India to Acquire $131M Deal for SeaVision System from US
India's latest maritime awareness agreement with the United States comes as tensions with Pakistan rise and Indo-Pacific monitoring requirements increase.
pakistan News
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Bilateral Relations
Navy / Maritime
Air
India and France Sign Deal for 26 Rafale-Marine Aircraft
India and France signed an agreement for 26 Rafale-Marine aircraft, including training, weapons, technology transfer and joint production facilities in India.
Air
Egypt to Replace its F-16 Fleet With Chinese J-10C Fighters
Egypt has reportedly signed an agreement with China to purchase J-10C fighter jets to replace its F-16 Falcon fleet.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Lands KEMANKEŞ 2 Loitering Munition in Test
Baykar’s second loitering munition, KEMANKEŞ 2, has landed on its skids in its second system verification test.
Unmanned Systems
Burkina Faso Shows Bayraktar AKINCI and TB2 UAVs
Baykar’s AKINCI UCAV was seen alongside TB2 armed UAVs serving Burkina Faso with various munitions. The UCAV was seen fitted with MAM-L and MAM-T munitions.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
STM to Lead Gür-Class Submarine MLU Programme
STM will conduct the Mid-Life Modernisation of the Gür-Class Submarines (Type-209/1400) in the inventory of the Turkish Naval Forces.
Interview / Exclusive File
Roketsan General Manager: Europe emerges as a market for us
Roketsan General Manager Murat İkinci talked exclusively to TurDef about the company’s export strategies and gave information about current developments.
Sensors
ASELSAN’s ASELPOD is spotted at Nigeria’s JF-17s
ASELSAN’s targeting pod electro-optical reconnaissance, surveillance and targeting system (ASELPOD) is seen at Nigeria Air Forces’ JF-17 Thunder fighters.
Navy / Maritime
Is Turkey selling MILGEM Ada and FAC to Morocco?
According to Maroc-hebdo, Morocco is negotiating with Turkey to acquire seven Kılıç II Class Fast Attack Crafts (FAC) and one Ada Class corvette for ASW.
Air
Pakistan Cancelled its T129 ATAK Order
Turkey and Pakistan had agreed in July 2018 on the export of 30 T129 ATAK attack helicopters, but Pakistan decided not to wait any longer.
Space
The Cost of Going to Space Has Been Determined
Serdar Yıldırım, President of the Turkish Space Agency (TUA) disclosed the details of the budget debate in Turkey’s Grand National Assembly.
Air
Iraq to Pay 664 Million USD to Acquire 12 JF-17 Thunder
According to local Pakistani media, Pakistan has received an international order to supply 12 JF-17 Thunder Block III fighter jets to Iraq.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Pakistan Navy counts down to launch Babur
Pakistan Navy and Defence Ministry corporation Asfat plans to launch the first PN Milgem Babur on August 15, in Istanbul.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Pakistan Spells out “TRNC”s Name
Pakistan Embassy in Ankara mentions on it social accounts "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, TRNC"
Air
Philippines Confirms T129 Acquisition
The Philippines confirmed that it would acquire six T129B ATAK combat helicopters manufactured by Turkish Aerospace (TUSAS) for $269 million.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
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- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
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- 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...
