Baykar Presents its TB2 for Poland at MSPO
Poland’s defence expo MSPO will open its doors.. Turkiye is the leading country with 26 participant companies. Baykar’s TB2 Armed UAV is presented at the expo
uav News
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Baykar Exhibited KIZILELMA Fighter UAV at TEKNOFEST KARADENIZ
Baykar company exhibited its KIZILELMA second production prototype for the first time at TEKNOFEST KARADENİZ.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
UK Prepares for aircraft carrier deployed drone flights
Britain’s one of two UK aircraft carriers, HMS Prince of Wales, has set sail from Portsmouth to North America for drone and fighter jet drills.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Russia Unveils a rail-guided ship system for UAVs
Russia unveiled its patented concept of converting decks into flight decks for fixed-wing UAVs. The system is displayed at the Russian Navy’s stand.
Air
AW249 Attack Performed its Maiden Flight
Italian Leonardo’s attack helicopter development project AW249, which will incorporate stealth technologies, performed its maiden flight.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
China tests an Upgraded Version of CH-4 with a New Engine
China has carried out the maiden flight of an improved Cai Hong 4 (Rainbow 4, or CH-4) MALE UAV using a more powerful engine.
Bilateral Relations
King of Malaysia Visits Turkiye
King of Malaysia Sultan Al-Mustafa Billah Shah pays an official visit to Turkiye following Prime Minister İsmail Sabri Yakub’s visit in July.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
HAVELSAN combined Unmanned Systems in Swarm Technology
HAVELSAN; has completed an essential stage for UAV and UGV systems, while the next step is to integrate naval platforms to carry out swarm operations.
Investment
Coşkunöz Holding’s Fly BVLOS opens an office in Taiwan
Fly BVLOS Technology has become a partner of the UAV Technology Centre, which works in Taiwan’s UAV technology field.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Malaysia is One Step Close to ANKA UAV
Malaysia is expected to acquire the Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAV by 2025 and commence operations in early 2026.
Unmanned Systems
Israel’s Hermes 900 Wins Contract in Thailand
The Royal Thai Navy has awarded Elbit Systems, an Israeli aerospace company, to provide seven Hermes 900 Kochav drones for $112.2 million.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Portugal Unveiled a Mother Ship Design for UAVs
The Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa) presented a mothership design for UAVs. The plan is called PNM (Plataforma Naval Multifuncional).
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Thailand Officially Received the US Navy's RQ-21A Blackjack
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) received its first RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aerial UAV from the US Navy. A ceremony was held in Bangkok.
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ’ ANKA UAV to be Produced in Kazakhstan
TUSAŞ signed an export agreement with Kazakhstan for ANKA UAV last year. The contract required ANKA’s production in Kazakhstan.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Malaysia Presents its UAV Solution at DSA
DRB-Hicom Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd has unveiled a new tactical UAV, which it says was developed indigenously in Malaysia at DSA 2022 show.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
ASISGUARD Exports SONGAR Armed UAV to Africa
ASISGUARD, unveiled at the 2019 IDEF with its UAV solutions, shared its export success along with Africa and Asia export vision.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Army expands electronic warfare integration across brigades - The US Army is increasing the integration of electronic warfare capabilities into brigade-level form...
- 15:00 European nations accelerate airbase hardening programmes - European governments are investing in hardened aircraft shelters, dispersed operating locations and...
- 15:00 China strengthens military-civil fusion in space capabilities - China continues integrating commercial and state space assets to enhance military communications, su...
- 15:00 Japan expands stockpiles of long-range stand-off weapons - Japan is increasing procurement and domestic production of stand-off missiles as part of efforts to...
- 15:00 Autonomous maritime surveillance networks gain wider adoption - Navies are increasingly deploying autonomous maritime systems in coordinated surveillance networks t...
- 15:00 Counter-drone doctrine shifts toward affordable mass defence - Military planners are focusing on affordable counter-UAS solutions capable of defeating large number...
- 15:00 Hypersonic defence programmes prioritise persistent tracking - Defence agencies are developing sensor architectures designed to maintain continuous tracking of hyp...
- 15:00 Military satellite constellations expand tactical support roles - Distributed satellite constellations are increasingly being used to provide tactical communications,...
- 15:00 Collaborative autonomy emerges as key future force multiplier - Defence organisations increasingly view collaborative autonomous systems operating in coordinated gr...
- 15:00 Industrial resilience becomes core requirement in defence planning - Governments are incorporating supply-chain security, manufacturing resilience and surge production c...
- 12:00 Turkey targets more defence sales as Western rearmament accelerates - Reuters reported that Türkiye's defence exports reached $10 billion in 2025, with exports to Europe...
- 12:00 ASELSAN to ramp up Steel Dome deliveries in 2026 - Reuters reported that ASELSAN plans to deliver more than 150 components for Türkiye's ÇELİKKUBBE air...
- 12:00 Defense News highlights ASELSAN's autonomous warfare vision - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to showcase a future warfare concept built around...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye's expanding defence role in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become a key security partner for Mali through drone exports, mil...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar's European expansion - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar's expansion into Europe reflects the growing importa...
- 12:00 French study identifies Türkiye as a major new European supplier - The Foundation for Strategic Research assessed Türkiye as one of the most successful new entrants in...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar export performance - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar's drone exports reached $1.8 billion in 2024, with around 90...
- 12:00 Foreign media focus on KIZILELMA at SAHA 2026 - International exhibition coverage highlighted Baykar's KIZILELMA unmanned combat aircraft among the...
- 12:00 International observers track KAAN and export milestones - The Defense Watch reported that Türkiye entered 2026 with ongoing KAAN flight testing, record defenc...
- 12:00 German Patriot deployment underscores air-defence debate - Reuters reported that Germany will deploy a Patriot air-defence system to southeastern Türkiye for s...
- 09:00 US Air Force expands focus on contested logistics operations - The US Air Force is increasing investment in contested logistics concepts, including autonomous resu...
- 09:00 European defence planners prioritise protection of ammunition facilities - European governments are investing in hardened storage sites and dispersed ammunition facilities to...
- 09:00 China advances integration of AI into military decision support - China is expanding efforts to incorporate artificial intelligence into command, intelligence and bat...
- 09:00 Japan strengthens rapid deployment capability for remote islands - Japan is enhancing airlift, sealift and logistics capabilities to reinforce remote island territorie...
- 09:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain importance in seabed security - Navies are increasingly deploying autonomous underwater vehicles to monitor seabed activity and prot...
- 09:00 Counter-drone systems increasingly combine soft-kill and hard-kill methods - Military organisations are adopting layered counter-UAS architectures that integrate jamming, spoofi...
- 09:00 Hypersonic missile threats accelerate investment in early warning networks - Defence agencies are expanding space-based and terrestrial early warning systems to improve detectio...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations become standard military approach - Military space planners increasingly favour distributed constellations of smaller satellites to impr...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft drive changes in airpower doctrine - Air forces are adapting operational doctrine to incorporate autonomous collaborative aircraft that c...
- 09:00 Production depth increasingly determines defence export success - Defence customers are placing growing emphasis on supplier production capacity, delivery speed and l...
