Land Defense News
Türkiye's BG AS-6 VTOL Drone Could Expand Competition in NATO Tactical UAV Markets
Turkish companies BG Türkiye and Ozismak unveiled the BG AS-6 at the SAHA 2026 defense exhibition in Istanbul, introducing a rocket-assisted VTOL d...
Roketsan’s CİDA Missile Strengthens Türkiye’s Role in NATO Long-Range Anti-Armor and Precision Strike Warfare
Roketsan’s newly unveiled CİDA NLOS anti-tank missile has emerged as one of the most strategically significant Turkish precision-strike systems dis...
Türkiye and Hungary join forces to develop Tolga counter-drone UGV for future warfare
Türkiye and Hungary are moving to field a mobile robotic counter-drone defense system after Turkish defense company MKE signed an MoU with Hungary’...
Ukraine Uses Ground Robots and Drones to Capture Russian Positions Without Troop Losses
Ukraine is shifting battlefield operations toward robotic assault and support missions as systems such as Ratel H, TERMIT, Droid TW 12.7 and KRAMPU...
Türkiye’s New PAMİR 4x4 Reflects Lessons from Counterinsurgency and Modern Mobility Warfare
Turkish manufacturer BMC has unveiled the new PAMİR 4x4 light tactical vehicle for the first time at the SAHA 2026 exhibition in Istanbul, presenti...
Türkiye HAN Deploys Baran Anti-Drone Weapon on Kangal UGV for Mobile Counter-UAS Defense
Türkiye has integrated its Baran anti-drone system onto the Kangal autonomous ground vehicle, a move unveiled at the SAHA 2026 exhibition that sign...
U.S. Army Tests AeroVironment's LOCUST Laser Drone Defense System for Homeland Airspace Security
AeroVironment’s LOCUST high-energy laser weapon system has completed a live counter-drone test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, demonstr...
AeroVironment Switchblade 400 drone joins US Army LASSO program to replace traditional anti-tank missiles
The U.S. Army has selected AeroVironment’s Switchblade 400 loitering munition for the LASSO program on May 4, 2026, which signals a major shift awa...
Otokar’s Cobra II with BEE EATER System Offers NATO a Turkish Vehicle-Mounted Aerial Reconnaissance Solution
Otokar unveiled at SAHA Expo 2026 in Istanbul a Cobra II 4x4 armored vehicle integrated with DASAL’s BEE EATER reconnaissance UAV system, marking a...
Ukraine’s Chaklun Jet Interceptor Could Change How NATO Stops Russian Drone Attacks
Ukraine’s Chaklun Jet interceptor drone emerged at the SAHA 2026 defense exhibition in Istanbul as a combat-tested response to the growing threat p...
U.S. Army Transforms National Guard Brigade into Drone and Electronic Warfare Combat Force
The U.S. Army is accelerating its transformation toward future multidomain warfare after the Virginia National Guard’s 116th Infantry Brigade becam...
Türkiye Develops Low-Cost TUNGA-X Interceptor Against Shahed-Style Drone Threats
STM has unveiled its new TUNGA-X interceptor drone at the SAHA 2026 defense exhibition in Türkiye, positioning the system as a low-cost countermeas...
Türkiye Challenges U.S. ATACMS Deep-Strike Dominance with New Kara Atmaca Cruise Missile
Turkish defense company Roketsan has unveiled the new Kara Atmaca mobile land-attack surface-to-surface cruise missile, a long-range precision-stri...
ROKETSAN Debuts Missile-Carrying İKA-PALEM UGV as Turkish NATO Solution for Remote Anti-Armor Warfare
ROKETSAN has unveiled the İKA-PALEM missile-carrying unmanned ground vehicle at SAHA Expo 2026 in Istanbul, giving Türkiye a new remote anti-armor ...
U.S. warns Iran major combat operations could resume if Gulf threats escalate
The United States warned that American forces are fully prepared to resume major combat operations against Iran if Tehran threatens U.S. troops, co...
Türkiye Reveals ATTILA 155mm Howitzer as New High-Mobility NATO Fire Support Solution
Türkiye has unveiled the new ATTILA 155 mm truck-mounted howitzer at the SAHA 2026 defense and aerospace exhibition in Istanbul, where MKE introduc...
US Army M119A3 Howitzers Train to Stop Amphibious Assaults With Counter-Landing Fires in Philippines
U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division used M119A3 105mm howitzers during a counter-landin...
Ukraine’s FP-5 Flamingo Cruise Missile Debuts in Türkiye as Potential Model for NATO Deep Strike Operations
Ukraine’s Fire Point unveiled the FP-5 “Flamingo” at SAHA Expo 2026 in Istanbul, placing a Ukrainian combat-developed deep-strike system on one of ...
Roketsan’s Cirit Anti-Drone Missile Offers NATO a New Turkish Solution Against Low-Altitude UAV Threats
Roketsan has unveiled its Cirit C-UAS Missile at SAHA Expo 2026 in Istanbul, presenting Türkiye with a low-cost hard-kill option against small dron...
U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams Tanks Validate 120mm First-Round Hit Capability in Desert Live-Fire Test
U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks from the 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, recently ca...
Türkiye’s ALKA Directed Energy System on KAPLAN Hybrid Vehicle Expands NATO Counter-Drone Options
Türkiye has unveiled a mobile directed-energy air-defense system that pairs the ALKA laser and electronic warfare weapon with the KAPLAN Hybrid tra...
U.S. Launches Project Freedom with U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division Ready for Hormuz Crisis Response
The U.S. 82nd Airborne Division stands ready to support Project Freedom, a new U.S. initiative to restore freedom of navigation through the Strait ...
HAVELSAN's BARKAN 3 Armed UGV Positions Türkiye at the Forefront of NATO Future Robotic Ground Warfare
HAVELSAN has unveiled the BARKAN 3 unmanned ground vehicle as a significantly upgraded and enlarged robotic platform designed to expand Türkiye’s c...
Türkiye Joins Laser Air Defense Race with YGLS System to Counter Drone Swarms
Türkiye is advancing its directed-energy capabilities with the YGLS high-power laser system developed under TÜBİTAK oversight, targeting short-rang...
Türkiye Unveils Yıldırımhan Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Challenging China DF-26 Range
Türkiye has publicly unveiled the Yıldırımhan intercontinental ballistic missile at the SAHA 2026 defense exhibition in Istanbul, signaling a signi...