Demir Shared TF’s Video on Ground Tests
President of the Defence Industry Agency (SSB), Professor İsmail Demir, shared a video of Turkish Indigenous fighter TF showing on-the-ground tests.
Turkiye News
Air
Land
Why BMC’s Tank is New Altay?
Yalçıntaş announced that two of the BMC Defence production ALTAY MBTs, which they named “New ALTAY”, will be delivered to the TAF.
Land
BMC Company Unveiled New Altay Main Battle Tank (MBT)
The BMC company, which became the target of criticism for Altay opened its doors to the press. The Izmir based company Unveiled New Altay Main Battle Tank.
Air
The Philippines Wants to Acquire Six T129 ATAK Helicopters
TUSAŞ might sell six additional T129 Atak to the Philippines. The Asia Pacific country has purchased six T129s from Turkiye and is preparing for a new order.
Air
SSB and ASFAT to Negotiate TF-2000
Turkish Air Defence Destroyer TF-2000 counts down for design activities. It was revealed recently that the SSİK has decided to begin the process in December.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
ANKA-3’s Specs Revealed
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) CEO Professor Temel Kotil stated ANKA-3 Stealth Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) specs.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Anka-3 Started Ground Tests, Hürjet to Take off in April
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) CEO Professor Temel Kotil stated that ANKA-3 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle had started its ground tests. Hürjet will take off in April
Navy / Maritime
TF-2000 Project on the Run
Turkish Defence Industry Executive Committee (SSİK) has decided to start the design phase of the TF-2000 air-defence destroyer.
Country
Bilateral Relations
Turkiye has Defence Industry Agreement with 84 Countries
Turkiye has a "defence industry cooperation agreement" with 84 countries for export in the defence industry and to find solutions to the chain of supply.
E/W
Ammunition
Boğaziçi Reveals İlter as counter-UAV measure.
Boğaziçi developed a drone detection and neutralisation system called “İlter”, which offers autonomous, smart, passive solutions that do not harm human health.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
One Company Three Milestones
Turkish Aerospace CEO Professor Temel Kotil presented three milestones about the company’s workout.
Air
TF on Ground Tests
Turkiye’s indigenous fighter jet TF was spotted on ground tests. For the first time, the fighter is seen with its engines.
Land
Logistics
Philippines to Procure Çukurova Defence 4X4X4 FABL
The PA is expected to formalise an order for four armoured backhoe loaders from Çukurova Defence to improve the service's combat engineering capabilities.
Expo and Air Show
Land
NMS Participates in Japan's DSEI
Nurol Makina will be present at the DSEI Japan exhibition. In recent years, Nurol Makina has participated in armoured vehicle tenders in Japan.
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...
