Greece Protests France’s Potential Meteor Sale to Turkiye
Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias has expressed opposition to the possible sale of Meteor missiles to Turkiye by a consortium including France.
Turkey News
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Finland and Sweden submit NATO membership applications
Finland and Sweden formally applied to join NATO at allied headquarters, motivated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and kicking off a process.
Weapon / Missile
CAATSA Invalide, India Receives S-400 Training Equipment
The first squadron of the S-400 Triumf sam system is nearly operational in northwest India, but the delivery of the second squadron from Russia.
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine Lists Weapons Needed
The Ukrainian military seeks foreign assistance in obtaining reconnaissance and attack drones, tactical radars, ew anti-drone systems and CAS aircraft.
Bilateral Relations
Congo Expansion from Turkey
A cooperation protocol was signed between Turkey and Congo in the field of the defence industry.
Expo and Air Show
The New Dates for ADAS is set
ADAS 2022, the 4th Asian Defence and Security, Crisis & Disaster Management Exhibition and Conference, will be held in Manila.
Weapon / Missile
India, Under the CAATSA risk, Prepares First S-400 Unit
With China in mind, India has begun installing the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile defence system, with the first unit set to go operational in April.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
India deploys S-400 in the Punjab sector
India has begun installing its S-400 Triumf air defence system in the Punjab region, near the western front.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Russia Delivers S-400 to India
Russia has begun delivering the first S-400s to India ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit early next month.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
US Backs TB2 User Ukraine
Turkish TB2 drone in Donbas revealed another crack in the wall. The US Embassy in Ukraine provided support to Kyiv, confronting France and Germany.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
TB2 Drives Both Russians and Germans Furious
In the Donbas region, Ukraine employed the TB2 UCAV for the first time to counter-attack pro-Russian “rebellions.”
Investment
Bilateral Relations
Turkey to Cooperate with Iraq to Form a Defence Industry
A Turkish delegation led by SSB Professor Ismail Demir met with Iraqi counterparts to discuss bilateral defence industry cooperation.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Kendall promises to Cut Turkey from F-35 Production
US President Joe Biden’s US Air Force secretary nominee wants to take Turkey completely out of the production line. He also wants to promote US F-35 purchases.
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN’s SERDAR at Morocco
Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) have published some photos from the armed forces on social media accounts on the occasion of the 65th anniversary.
Bilateral Relations
Egypt and Turkey Conclude Talks On Regional Issues
After years of hostility, Egyptian and Turkish officials met Wednesday to reset ties between the two regional powers.
Bilateral Relations
Egypt, Turkey officials, meet to revive relations
Turkish diplomatic delegation visits Cairo on 5-6 May, Turkish Foreign Ministry formally announced after years of enmity.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 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...
