U.S. Army Tests IonStrike Counter-Drone Interceptor on NATO’s Eastern Flank
The U.S. Army’s 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade (52nd ADA BDE) is testing DZYNE Technologies’ IonStrike kinetic interceptor in Europe as part of a broader...
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Turkey Orders 100 Expendable USVs for Naval Swarm Strikes
The Turkish Navy is procuring 100 expendable kamikaze USVs from three competing teams – Aselsan/Ares (Tufan), STM/Yonca (Yaktu), and Havelsan/Sefine – for autonomous swarm strike...
HAVELSAN to Export Hürjet Simulator to Spain
HAVELSAN will export its FSGP mission planning system and a full flight simulator to Spain alongside the Hürjet – reversing Türkiye's decades-long dependence on imported...
Perennial Autonomy Wins $500M Pentagon Counter-Drone Deal
The Pentagon’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) has awarded Perennial Autonomy a three-year contract with a $500 million ceiling to deliver AI-enabled counter-drone systems...
Türkiye Deploys Steel Dome Air Defence at EFES 2026
Aselsan's Steel Dome layered air defence architecture was deployed for the first time as an integrated system-of-systems at Exercise EFES 2026, with Siper, Hisar-O, Hisar-A,...
Is the PAF Planning to Buy the Bayraktar Kızılelma?
Pakistan Air Force Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu was photographed in front of a Bayraktar Kizilelma unmanned combat aerial...
JF-17 Thunder: Can Pakistan Do What Türkiye Did? Plus Pro
The JF-17 Thunder is the Pakistan Air Force’s most numerous fighter aircraft. Over 170 units have been produced. Export interest is surging, with countries from...
PAF Chief Visits Ankara as Defence Ties Await a Commitment
Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu visited Turkey on an official invitation in May, meeting Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Güler and Turkish Air Force...
Tejas Mk1A Review Pushed to June Over Integration Challenges
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have postponed a program review meeting on the Tejas Mk1A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) to...
Indonesia Becomes Kızılelma Launch Customer in First Export Deal
Baykar Defence and Indonesia’s PT Republik Aero Dirgantara (Republikorp) signed a framework agreement at the SAHA 2026 exhibition on 6 May for the export of...