Day: October 7, 2025

Italy is preparing to use a mechanism developed by the European Union (EU) that allows defense spending to be excluded from budget deficit calculations, in order to meet NATO’s increasing defense spending targets. According to Italian government sources, using this method—referred to as an accounting “loophole”—Italy could add 12 billion 🚄

A live-fire test of the GÖKSUR Point Air Defense System—developed through a collaboration between ASELSAN and TÜBİTAK SAGE, two giants of the Turkish defense industry—was successfully conducted in Sinop. This test marks a critical milestone for Turkey: for the first time, a high-speed target flying close to the sea surface 🚄

The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense has taken a significant step toward developing a fixed-wing autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of taking off and landing from Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers without the need for any special equipment (such as a catapult or arresting gear). With this initiative, launched under 🚄