapons and heavy weaponry must be handed over.”
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Baykar Delivers TB2s equipped with ASELSAN's CATS
Bayraktar delivers TB2 UAVs with ASELSAN’s CATS payloads. The new batch is delivered to the Turkish Land Forces Command.
Land
Unmanned Systems
ASFAT's MEMATTs ready to take action
Azerbaijan Army introduced the MEMATT minesweepers manufactured by Turkish Defence Ministry-owned ASFAT.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Hungary is interested in the Turkish Drone Market
According to Hungarian government commissioner Gáspár Maróth, drones have done enormous things in recent conflicts.
Bilateral Relations
Canada issues Military Embargo to Turkey
The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the export permits suspended last autumn have been cancelled as of today.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Armenia Used it, Russia hid: The Iskander Missile
Azerbaijan-based Caliber.az news site documented that Armenia used the 9K720 Iskander system twice during the Karabakh War..
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Unmanned AN-2s: Azerbaijan’s Unknown Heroes
According to MEE, the Azerbaijani military used Soviet-era Antonov An-2 aircraft as a decoy to destroy Russian S-300s with Israeli “Harop” suicide drones.
Investment
Country
Defence Politics
Modernisation
Turkish Defence Industry’s New Target: Overcoming Embargos
The SSİK, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, reviewed new systems for the armed forces, focusing on reducing external dependency and embargo risks.
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...
