Roketsan Provides ULAQ’s Teeth
CİRİT and L-UMTAS missiles are integrated on an unmanned naval platform.
Turkiye News
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Modernisation
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Communication
ULAQ is on Sea Trials
The result of cooperation between Antalya-based ARES Shipyard and Ankara-based Meteksan Defence reached another milestone.
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Tatar: CAATSA Affects Us
The President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Ersin Tatar commented on the negotiation process .
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
US and Turkish Navy in the Black Sea
Turkish Defence Ministry announced that Turkish naval forces and US navy components conducted a passing exercise in the Black Sea.
Land
Investment
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
Turkish Ejders in Hungary
The Hungarian Defence Ministry took over the first ten Gidrán-type, supportive armoured vehicles from Nurol Makina on Thursday.
Land
Logistics
Modernisation
Communication
Ten Turkish Company to Attend IDEX
Ten companies from Turkey will represent Turkish products and cooperation in United Arab Emirates at IDEX 21 Expo.
Land
E/W
Regional / Strategy
Communication
ASELSAN ME Attends to IDEX
The Electronics and Electro-Optics cluster of Jordan Investment Group (JIG), ASELSAN MIDDLE EAST PSC LTD (AME) attends to IDEX Expo in Abu Dhabi.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Modernisation
EJDER YALÇIN has Automatic Mortar Now
Nurol Makina, manufacturer of EJDER YALÇIN 4X4 has unveiled its mortar configuration with ASELSAN’s ALKAR 120 mm Mortar Weapon System.
Investment
Unmanned Systems
Communication
ASELSAN Provides Solutions to Transportation
Turkish Defence Company ASELSAN (listed 48th at Defence Top 100) provides solutions signalling solutions to Gebze-Darıca Metro line in Turkey.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
India to Receive S-400 This Year
India will receive the Russian S-400 Triumf missile air defence system before the end of 2021. Rosoboronexport told TASS during the Aero India 2021 expo.
Air
Investment
TR Motor to Manufacture APU for TF-X
Osman Dur, CEO of TR Motor, stated that they will manufacture the auxiliary power unit (APU) of Turkish indigenous aircraft (TF-X). (The photo is symbolic)
Weapon / Missile
Logistics
Modernisation
MPT-76 is Lighter Now
A lighter version of MPT-76 rifle is introduced. It is called MPT-76- MH.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
Katmerciler Exports but not to Kenya
Katmerciler announced an export deal worth 39 million 450 thousand euros. The deal will include different types of armoured vehicles but not to Kenya
Air
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
US: We Did Not Aim at Affecting the Turkish Defence Sector
US Ambassador to Turkey David M. Satterfield said that they did not aim at affecting the Turkish defence sector as a whole, but rather specific licences to SSB.
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...
