SOLOTÜRK Displays ASELSAN's Smart Quad Rack and LGK
SOLOTÜRK exhibited ASELSAN’s SADAK-4T Smart Quad Rack, TOLUN Miniature Bomb and Laser Guidance Kit (LGK) at the Anatolian Eagle Exercise.
Turkiye News
Ammunition
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
US Asks Turkiye to Hand over S-400 to Ukraine
The US offered to Turkiye to send the S-400s to Ukraine. Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu announced that Turkiye rejected the offer regarding the S-400s.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Anatolian Eagle Starts in Konya
International Anatolian Eagle-2023 Training is started in the 3rd Main Jet Base, Konya. The exercise will be executed between 02 May-12 May 2023.
Investment
Baykar Invests in capacity increase to produce more
Baykar invests in capacity increase by purchasing the unused building of Hürriyet Newspaper. Baykar said they purchased the factory facilities in Hadımköy.
TUSAŞ Steps in Unmanned Helicopters
TUSAŞ has restarted to work on unmanned rotorcraft, aiming to create its own unmanned helicopter family.
Country
Defence Industry First Quarter Exports 1.5 Billion USD
Turkish defence industry export volume reached 418.1 million dollars in April 2023. The sector aims to close the year with six billion USD of exports.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Karaaslan: Altay is Designed for New Threats
BMC presents Altay as a new tank. BMC Defence General Manager Karaaslan states that Altay is designed against new threats.
Investment
SSB Holds Defence Industry GHOST Workshop
SSB holds a workshop to discuss technologies that will shape future operational environments called GHOST in order to prepare itself for the 2050s.
Air
TUSAŞ Prepares New Helicopter Family
TUSAŞ will integrate TEI’s TS1400 engine into the T629 helicopter while discussing producing ATAK II’s engine in Turkiye under licence.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ Presents Anka-3 Deep Strike UAV
TUSAŞ presented Anka-3 deep strike UAV that will function as Loyal Wingman with Turkish Fighter KAAN and fire missiles or release ammunition.
Engine and Transmission
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Akşit: TS1400 is a Breaking Point for Turkish Aviation
TEI CEO Professor Akşit stated that the TS1400 engine marks a breaking point for Turkish aviation history.
Unmanned Systems
Bilateral Relations
First Customer of KIZILELMA: Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan becomes the first customer of Baykar’s KIZILELMA fighter UAV. The stealth UAV will start its serial production in 2024.
Weapon / Missile
Roketsan Develops ER-ATGM; UMTAS-GM
Roketsan extends the range of long-range anti-tank guided missile UMTAS. The extended-range version will be called UMTAS-GM.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Demir: We are capable of constructing Aircraft-Carrier
SSB President Demir says that Turkiye is capable of constructing an aircraft carrier ship if a decision is taken.
