🇫🇷 @MBDAGroup has been awarded a framework contract by @DGA for the development of the ASN4G nuclear-armed hypersonic cruise missile to succeed ASMP nuclear-armed supersonic cruise missiles.
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🇫🇷 France will integrate the @MBDAGroup VL MICA NG medium-range air defence missile into SAMP/T NG structure to complement Aster 30 long-range missiles.
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@MBDAGroup is pitching the AQUILA missile as a follow-up to the Aster 30 to counter maneouvreable hypersonic threats like HGVs and HCMs using high speed and a three-stage design.
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🇹🇷 EFES 2026 highlighted another lesson from recent conflicts: winning battles is not enough. Modern militaries must also sustain production, logistics and combat power over prolonged periods of war. turdef.com/article/efes-2026…
🇪🇸 @eurofighter's ECRS Mk1 AESA radar has entered operational testing, marking a key step toward service introduction as European operators continue the transition from mechanically scanned radars to AESA-equipped fleets.
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🇹🇷 The launch of ARES 18 SAR marks another step in Türkiye’s coast guard fleet renewal programme, expanding search-and-rescue capacity with a new generation of domestically built patrol vessels. @ARESShipyardturdef.com/article/ares-18-s…
🇹🇷 EFES 2026 highlighted how NATO’s focus on defence production, resilience and sustainment increasingly overlaps with capabilities Türkiye has spent years building across its defence industrial base. turdef.com/article/efes-2026…
🚁@AirbusHeli unveiled the U145, an autonomous helicopter platform designed around cargo, logistics and optional mission payloads, reflecting growing interest in uncrewed vertical-lift operations. turdef.com/article/airbus-un…
🇹🇷 The Turkish Navy has confirmed a 2032 delivery target for its indigenous aircraft carrier MUGEM, offering the clearest indication yet of when Türkiye’s future flagship could enter service. turdef.com/article/mugem-del…
🇹🇷 @tcsavunma EFES 2026 highlighted a growing convergence between @NATO future operational priorities and capabilities already being developed by Türkiye across drones, naval systems, air defence and precision strike. turdef.com/article/efes-2026…
🇹🇷 @aselsan tested GÖKBERK laser weapon, upgraded İHTAR C-UAS jammer with AESA radars, and EJDERHA/AD 210 HPeM weapon to be used within the DRONEDEF structure.
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🇺🇸🇮🇹 The US Army has selected @GD_OTS , which will produce @Leonardo_live 's VULCANO 155 GLR guided round for 155 mm artillery, offering long range and terminal guidance options.
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🇺🇸 New footage and later assessments suggest an object shot down by a @usairforce F-16 days after the Chinese balloon incident may have been a civilian research balloon rather than a surveillance platform. turdef.com/article/f-16-may-…
🇸🇩🇹🇷Guidance section of @roketsan 's UAV-230 aeroballistic missile, currently integrated on @BaykarTech AKINCI UCAV, has been recovered in Sudan, marking the first known combat use by an export user.
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