Turkish UAVs Navigation in GPS-Denied Environments Capability
SSB President Demir announced on his Twitter account that STM completed the KERKES Project, which enables UAVs to operate in GPS-denied areas.
Turkiye News
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Unmanned Systems
Algeria to Acquire Turkish Aerospace's Aksungur UAVs
According to the Algeria-based menadefense.net website, the country has ordered six Turkish Aksungur UAVs from Turkish Aerospace, twin-engine version of ANKA.
Land
Turkiye Set to Export Armoured Personnel Carrier to Georgia
Turkish Defence Ministry Company ASFAT Inc. and Georgian Defence Ministry signed a project to supply NATO standard Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) vehicles.
Land
Navy / Maritime
TCG Anadolu Passed Tank Test with Altay
TCG ANADOLU Multi-purpose ship passed tank boarding and disembarkation tests with the Altay Main Battle Tank prototype.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
Akar visits the UK with Defence Industry Cooperation Agenda
Defence Minister Akar went to the U.K. to meet British Defence Minister Ben Wallace. Akar is expected to meet some defence industry companies.
Logistics
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Expo and Air Show
MİLSOFT and BİTES Sign Defence Co-operation Agreement
At the Military Logistics and Support Summit, BİTES and MilSOFT signed an agreement in the Augmented Reality Based Maintenance System Integration field.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Turkiye and Libya Signed Hydrocarbon Agreement
Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that a MoU was signed between Turkiye and Libya in the field of hydrocarbons.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Sensors
Situational Awareness Support to the Soldier
President of SSB Demir announced that Bites, a subsidiary of ASELSAN, has developed an Augmented Reality (AR) application for the land forces.
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ and Kazakh Companies Cooperate on Space and Satellite
Turkish Aerospace has signed an MoU with Kazakh companies Kazsat and Ghalam for long-term satellite and space cooperation.
Navy / Maritime
Ukraine’s “Hetman Ivan Mazepa” Corvette Launched
The First Lady of Ukraine Zelenska and Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov announced that the Ukrainian Navy’s Hetman Ivan Mazepa Corvette (F-211) is launched.
Unmanned Systems
Albania’s TB2 UVSs Will Be in Service Soon
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama stated Thursday that the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 UAVs that Albania has agreed to purchase would be operational very soon.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Investment
Meteksan Delivered the “HUET” Simulator to the Turkish Navy
Meteksan Defence completed the Defence Industry Agency’s (SSB) Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) Simulator Project,
Unmanned Systems
Homeland Security
Turkish Police received three TB2 UAVs
President of SSB İsmail Demir has announced that three Bayraktar TB2 UAVs are delivered to the Turkish General Directorate of Security (EGM).
Air
Bilateral Relations
New Amendment to Limit Turkiye’s F-16 acquisition
U.S. Senator of Maryland from the Democrat Party, Chris Van Hollen submitted an amendment to the bill H.R. 7900, to condition F-16 fighter sales to Turkiye.
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...
