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Turkish Defence News TCG Anadolu’s ADVENT CMS now links directly with the Bayraktar TB3, as HAVELSAN validates its network-centric warfare architecture ahead of NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2026. By Quwa Team · February 24, 2026 · 4 min read Turkish defence electronics manufacturer HAVELSAN has completed the integration of its ADVENT Combat Management System (CMS) and FleetStar Ship Data Distribution System (SDDS) on TCG Anadolu (L-400), Türkiye’s largest naval vessel. According to a statement by HAVELSAN, the integration was completed ahead of NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2026 exercise and has operationally validated the company’s network-centric command-and-control (C2) architecture on a frontline platform.A…

The new helmet is lighter while maintaining the same level of ballistic protection. Credit: © Rheinmetall AG. Rheinmetall has introduced a new combat helmet and body armour system during the Enforce Tac 2026 trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany, focusing on military and police security equipment. The new helmet model is “significantly lighter” than previous versions, while maintaining existing ballistic protection standards, the company said in a statement on 23 February 2026. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Rheinmetall’s new combat helmet uses High…

Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI) is breathing new life into India’s shipbuilding sector at its Pipavav yard, once run by the Reliance Group, reported Maritime Executive.The facility, relaunched after years of dormancy, is successfully restarting long-stalled projects amid broader efforts to revitalise the nation’s maritime industry.The yard has secured a key contract to complete five offshore supply vessels (OSVs) originally ordered in 2009 by India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). These ships were part of a dozen-unit order placed when the site operated as Reliance Naval and Engineering. The first seven vessels were delivered before financial woes…

Global Defense News The U.S. Marine Corps is restructuring its Aviation Combat Element under Aviation Plan 2026 to prioritize distributed, unmanned-enabled operations across the… Source link

LONDON — Babcock International has signed it’s second deal in a fortnight aimed at offering Israeli technology for British defense programs.The British company’s latest agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries and its subsidiary Elta Systems is aimed at proposing a long-range radar for the Defence Ministry’s Serpens program.The program, valued in excess of £400 million (U.S. $486 million) is for the British Army’s next-generation weapon-locating system that needs to be able to detect and find hostile mortars, artillery and rockets.The agreement will see Elta’s battle-proven Compact Multi-Mission Radar offered by Babcock in the U.K. Babcock said in an Aug. 11 statement…

Bilal Khan Founder of Quwa, Bilal has been researching Pakistani defence industry and security issues for over 15 years. His work has been cited by Pakistan’s National Defence University (NDU), the Council of Foreign Relations, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Centre of Airpower Studies and many others. He has a Hons. B.A in Political Science and Masters of Interntional Public Policy from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Source link

Oshkosh’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicles. Credit: © Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence has concluded its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) acquisition project, with the final two US-made vehicles delivered in mid-February. With this delivery, the Lithuanian Armed Forces now operates 500 JLTVs, making it the largest operator of this vehicle class outside the US. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The procurement process began in 2019 with a contract signed between the Ministry of National…

Defense One A look at new tech efforts in the Pentagon’s $151 billion reconciliation allocation plan. Source link

WASHINGTON — Sierra Nevada Corp., the world’s 54th largest defense contractor in the Defense News annual ranking, will provide the U.K. with high-altitude uncrewed balloons to be used for surveillance and reconnaissance.The U.S. aerospace company headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, will demonstrate the balloons’ capabilities as part of a U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Project Aether assessment phase contract, according to an Aug. 10 press release from the company. The contract is valued at as much as £100 million (U.S. $121 million) and comes amid similar investments in the technology from U.S. lawmakers.The U.K. project looks to address the country’s need for…

At the 2026 World Defence Show (WDS 2026) in Riyadh, Pakistan’s defence industry openly began delivering the right message about its capabilities and what it truly has to offer the wider world – i.e., design and integration, not turnkey manufacturing.Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS) displayed its wide range of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) – from the Shahpar II and Shahpar-III drones to the Yalghar- and Blaze-series of loitering munitions – and stand-off range weapons (SOW), be it stealthy air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) like the Taimur and AZB-81LR, land-launched Fatah and shipborne SMASH, and AZB-series range-extension kits, among others.Separately, Heavy…