China Integrates 155 mm Naval Gun Prototype on Landing Ship
One of the Type 071 landing ships of the PLAN was spotted with a 155 mm naval gun at a shipyard, hinting at works to boost coastal bombardment capabilities.
LPD News
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Fincantieri Delivers Al Fulk LPD to Qatar
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered the Al Fulk (L141) Landing Platform Dock to the Qatari Emiri Navy.
Navy / Maritime
Steller Systems Reveals Multi-Role Support Ship Concept
Steller Systems has unveiled its Fearless-class design to answer the U.K.’s requirements for a Multi-Role Support Ship (MRSS).
Navy / Maritime
Dutch Navy Opts for New Ship to Replace OPVs and LPDs
The Dutch MoD announced a plan to replace four OPVs and two LPDs with a new class of six ships that can simultaneously perform the former’s missions.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Ship Deployed UAV on the Way
Turkish Defence Ministry (MSB) plans to have “Ship Deployed UAV” for future navy requirements. The ministry's 2022 performance report indicate the plan.
Navy / Maritime
French Navy Erases Pennant Numbers
French Navy continues to experiment with erasing pennant numbers of ships. The force will erase identification signs on amphibious assault ships.
Navy / Maritime
Former Flagship, Current “Victorinox”: HMS Albion
The U.K. Royal Navy amphibious assault ship HMS Albion (L14), which currently leads the United Kingdom’s Littoral Response Group (North), visited Turkiye.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
U.S. Navy Wants to Establish a Naval Force of Over 500 Ships’
According to the U.S. CNO the Navy needs a fleet of more than 500 ships to meet its commitments to the soon-to-be-released NDS.
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...
