Turkiye Defence News

Unmanned Systems Air

The Return of TUSAŞ’s Sivrisinek /Mosquito UAV

19 Jun, 16:22
1 min read

Turkish Aerospace’s (TUSAŞ) unmanned helicopter project, Sivrisinek / Mosquito or RS300, Rotorcraft UAV, returned to the stages.

Weapon / Missile Expo and Air Show

Roketsan Displays Its Products at Paris Air Show

19 Jun, 15:01
2 min read

Roketsan is exhibiting its missile, rocket and ammunition technologies at the Paris Air Show in France.

Land

Israel’s Merkava has an Anonymous Buyer, Maybe Ukraine

18 Jun, 20:29
2 min read

It is claimed that the Israeli government is in talks with two undisclosed countries about a possible first international sale of Israel’s MBT, the Merkava.

Defence Politics Regional / Strategy

Turkish Defence Companies Attend NATO Meeting

16 Jun, 20:57
1 min read

Turkish Defence companies Roketsan and Baykar attended the NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels with the invitation of the Secretary-General of NATO.

Unmanned Systems Weapon / Missile

Baykar Conducted the First Test Fire of KEMANKEŞ

16 Jun, 10:42
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Baykar’s KEMANKEŞ loitering munition completed the first test fire. KEMANKEŞ was fired from TB2 UAV.

Navy / Maritime Land

Turkiye Produces Amphibious Subsystems Domestically

15 Jun, 13:19
4 min read

Turkish YKSN manufactures various propulsion systems for armoured amphibious vehicles during amphibious operations.

Unmanned Systems Ammunition

Baykar's AKINCI UCAV Launches Tubitak SAGE’s HGK-82

15 Jun, 11:07
2 min read

TUBITAK-SAGE’s Precision Guidance Kit (HGK), developed for the fighter jet, was tested on Baykar’s Bayraktar AKINCI AUAV to open new era on unmanned systems.

Air

Cooperation Protocol Between AEROS and METU

15 Jun, 07:58
1 min read

A cooperation protocol for educating and training was signed between AEROS Havacılık ve Mühendislik A.Ş. and METU.

Ammunition Weapon / Missile

Surgical Strike Operation with MAM

15 Jun, 07:43
1 min read

According to social media images, the Turkish Armed UAV operated a high-precision strike in Northern Syria.

Unmanned Systems Bilateral Relations

Kuwait Signs Contract with Turkish Bayraktar for TB2 UAVs

14 Jun, 13:22
2 min read

Kuwait has inked a contract with Turkish Bayraktar to procure an undefined number of TB2 drones, confirming former news released in January 2023.

Air

UK Retires C-130J Hercules, Final Destination Turkiye?

12 Jun, 12:32
2 min read

RAF plans to retire five C-130 Hercules and disband the 47th Squadron. The retired Hercules might be sent to Turkiye to strengthen TuRAF.

Bilateral Relations

Turkish-US Relations Enters “La Détente” Era

10 Jun, 10:51
2 min read

U.S. will not apply CAATSA to Professor Haluk Görgün, SSB’S newly appointed President. This policy allows CAATSA to become inactive as management changes.