Israel and Turkiye Back on the Track
Israel and Turkiye have decided to fully restore diplomatic relations and return each other's ambassadors and consul generals.
Turkiye News
Bilateral Relations
Air
Bilateral Relations
King of Malaysia Visited TUSAŞ
King of Malaysia, Al Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah visited Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) facilities in Ankara, Kahramankazan.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
HAVELSAN's ODAK is About to Enter Service
Havelsan's Open-Source Database Management Software (ODAK) is about to enter service.
Bilateral Relations
King of Malaysia visited FNSS
King of Malaysia, Al Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah, and Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar visited FNSS facilities in Ankara.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Hungarian Minister Visits Turkiye to Deepen Cooperation
Hungarian Minister of Technology and Industry Laszlo Palkovics visited Turkiye and paid particular interest in the Turkish defence industry.
Bilateral Relations
King of Malaysia Visits Turkiye
King of Malaysia Sultan Al-Mustafa Billah Shah pays an official visit to Turkiye following Prime Minister İsmail Sabri Yakub’s visit in July.
Weapon / Missile
Defence Industry's ASFAT has completed its HGK-82 production
Turkish Defence Ministry’s company ASFAT Inc delivered the last batch of HGK-82 Precision Guidance Kit-82 produced for Turkish Air Force Command (TURAF).
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
FSMTC: A Contract for S-400 is signed with Turkiye
The head of FSMTCof Russia said that Russia and Turkiye signed a contract for the supply of the second regiment of Russian S-400 air defence systems.
Weapon / Missile
SSB President Demir visited Sarsılmaz Facilities
President of the SSB, Professor Demir, visited the Düzce facilities of the company and introduced Sarsılmaz’s land version of the 12.7 machine gun.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
HAVELSAN combined Unmanned Systems in Swarm Technology
HAVELSAN; has completed an essential stage for UAV and UGV systems, while the next step is to integrate naval platforms to carry out swarm operations.
Unmanned Systems
Ukraine to produce TB2 body, electronics and software
Erdoğan and Putin have recently met in Iran, where Putin asked about procuring TB2 UAVs. This demand was voiced by Erdoğan, causing concern in western media.
Air
Turkiye integrates Mission Computer Özgür into F-16
Turkiye has successfully integrated its domestically developed Mission Computer into its F-16 Block 40 and Block 50 fighters.
Air
Bilateral Relations
US Invites a Turkish Delegation for F-16 Negotiations
A Turkish delegation will travel to the US for new negotiations regarding the purchase of F-16 fighter jets, the Turkish Defence Minister announced.
Investment
Coşkunöz Holding’s Fly BVLOS opens an office in Taiwan
Fly BVLOS Technology has become a partner of the UAV Technology Centre, which works in Taiwan’s UAV technology field.
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...
