Lithuanian People Donate TB2 UAV to Ukraine
Lithuanian Vice Minister at the Ministry of National Defence, visited Baykar to present the fund that Lithuanian people raised for Ukraine.
Turkiye News
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Armelsan develops dipping sonar for helicopters for ASW
Armelsan, established in 2011 to work in unmanned underwater vehicles and acoustics, organised a press conference and introduced the company and its products.
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Sweden and Finland to negotiate with Turkiye for NATO
Sweden and Finland said that the Nordic countries would continue to talk with Turkiye about Ankara’s objections to their NATO membership bids.
Expo and Air Show
Otokar, exhibits 8X8 ARMA at HEMUS 2022
Otokar will exhibit ARMA 8x8 armoured vehicles at the HEMUS fair, held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, between June 1-4, 2022.
Navy / Maritime
Russia attacks MILGEM’s Ocean Shipyard in Ukraine
Russian Defence Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on May 30th that Russian field artillery units attacked a hangar of the Ocean Shipyard.
Country
SEDEC and SASAD Join Forces
SEDEC will open its doors for the third time in Ankara on 28-30 June 2022. SEDEC became a strategic partner with SaSaD.
Land
The BMC Tank Factory in Sakarya is being dismantled
The "Tank Factory" of the BMC Defence company in Sakarya Karasu district is being demolished. In June 2021, the ownership of BMC was changed.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Niger Receives Bayraktar TB2 Armed UAVs
According to RFI six Bayraktar TB2 arrived to Niamey airport. This is the first part of an arms contract which also provides Hürkuş aircraft.
Bilateral Relations
Turkiye and UAE to strengthen defence industry cooperation
Turkiye and the UAE make an effort to strengthen cooperation in the defence industry. TAWAZUN Economic Council and UAE company executives visited SSB.
Engine and Transmission
Interview / Exclusive File
Akşit: TEI will be anyhow in TF-X Engine Program
Turkish Engine Inc (TEI) will participate in the indigenous Turkish Aircraft (TF-X) engine development program anyhow.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
EFES-2022 Exercise Begins with International Participation
The EFES-2022 Exercise, one of the most extensive planned exercises of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF), has started.
Expo and Air Show
Turkiye to be the leading nation at Poland’s MSPO Expo 2022
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, former Warshaw pact countries decided to increase their defence budgets.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
Demir; Waiting RR’s answer to our RfP for TF-X Engine
President of SSB Professor Demir answered TurDef's questions about the visit to the UK to discuss Turkish / British cooperation on the TF-X engine.
Country
SSB is renamed Defence Industry Agency
The Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) has changed its english name and became Defence Industry Agency. The name in Turkish remained the same.
