The Philippines Orders Second T129 Batch
The Philippines, which has procured six T129 ATAK Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance helicopters from Turkiye, TUSAŞ, placed its second order.
Turkiye News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Navy / Maritime
MİLGEM Private Shipyard Term Starts with Three Frigates
A contract signing ceremony will be held at the Defence Industry Agency (SSB) for the 6th, 7th and 8th ships of the National Ship Programme (MİLGEM).
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
HAVELSAN Works on Military Simulation: “Unreal Engine”
HAVELSAN will cooperate with Epic Games Company to use its “Unreal Engine” game engine by investing in “serious game” technology.
Investment
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Established an AI Robot R&D Company in Azerbaijan
Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar visited Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to give information about the “Bayraktar Technology Azerbaijan” company.
Defence Politics
Turkish MFA Becomes First Step for Defence Export
Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) will discuss adding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to the export licence process.
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN’S NHS Discovered During Patent Application
Render images of ASELSAN’S Pantsir-alike defence system state that Turkiye will produce a point air defence system.
Country
Defence and Aerospace Exports Exceeded 1 billion Dollars
The Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) announced the export volume of the Turkish defence and aerospace industry sector in March 2023 as 506.2 million dollars.
Navy / Maritime
PNS BABUR’s Main Naval Gun is Installed
Pakistan Navy’s PN MILGEM Corvette constructed with Turkish company ASFAT, PNS BABUR got her Italian Oto Melara made 76/62 mm main naval gun installed.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
UAE and Saudi Arabia to Join Anatolian Eagle Exercise
Turkish Air Force organises the Anatolian Eagle-2023 Exercise. The UAE and Saudi Arabia will attend the exercise with F-16 Block 60 and F-15SA, respectively.
Land
Weapon / Missile
New Mortar Vehicles for Turkish Gendarmerie
BMC’s VURAN armoured vehicles, integrated with ASELSAN’s ALKAR 120mm Automatic Mortar Weapon System, were added to the Gendarmerie General Command inventory.
Air
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Land
HAVELSAN’s Digital Troops to Step into the Field
HAVELSAN, which has been working for the “swarm capability” that enables unmanned vehicles to work together, aims to cross a threshold this year.
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Ammunition
STM's Drones Performed at Winter Exercises
The Turkish Armed Forces organised the Winter-2023 exercise in January and February in the eastern city of the country. STM shared a photo from the drills.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Bilateral Relations
Japanese Interest in Turkish UAVs
Ambassador of Japan to Turkiye Kazuhiro Suzuki, accompanied by his delegation, visited Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Centre.
Air
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Baykar's AKINCI UCAV Test Fires Roketsan’s UAV-230
Baykar announced a new trial on its Twitter account. The company’s AKINCI UCAV test-fired Roketsan’s UAV-230 Air-to-Surface Ballistic Supersonic Missile.
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...
