KGK-84 Hits Its Target in the First Drop Test from F-16
KGK-84 winged guidance kit, developed for Mk-84 2000 lb bombs, successfully hit the defined target at sea by following waypoints during its test from an F-16.
Turkiye News
Air
Weapon / Missile
Land
Sensors
ALP 100-G Radar Nears Entry Into the Turkish Inventory
Turkish MoD stated that ASELSAN’s ALP 100-G multirole AESA radar, alongside HİSAR-A, SİPER, and KORKUT 130/35 air defence systems, will enter inventory soon.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
MARLIN ASW 100 Joins MARLIN USV Family as Sonar Carrier
ASELSAN published details on the new member of the MARLIN USV family, MARLIN ASW 100, developed to carry different types of sonars to support ASW missions.
Land
Weapon / Missile
KORKUT 100/35 SB as the New Member of the KORKUT SB Family
ASELSAN has listed the KORKUT 100/35 SB palletised air defence system with a 35 mm cannon that can be used fully mobile or deployed for static use from trucks.
Air
Spain to induct TUSAŞ’s HÜRJET into service as Saeta II
Spain’s Air and Space Force has decided to induct the HÜRJET jet trainer into service under the designation Saeta II reviving a historically significant name.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Türkiye’s ULAQ USV enters naval service with local engine
Türkiye’s ULAQ USV has entered naval service, combining shallow-water and open-sea operations, a locally produced engine and an export record to Qatar.
Land
Logistics
Koluman signs DERMAN 8×8 deal with MPG for SSB project
Koluman has signed a DERMAN 8×8 TTA supply contract with MPG, covering 40 vehicles to serve within Türkiye’s SSB-led 8×8 Wheeled Recovery Vehicle Programme.
Navy / Maritime
Turkish Navy’s TF-2000 Destroyers Named as Tepe-Class
Commander of the Turkish Navy Ercüment Tatlıoğlu announced the class name for TF-2000 destroyers as Tepe-class, inherited from the retired frigate class.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
PT PAL Launches the First Merah Putih-Class Frigate
PT PAL announced the launch of the first Merah Putih-class frigate, KRI Balaputradewa (322), with the MİDLAS VLS mockup visible from shared photos.
Air
Türkiye prioritises F-35s as F-16 Block 70 path stays open
MoD Güler said Ankara does not foresee problems in the ongoing F-16 procurement process, while Türkiye’s primary objective is returning to the F-35 programme.
Navy / Maritime
The Pakistani Navy received its second MILGEM corvette
Pakistan Navy has received its second MILGEM-class corvette which they named PNS Khaibar during the Istanbul Naval Shipyard (ITK) commissioning ceremony.
Navy / Maritime
MİLDEN submarine named Atılay links past and future
Admiral Tatlıoğlu says Türkiye has started building its first indigenous submarine Atılay. The name Atılay, marked the country’s leap into undersea warfare.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Naval platforms enter service as exports and builds advance
Multiple naval platforms for the Turkish Navy and partner states entered service, alongside new construction milestones and updated defence export figures.
Analysis
Air
Unmanned Systems
Homeland Security
Opportunities for Turkiye to Form an Airborne UAV Defence
In light of the recent UAV incursions into Turkish airspace and the success of new airborne solutions for C-UAS, Turkiye might go for a new defensive line.
