Otokar's Cobra II Spotted in Romania
Otokar's Cobra II 4X4 armoured vehicles are spotted in Romania and might be going towards Ukraine, but the end user is unknown.
Turkiye News
Land
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
BAYKAR will Produce Missiles: KEMANKEŞ
UAV manufacturer BAYKAR started missile design and production. The company will introduce the KEMANKEŞ (Archer) loitering Missile during TEKNOFEST.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Roketsan Attends LAAD with Latest Technology Products
Roketsan is participating in the Latin American Defence and Security Exhibition (LAAD), one of the region's leading defence and security industry fairs.
Navy / Maritime
The Construction of İstif Class Ships Started
Turkish Navy’s MİLGEM project reached a new milestone with the sheet metal cutting ceremony for the three new İstif Class frigates.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Otokar Offers ToT and Local Manufacturing to Latin America
Otokar participates in LAAD 2023, a defence and security expo in Latin America, to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 11-14 April.
Investment
AEROS Will Provide Consultancy to Test Procedure
A cooperation and solution partnership agreement was signed between TRTEST, AEROS company which provides aviation engineering services based in Ankara.
Navy / Maritime
TCG ANADOLU L400 Commissioned
TCG ANADOLU Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD) is commissioned today at the Turkish Navy. The vessel will soon serve as the flagship of the Navy.
Air
Navy / Maritime
MELTEM-III Maritime Patrol Aircraft Project Completed
The MELTEM-III Project, signed between the Defence Industry Agency (SSB) and Italian Leonardo company, was completed with the delivery of the last aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
The First Welding of MİLGEM İZMİR is on Monday
The first welding ceremony of the İZMİR İstif Class Frigate will be held four days after the contract signing at the private Sedef Shipyard.
Air
Navy / Maritime
Özpala Performed Virtual Touch&Go on TCG Anadolu with Hürkuş
TUSAŞ Test Pilot Murat Özpala made touch-and-go to the flight deck of TCG ANADOLU with the Hürkuş Simulator HÜRSİM.
Air
Navy / Maritime
Demir; Hürjet’s Duties on TCG Anadolu Defined
President of Defence Industry Agency İsmail Demir stated that advanced training and light attack aircraft Hürjet’s missions on TCG Anadolu are defined.
Navy / Maritime
Demir: ASFAT Works on TF-2000’s Design
President of Defence Industry Agency (SSB) Professor İsmail Demir stated that ASFAT Inc works on the design of the TF-2000 Air Defence Destroyer.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Air
TCG Anadolu will be Commissioned on Monday
President of Defence Industry Agency İsmail Demir announced that the amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu would be handed over to the Turkish Navy on Monday.
Navy / Maritime
Turkish Private Shipyards Kick-Off Frigate Program
STM and TAIS Partnership have signed a contract with Defence Industry Agency (SSB) to construct three frigates in 36 months.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 NATO prioritises rapid expansion of integrated air defence - Alliance planning is increasingly focused on expanding integrated air and missile defence capacity a...
- 15:00 US Army accelerates software-defined battlefield networking - The US Army is expanding efforts to connect sensors, launchers and command systems through software-...
- 15:00 Europe increases investment in defence industrial resilience - European governments are directing additional funding toward ammunition production, missile manufact...
- 15:00 China advances integrated maritime reconnaissance network - China continues linking satellites, unmanned aircraft, maritime patrol assets and coastal sensors in...
- 15:00 Japan expands dispersed logistics for island defence - Japan is investing in distributed logistics hubs, hardened storage facilities and rapid reinforcemen...
- 15:00 Counter-drone strategies shift toward affordable layered protection - Military planners are increasingly combining electronic warfare, interceptor drones, guns and low-co...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater systems expand critical infrastructure missions - Navies are broadening the use of autonomous underwater vehicles to monitor undersea cables, energy i...
- 15:00 Hypersonic threats drive persistent tracking investment - Defence agencies continue expanding radar and satellite-based tracking networks designed to maintain...
- 15:00 Distributed satellite constellations become military standard - Armed forces are increasingly deploying larger constellations of smaller satellites to improve resil...
- 15:00 Production scalability shapes future defence procurement - Governments are placing greater emphasis on manufacturing capacity, delivery speed and industrial su...
- 12:00 Leonardo and Baykar complete first K-SWARM teaming trials - Breaking Defense reported that Leonardo's M-346FA and Baykar's KIZILELMA completed their first auton...
- 12:00 Janes details M-346FA–KIZILELMA integration tests - Janes reported that Baykar and Leonardo demonstrated real-time control and cooperative operations be...
- 12:00 Reuters: Türkiye seeks to double defence exports - Reuters reported that Türkiye aims to double defence exports within two years after reaching $10 bil...
- 12:00 Reuters: ASELSAN increases Steel Dome production - Reuters reported that ASELSAN plans to deliver more than 150 different components for Türkiye's Stee...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye's expanding defence role in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has quietly become one of Mali's principal defence partners through d...
- 12:00 SAHA 2026 showcases Türkiye's integrated defence vision - International coverage of SAHA 2026 highlighted ASELSAN's emphasis on integrated air defence, electr...
- 12:00 Baykar highlights next-generation loitering munitions - Baykar presented its new MIZRAK intelligent loitering munition together with the K2 Kamikaze UAV and...
- 12:00 Foreign analysts track KAAN engine development - International defence reporting highlighted the unveiling of the indigenous Güçhan fighter engine fo...
- 12:00 International attention grows around Turkish unmanned naval systems - Foreign defence publications continued covering ASELSAN's TUFAN unmanned surface vessel and KILIÇ au...
- 12:00 C4Defence reviews Türkiye's 2026 industrial roadmap - C4Defence's English edition reviewed 2025 achievements and outlined 2026 priorities, including KAAN,...
- 09:00 NATO presses allies to replace US aircraft and naval contributions - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 Alliance air defence expansion becomes a top NATO capability priority - NATO is pushing members to expand air and missile defence inventories, command networks and industri...
- 09:00 Baltic and Romanian drone incursions drive low-altitude defence demand - Recent drone incidents on NATO’s eastern flank are accelerating demand for low-altitude surveillance...
- 09:00 NATO counter-drone experimentation is shifting toward integrated fielding - Alliance work on Layered Counter-UAS initiatives is moving beyond testing individual technologies to...
- 09:00 Europe’s defence debate is shifting from spending levels to deliverable readiness - NATO and EU discussions increasingly emphasise turning higher defence budgets into combat-ready forc...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement is moving toward affordable layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly prioritising combinations of jamming, interceptor drones, gu...
- 09:00 Autonomous border and infrastructure surveillance is gaining traction in Europe - Drone incursions and hybrid-threat concerns are pushing European governments and industry toward rob...
- 09:00 Hypersonic tracking remains a major driver of Western sensor investment - The spread of manoeuvring high-speed missile threats continues to push Western defence planners towa...
- 09:00 Military space resilience is shifting toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring larger constellations of smaller satellites rather than a fe...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing greater weight on production scalab...
