• Defence Helicopter

  CTS800 engine for the T129 is certified by the FAA

  31st July 2012

  The CTS800 engine chosen for the Turkish light attack helicopter, the T129, has been certified by the FAA. The attack helicopter, which is being developed …

• Naval Warfare

  USMC sets up first F-35 maintenance FTD

  31st July 2012

  The USMC is standing up their first-ever field training detachment (FTD) with the 372nd Training Squadron (TRS) Detachment 19 at Eglin, part of the 982nd …

• Land Warfare

  Raytheon awarded US Army AFATDS contract

  24th July 2012

  Raytheon has announced that it has received a contract from the US Army to develop and produce a new version of the Advanced Field Artillery …

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martin receives MLRS follow-on order

  20th July 2012

  Lockheed Martin has received a $353.2 million US Army follow-on contract for the seventh production lot of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rockets, …

• Defence Notes

  SDB II scores direct hit

  20th July 2012

  Raytheon's GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) programme has successfully engaged and hit a moving target during a flight test at the White Sands Missile …

• Land Warfare

  United Arab Emirates orders 750 M-ATVs

  19th July 2012

  Oshkosh Corporation announced on 19 July that the company has been awarded a contract to provide the United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces with 750 MRAP All-Terrain …

• Land Warfare

  First APMI round fired from Stryker

  17th July 2012

  The first Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI) round fired from a Stryker vehicle in Afghanistan accomplished a direct hit on a target with the first …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Raytheon to provide MTS-B for MQ-9 Reaper

  11th July 2012

  Raytheon has announced that it has been awarded a $191 million contract to provide its Multispectral Targeting System for the US Air Force's MQ-9 Reaper. …

• Digital Battlespace

  Thales wins Australian indirect fire support contract

  11th July 2012

  Thales Australia has announced that it has signed a contract with prime contractor RockwellCollins Australia to deliver its optronics systems as part of a Department …

• Military Logistics

  Airbus Military, TAI sign Turkish MoU

  3rd July 2012

  Airbus Military has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) to establish a joint company in Turkey. …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Fire Scout UAV deploys on US Navy frigate

  2nd July 2012

  The US Naval Air Systems Command has announced that the Klakring (FFG 42) guided missile frigate deployed 29 June 2012 with four Fire Scout UAVs …

• Defence Notes

  MBDA completes Meteor firing campaign

  27th June 2012

  MBDA has announced that its Meteor active radar-guided Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) has recently successfully completed its firing campaign. A total of 21 …

• Defence Helicopter

  Qatar requests UH-60M helicopters

  18th June 2012

  The government of Qatar has requested to purchase 12 UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters under a possible foreign military sale (FMS) with the US government.  …

• Defence Helicopter

  French Army conducting Tiger HAD trials

  18th June 2012

  The French Army air corps has been conducting a series of trials with the first French Tiger HAD (Hélicoptère d'Appui Destruction). The eight week programme, …

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2012: Saab promotes 'second skin' vehicle protection

  13th June 2012

  Multi-spectral signature management technology has become as important to combat platforms as a combat vest is to an infantryman, according to Saab. Speaking to Shephard …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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. ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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. ...

• 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. ...

• 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 ...

• 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, ...

• 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 ...

• Tanks

  Altay MBT [Türkiye - First Batch]

  Programme Background The Altay will replace legacy M48 and M60 MBTs still in service with the Turkish Army. The $3.971 billion contract awarded to BMC in November ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• 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, ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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.

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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.

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...