Türkiye and the UK sign Eurofighter training support deal
BAE Systems announced a G2G deal covering training, support equipment, and services for the upcoming Eurofighter Typhoon fleet of the Turkish Air Force.
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Air
Logistics
Bilateral Relations
Air
Unmanned Systems
Turkish Air Force Deploys SÜPER ŞİMŞEK UAV for Training
Turkish Air Force was spotted using TUSAŞ’s SÜPER ŞİMŞEK multi-role UAV for training as a target for the first time during the Anatolian Eagle 2026/1 Training.
Air
Unmanned Systems
KIZILELMA Pilots Begin Training Flights on Serial Aircraft
Baykar announced the completion of a training flight on KIZILELMA’s unmanned fighter’s first production aircraft, S1, shortly after its maiden flight.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Saudi AKINCI UCAV Operators Graduate from the Training
Baykar announced the graduation of Saudi Air Force operators from the 21st training programme for AKINCI UCAV on social media, showing RSAF AKINCIs as well.
Air
Ukrainian Pilots Will Start Flying F-16s by the End of 2024
The Pentagon stated that the Ukrainian pilot’s F-16 fighter jet training is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Turkey and Azerbaijan Armies are on Joint Exercises
The Azerbaijan Defence Ministry announced that a joint military exercise between Turkey and Azerbaijan, the “Mustafa Kemal Ataturk—2021”.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Modernisation
F-16 Air Combat Training Center for Jordan
The U.S. State Department approved FMS to Jordan for an F-16 Air Combat Training Center and related equipment at an estimated cost of $60 million.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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 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...
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