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Home › Turkey › Turkish Defence News › Türkiye Deploys Steel Dome Layered Air Defence Architecture for the First Time at EFES 2026 Turkish Defence News 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, Sungur, and EW layers positioned together at Doğanbey in front of 50 national delegations. Aselsan’s Steel Dome – Türkiye’s multi-layered integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) architecture – received its first operational exercise deployment at Exercise EFES 2026, with all four effector layers positioned together at the Doğanbey live-fire…

IntroductionThe future battlefield is no longer defined only by tanks, artillery, and infantry formations. Warfare is rapidly evolving into a contest of artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, electronic warfare, precision strike capability, and network-centric operations. Recognizing this transformation, the Indian Army has outlined a broad spectrum of advanced technology problem statements aimed at industry, startups, academia, and innovators.These focus areas reveal not only the Army’s operational priorities, but also India’s ambition to build an indigenous, future-ready defence ecosystem aligned with Aatmanirbhar Bharat and defence indigenization.The Rise of Autonomous WarfareOne of the most prominent themes emerging from the Indian Army’s roadmap is…

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In Part 1, we explored how the Indian Army is rapidly embracing autonomous warfare through FPV kamikaze drones, high-altitude ISR swarms, VTOL strike UAVs, loiter munitions, and AI-enabled battlefield sensing systems. These technologies highlighted a clear shift in military doctrine from manpower-centric warfare toward intelligent, networked, and highly autonomous battlefield ecosystems.But surveillance and reconnaissance are only one side of the transformation.The next phase of India’s defence modernization focuses on something even more disruptive: autonomous combat engineering, AI-driven radar neutralisation swarms, electronic warfare resilience, and large-scale indigenous defence-tech ecosystems capable of supporting future wars.From drone-based demolition systems capable of remotely neutralizing…

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto presided over a handover ceremony at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in Jakarta on 18 May 2026, formally transferring six Dassault Rafale F4 multirole fighters, four Dassault Falcon 8X jets, one Airbus A400M MRTT, one Thales GM403 ground-controlled interception (GCI) radar, and initial deliveries of MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles (BVRAAMs) and Safran AASM Hammer precision-guided munitions to the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU). The six Rafales were assigned to Skadron Udara 12, with Prabowo unveiling the squadron logo on the lead aircraft before handing keys to TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto. The Rafales are the centrepiece of…

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 12 Bayraktar KIZILELMA jet-powered unmanned combat aircraft (UCAVs) to the Indonesian Armed Forces, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2028. The deal includes options for four additional squadrons – a further 48 aircraft – that would bring Indonesia’s total KIZILELMA fleet to 60 units. Financial terms were not disclosed. Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar confirmed that serial production of the KIZILELMA was completed in 2025, with Turkish Air Force induction targeted for 2026. “We have signed…

At least 24 people were killed and more than 50 injured when a powerful bomb targeted a train carrying Pakistan Army personnel and civilians in Quetta, Balochistan, on 24 May 2026.The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack, which caused derailment, fire, and widespread destruction near Chaman Phatak railway station.The explosion struck a train reportedly transporting army personnel and their families from Quetta Cantonment towards Peshawar. Witnesses said an explosives-laden car rammed into one of the carriages as the train passed a signal point, triggering a massive blast.The force of the detonation overturned two bogies, set several…

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 vehicle (UCAV) at Baykar Technologies’ facilities in Turkey on May 22, 2026. That image — a four-star air chief standing beside a jet-powered stealth drone that shot down a target with a beyond-visual-range missile just six months ago — is not incidental. It points toward one of the most consequential procurement decisions the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has weighed in a generation. But the Bayraktar Kizilelma itself is only half the story. What makes this…

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has emphasised that future wars will be multi-domain, involving land, sea, air, cyberspace and cognitive warfare operating simultaneously.He underlined that technology, speed and innovation will be decisive factors in determining the success of military operations.Speaking at the inauguration of a defence manufacturing unit in Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar district, he noted that warfare is undergoing rapid transformation, moving away from manpower and conventional weapons towards AI, drones, robotics, cyber systems, autonomous platforms, space technologies, precision strike weapons and information dominance.General Chauhan explained that battlefields will no longer be confined to geographical space but will extend…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that Iran’s proposed tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz would make any diplomatic deal impossible, even as he acknowledged there is a chance Tehran could accept a peace agreement as soon as Saturday.His remarks came amid intensified mediation efforts by Pakistan and heightened speculation after President Donald Trump skipped his son’s wedding to remain in Washington.Rubio, speaking in New Delhi during his first official visit to India, said there had been progress in negotiations with Iran but cautioned that the situation remained fluid. He noted that “there might be some news…