• Land Warfare

  Comprehensive Counter-Drone Capability, Soft, Hard and Directed Energy Kill Ready (sponsored)

  20th August 2021

  Countering the threat caused by drones is now a global issue and an increasing concern for the military, government and homeland security forces across every continent.

• Defence Notes

  Boats on a plane, Turkish sanctions and corvette market insight (Podcast)

  6th August 2021

  Welcome to Episode 31 of the third series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.

• Naval Warfare

  Taiwan’s navy to fortify frigates and woo Romeo

  2nd September 2021

  In the coming year, Taiwan has set aside money for new ASW helicopters and to upgrade its relatively toothless frigates.

• Defence Notes

  IDEF 2021: Havelsan hopes Digital Troops will transform battlefield networking

  23rd August 2021

  Havelsan's new networked system concept for infantry combines training, exoskeletons and integrated unmanned systems.

• Training

  IDEF 2021: Q3D launches flight sim training

  17th August 2021

  Quantum3D is now making available simulator flight training on a number of fixed- and rotary-wing simulators through its parent company, Havelsan.

• Air Warfare

  France eyes hot-weather operations for upgraded Mirage 2000Ds

  3rd September 2021

  Mirage 2000D RMV aircraft have been tested in Djibouti, with a view to deploy them on operational missions from Niger in 2022.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Turkish drone maker denies autonomous strike capability

  16th July 2021

  A company official has confirmed the engagement cycle of the Kargu-2, which keeps a human in the loop during attacks on targets.

• Air Warfare

  Baykar eyes first flight for MIUS in 2023

  23rd July 2021

  A new UAV is earmarked for deployment on the amphibious assault ship Anadolu — but Turkish planners have more ambitious goals for the unmanned fighter.

• Air Warfare

  IDEF 2021: TAI reports progress on fixed- and rotary-wing programmes

  24th August 2021

  CEO announces 2023 milestone plans for Hürjet, TF-X and ATAK, while programme manager confirms ASW variant of Aksungur UAV will have sonobouy deployment capability.

• Air Warfare

  IDEF 2021: Curtain rises for HETS helicopter safety system

  17th August 2021

  Turkish-made Helicopter Obstacle Detection System blends lidar and other technologies.

• Air Warfare

  Chinese UAVs fly near Japan as new models abound

  1st September 2021

  New and innovative UAV designs continue to flood out of Chinese companies and institutes, while the PLA is getting bolder about flying them farther afield too.

• Air Warfare

  L3Harris to repair Stratofortress and Hercules electronic countermeasures

  18th August 2021

  L3Harris will service the self-protection system aboard B-52H and C-130 aircraft.

• Land Warfare

  Army-21: First wheeled platform integration for Sosna SAM system unveiled

  26th August 2021

  Low-cost short-range Sosna missile system seen for first time on BTR-82A 8x8 chassis. The SAM is under development to replace the Strela-10.

• Land Warfare

  Russia touts S-500 capabilities

  2nd August 2021

  Russian MoD releases test launch video of S-500, with training in progress and first deliveries apparently imminent of the long-range missile defence system.

• Defence Notes

  Breakthrough on Turkish sanctions remains far from reality

  30th July 2021

  The US government is not for changing course on Turkish sanctions but Ankara continues to show it is more than capable of bypassing them.

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]

  Background Contract Award On 18 January 2023, Baykar announced signing a $370 million export contract with Kuwait for the Bayraktar TB2. According to the announcement, ...

• 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

  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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Loitering munitions

  Merkut

  The Merkut, or Merküt, is a first-person view (FPV) style loitering munition system developed by Titra Teknoloji A.Ş. It features a fragmentation warhead that distributes ...

• 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 ...