Nammo to Manufacture Ammunition for the K2 MBT
Nammo signed an agreement with Hyundai Rotem Company (HRC) to develop 120 mm ammunition for the Korean company's K2 BLACK PANTHER Main Battle Tank.
nato News
Ammunition
Land
Turkiye Set to Export Armoured Personnel Carrier to Georgia
Turkish Defence Ministry Company ASFAT Inc. and Georgian Defence Ministry signed a project to supply NATO standard Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) vehicles.
Regional / Strategy
US is Reluctant to Asses Ukraine's NATO Application
U.S. believes Ukraine's NATO application "should be taken up at a different time," White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in response to Kyiv.
Air
Bilateral Relations
New Amendment to Limit Turkiye’s F-16 acquisition
U.S. Senator of Maryland from the Democrat Party, Chris Van Hollen submitted an amendment to the bill H.R. 7900, to condition F-16 fighter sales to Turkiye.
Bilateral Relations
Sweden Lifted Arms Ban on Turkiye
Swedish ISP, a government agency that works on defence, security, and foreign policy issues, announced that all arms bans for Turkiye have been lifted.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Britain Acquires Additional REMUS UUVs
U.S. defence company HII announced the delivery of three REMUS 100 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) to the Royal Navy.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Turkiye to lead NATO Response Force
Turkiye holds the NATO Dynamic Mariner exercise. The exercise validates the NRF Maritime Component to ensure NATO remains ready to defend the Alliance.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Regional / Strategy
India and China Take Part in Russia's Vostok Military Drills
India and China participate in Russia’s weeklong joint military drills “Vostok-2022” (East 2022).
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Rheinmetall and UVision Receive first order for HERO ammo
Germany’s Rheinmetall and Israel’s UVision will supply HERO-30 loitering munitions to an European NATO country special force. The customer is not unclosed.
Country
Taliban Shows off Scud-B Missiles in a Military Parade
Commemorating one year of the departure of United States troops from Afghan soil, Taliban held a military parade on September 1, 2022.
Defence Politics
The U.S. Warned Allies about Russian Attack on Ukraine
A leaked report revealed that the US had leaked strategic intelligence to its allies, European countries, about Moscow’s plans to invade Ukraine.
Defence Politics
Finland and Estonia combine coastal anti-ship missile systems
Hanno Pevkur, Estonia’s minister of defence, stated that his nation would combine its coastal anti-ship missile system with Finland.
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Greece to Deploy Leonardo’s Kronos Grand Radar to Crete
Leonardo announced that Greece had chosen the Kronos Grand Radar for the Crete Shooting Range (PBK) and the NATO NAMFI (NATO Missile Fire Installation).
Ammunition
Tactical Nuclear Bombs on F-16s Will Lack Precision
The US Air Force has confirmed that no plans exist for US Air Force or NATO to use the upcoming B61-12 nuclear bomb in its signature guided mode.
Air
Bilateral Relations
US Congress Tries to Restrict F-16 Sales to Turkiye
A Congressional committee in the United States approved an amendment prohibiting selling the F-16s or modernization kits to Turkiye.
Ammunition
Rheinmetall Develops 30mm Airburst Ammunition for the US Navy
Rheinmetall starts developing new medium-calibre ammunition for the US Navy. The order has a volume of USD 14.3 million.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 15:00 European governments accelerate military infrastructure hardening - European countries are investing in hardened shelters, protected command facilities and resilient lo...
- 15:00 China advances integration of satellite and drone reconnaissance - China is strengthening integration between satellite networks and unmanned reconnaissance systems to...
- 15:00 Japan expands dispersed munitions storage network - Japan is building additional dispersed ammunition storage sites to improve resilience and reduce vul...
- 15:00 Autonomous maritime surveillance becomes naval priority - Navies are increasingly deploying autonomous maritime surveillance platforms to maintain persistent...
- 15:00 Counter-drone programmes focus on defeating saturation attacks - Military planners are prioritising layered counter-UAS systems capable of engaging large numbers of...
- 15:00 Hypersonic missile tracking drives sensor network expansion - Defence agencies are accelerating development of integrated radar and space-based sensor architectur...
- 15:00 Military logistics automation gains momentum worldwide - Armed forces are expanding the use of autonomous logistics vehicles and AI-assisted planning systems...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft concepts broaden operational roles - Future autonomous wingman platforms are increasingly being designed for electronic warfare, reconnai...
- 15:00 Industrial production resilience becomes strategic advantage - Defence suppliers with scalable manufacturing capacity and secure supply chains are gaining a compet...
