Eralp Early Warning Radar System for Turkish Armed Forces
President of the Defence Industry Agency İsmail Demir said that ASELSAN prepares Eralp Early Warning Radar System for delivery to the Turkish Armed Forces.
Turkiye News
E/W
Sensors
Navy / Maritime
Turkiye’s first AIP Submarine at Sea Trial
Turkish Navy’s first Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) submarine, Type 214TN Reis Class Submarine Piri Reis, is at sea trials.
Land
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Modernisation
Modernised Mortars Return to Army
Defence Industry Agency’s mortar modernisation project is at the delivery stage. The first modernised mortars were delivered to the Land Forces.
Engine and Transmission
Akar: Ukraine will Provide KIZILELMA’s Engine
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar stated that Turkish Ukrainian defence agreement on the engine continues.
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
US announces the importance of Cooperation with Turkiye
Ned Price, the State Department Spokesperson, answered two questions concerning Turkiye’s F-16 aircraft procurement requests.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
U.S. lifts restrictions preventing sales of F-16s to Turkiye
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees released the NDAA, to add $45 billion to the Biden administration’s initial budget request.
Navy / Maritime
Turkish Navy to get its Submarine Floating Dock
Three months after its launch, Turkish Defence Ministry (MoD) company ASFAT A.Ş. stated that the Submarine Floating Dock would soon enter the inventory.
Air
Baykar’s Turbofan Powered KIZILELMA performed an Hop Test
Baykar’s Turbofan Powered KIZILELMA took-off but did not perform an actual maiden flight according to the released video. The KIZILELMA was on Hop Test.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
MİDLAS Conducts Test Launch
Roketsan conducted a test launch for the Turkish indigenous vertical launch system MİDLAS (Indigenous Vertical Launch System / VLS).
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar Akıncı Tested Miniature Bomb
Bayraktar Akıncı has tested the ASELSAN Miniature Bomb (Tolun) free fall-winged air-to-ground ammunition with Quad Rack.
Country
Turkiye Breaks its Own Defence Export Record
According to the Turkish Exporters Assembly, the Turkish defence and aerospace industry exported products and services cost $ 503,2 million.
Land
Modernisation
First Modernised ACV-15 Back in Inventory
Turkish Armed Forces have taken delivery of the first five modernised ACV-15 (ZMA-15) Armoured Combat Vehicles.
Investment
SAGE Inks Memorandum of Understanding with RWM Italia
TÜBİTAK SAGE, a state defence industry research and development institute under ministry of industry, inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RWM Italia.
Land
Katmerciler Exports Tank-Carrying Trailer
Katmerciler is increasing its market in Africa. The company published information on Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) about new tank-carrying trailer export.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
