TCG Beykoz Corvette Test-Fires GÖKSUR Air Defence Missile
ASELSAN and TÜBİTAK SAGE’s joint development GÖKSUR naval short-range air defence missile was fired from the Burak-class corvette TCG Beykoz (F-503).
Turkiye News
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Land
Expo and Air Show
Otokar Presents both Experience and Products at IDEX
Otokar participates in the IDEX International Defence Exhibition to be held between February 17-21 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Land
Expo and Air Show
IDEX 2025: KORKUT Integration on Wahash 8x8 AFV
UAE-based Calidus displayed the Wahash 8x8 armoured fighting vehicle with ASELSAN’s KORKUT 35 mm air defence system in the IDEX 2025 exhibition.
Ammunition
Logistics
Turkiye Joins NATO’s Ammunition Warehousing Initiative
Turkiye and Portugal have joined the Multi-National Ammunition Rehousing Initiative (MAWI) to improve ammunition stockpiling management.
Expo and Air Show
IDEX NAVDEX to Witness Major Turkish Attendance
United Arab Emirates defence expo IDEX/ NAVDEX opens its doors on Monday. Turkiye attends the expo with almost 100 companies.
Land
Weapon / Missile
FNSS Tests the New TEBER-II 30/40 Two-Man Turret
FNSS has released a test video of its newest TEBER-II 30/40 two-man turret intended for armoured fighting vehicles on a PARS IV 8x8 armoured vehicle.
Sensors
NATO Reduces Detection Altitude to Increase Air Surveillance
NATO has decided to improve its air defence capacity by starting two new international projects in order to detect drones flying below 150 meter altimeter.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Trump Sells F-35 Fighters to India Despite S-400 Ownership
President Trump said that the US will sell F-35 fighters to S-400 owner India. This decision will contradict the US’s CAATSA decision to Turkiye over the S-400.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
First Deployment of Denizhan Naval Gun on a Frigate
The 76mm/62-caliber naval gun, indigenously developed by Machinery and Chemical Industry (MKE), will be deployed on a frigate for the first time.
Bilateral Relations
Dendias asks the U.S. to pick sides in the Mediterranean
Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias underlined Greece’s strategic relevance and indirectly criticised Turkiye at the Conference in Washington.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Athens Threatens NATO to Cancel the Exercise
In reaction to Turkiye's demands to protect its rights, Athens threatened to cancel the NATO "Steadfast Dart" drill that began in Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania.
Space
Turkiye’s New Spaceport: Why Somalia?
The upcoming spaceport in Somalia is the next step following the missions of the first Turkish astronauts and the launches of various start-up satellites.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkiye and Pakistan to Deepen Relations with 24 Agreements
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Pakistan for official talks, was welcomed with an official ceremony by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan.
Air
TUSAŞ’s T625 Gökbey Multi-Purpose Helicopter Pass Winter Tests
Turkish Aerospace’s indigenous T625 Gökbey Multi-Purpose Helicopter successfully completed low-altitude cold weather tests in challenging winter conditions.
