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Naval Warfare
Elevator woes linger on new US carrier, as ‘nightmare weapon’ concerns raised
2nd August 2019
The US Navy is struggling to fix technical problems with the advanced weapons elevators on the first Ford-class aircraft carrier, according to a key senator. …
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Land Warfare
Turkey receives first delivery of Russian S-400
12th July 2019
Turkey has received the first batch of Russia's S-400 missile defence system, despite repeated warnings from its United States NATO ally against the purchase. ‘The …
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Digital Battlespace
Podcast: Five Eyes Connectivity - Tactical data links
26th September 2019
Welcome to Shephard Studio’s special series on Five Eyes Connectivity, sponsored by our partner Viasat. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. In the Five Eyes Connectivity podcast …
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Land Warfare
Chinese light tank now comes with active protection
8th August 2019
Norinco’s VT5 light tank, a platform dedicated to the export market, is set to receive a hard-kill active protection system (APS). Such a system detects …
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Naval Warfare
Integration and test agent selected for FFG(X) programme
24th July 2019
Lockheed Martin will be the Combat System Ship Integration & Test agent for the US Navy’s future Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) ship programme. The ten-year …
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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall signs agreement with UK for infantry ammo
8th July 2019
Rheinmetall has been awarded a framework contract by the UK Ministry of Defence for the provision of infantry ammunition. The company and the UK’s Defence …
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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall to modernise Puma for NATO VJTF 2023
23rd July 2019
Germany’s defence procurement office has awarded a contract to the ARGE Puma consortium for the System Panzergrenadier Very High Joint Readiness Task Force 2023 (VJTF …
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Defence Notes
Paris Air Show: Diehl’s Safran deal proposes new glide munition
26th June 2019
Diehl Defence and Safran signed a cooperation agreement on 17 June at the Paris Air Show to develop a new glide munition to equip current …
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Defence Notes
Bulgaria’s fighter purchase on hold
24th July 2019
The Bulgarian Parliament has ratified the deal for the purchase of eight new-build Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 70 fighters for the Bulgarian Air Force (BuAF). …
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Defence Notes
Erdogan says US refusal to deliver F-35 jets would be 'robbery'
4th July 2019
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said it would be 'robbery' for the US to deny Turkey the F-35 fighter jets it has bought, according …
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Land Warfare
Ukrainian-Turkish anti-tank system passes trials
10th June 2019
Serdar, a new anti-tank missile launching system developed jointly by the Turkish company Aselsan and Ukraine's Ukroboronprom enterprises, has passed qualifying trials and is now …
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Defence Notes
Philippine Air Force anticipates new assets
4th July 2019
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) celebrated its 72nd anniversary at the Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base on 2 July, and its commanding general Lt Gen …
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Land Warfare
Royal Marines tests LMM against Banshee
8th July 2019
The Royal Marines has tested Thales’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) against aerial targets during an exercise in south Wales. Air Defence Troop of Plymouth-based 30 …
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Land Warfare
Switzerland to begin testing air defence bids
3rd July 2019
Two downselected bids being offered for Switzerland’s long-range air defence system requirement are due to undergo testing by armasuisse in collaboration with the Swiss army …
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Land Warfare
Javelin tested using RWS on JLTV
26th June 2019
Oshkosh Defense and industry partners have participated in a flight test at the Redstone Test Center in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, during which a Javelin anti-tank …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Joint Strike Ship [South Korea]
South Korea is reportedly seeking to acquire up to three Joint Strike Ships as part of its "Three Axis System". The Joint Strike Ship (JSS) is ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Joint Strike Ship [South Korea]
South Korea is reportedly seeking to acquire up to three Joint Strike Ships as part of its "Three Axis System". The Joint Strike Ship (JSS) is ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 (Contracted) [UAE]
Programme Background UAE and Turkish relations Historically, the two nations were not aligned with one another. However, this situation has quickly turned around, with Emeriti's ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 (Selected) [UAE]
Programme Background UAE and Turkish relations Historically, the two nations were not aligned with one another. However, this situation has quickly turned around, with Emeriti's ...
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Loitering munitions
Turkish Loitering Munitions [Albania]
Programme Background "Considerable" Speaking on 10 October 2024, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama stated that Türkiye would provide Albania with a "considerable" number of loitering munitions. A government ...
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Light attack, Trainer
Hürkuş-C Advanced Armed Trainer (Turkey)
The Hurjet-C development programme funding was included in the Hurkus-B procurement contract awarded by the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries in December 2013. The Hurjet will ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 [Kuwait]
Programme Background Contract Award On 18 January 2023, Baykar announced that it had signed a $370 million export contract with Kuwait for the Bayraktar TB2. ...
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munitions [Japan]
Programme Background Appreciation of Loitering Munitions After years of not operating loitering munitions and armed UAVs, Japan's position towards them has changed. Belatedly, the MoD realised ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Akinci [UAE]
Programme Background Surprise Delivery Baykar, in a statement of its 2024 achievements, stated that it had delivered two Akinci UAVs to the UAE, one in ...
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Fighter - multirole
JF-17 [Azerbaijan]
Programme Background Requirement In October 2019, Turkish media sources reported that at least two Azeri pilots travelled to Pakistan to receive training in JF-17 aircraft. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-9B SeaGuardian [Morocco]
Programme Background 2020-2030 Morocco-US Agreement In October 2020, officials from the Trump administration visited Morocco, and both nations signed a military and security cooperation agreement. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Endurance UAS [US Army]
Programme Background Request for Information (RfI) On 5 June 2024, the American DoD published an RfI with an original response date of 19 July 2024. The ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 (Qatar)
Programme Background In 2018 at DIMDEX, it was revealed that Qatar had bought six Bayraktar TB2 UAVs from Turkey. The deal also included three ground control stations, ...
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Fighter - multirole
Eurofighter Typhoon [Türkiye]
Programme Background Requirement The Turkish Air Force has operated two main fighter platforms, the F-16 and F-4, for several decades. As older F-16 airframes and ...
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Light attack, Trainer
L-39NG Senegal
The aircraft will feature five hard-points, two external fuel tanks with 350 lt capacity, Mk 81 and Mk 82 bombs, guided and unguided rockets, single ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: aerial targets, Loitering munitions
Simsek
The Simsek (Şimşek), or Lightning, is a high-speed target drone system that enables autonomous high-speed and low-altitude threat stimulation of aircraft and missiles for air-to-air, ...
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Guided munitions
MAM-L
The Roketsan Smart Micro Munition (MAM-L) is designed to be used for taking down heavily armoured vehicles, by all classes of UAVs and light attack aircraft. The ...
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Artillery rockets
TRG-230
TRG-230 is a 230 mm GNSS/INS guided artillery rocket developed by the Turkish ROKETSAN as the medium-range guided artillery rocket for the firm’s universal MLRS ...
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Guided munitions
SMKB (Smart-MK-Bomb)
The Smart-MK-Bomb, or the SMKB, is a precision guidance kit developed by Mectron and designed to turn Mk 82 and Mk 83 bombs into guided munitions.
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Aksungur
The Aksungur is a twin-engined MALE UAS manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for the Turkish Armed Forces. TAI completed the platform's maiden flight on 20 March ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Akinci
The Akinci is a HALE UCAV manufactured by Baykar. Sometimes known as Uçan Balık, the UAV can be fitted with a range of ISR or ...
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Artillery rockets
TRG-300 Block I
TRG-300 is a 300 mm artillery rocket developed by Turkish ROKETSAN, serving as the heavy rocket in the TRG family of guided artillery missiles.
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Artillery rockets
TRG/TRLG-122
The TRG-122 is a Turkish 122mm family of guided artillery rockets developed by ROKETSAN for the T-122 Sakarya and other MLRS platforms. The family includes ...
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Self-propelled mortars
2S34 Chosta
The 2S34 Chosta is an upgraded version of the 122mm 2S1 tracked SPH that replaces the original 2A31 ordnance with the 120mm 2A80-1 mortar-gun, an ...
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EO/IR systems
StormCaster-DX
Unveiled at Modern Day Marine 2022, the Teledyne FLIR StormCaster-DX is a multi-role, low-SWaP laser target designator (LTD) payload designed to affect the STANAG-compliant terminal ...
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Military helicopters - attack
Multirole Heavy Combat Helicopter
The Multirole Heavy Combat Helicopter is an attack helicopter being developed by Turkish Aerospace to meet the operational requirements of the Turkish Armed Forces, including air-to-ground ...
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Air-to-surface missiles
BARQ
The BARQ, known as Lighting in Urdu, is a laser-guided air-to-surface missile developed by Pakistan's Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS). Weighing 47.5kg at launch, the ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Ares 150 SAT
The Ares 150 SAT is a tactical patrol and guided-missile fast attack craft designed and developed by the Turkish manufacturer Ares Shipyard. The boats are ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
9M331
The 9M331 is a short-range, surface-to-air missile designed to engage aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, and guided munitions and is the primary missile for the 9K331 Tor ...
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Counter-UAS systems
Venom
Venom is a vehicle-based, remote-controlled laser designator/rangefinder targeting mast system that incorporates Northrop Grumman's Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder 2 (LLDR 2) on a universal, stabilised and ...