TB2 Armed UAV Completes 750 thousand Flight Hours
Baykar’s TB2 Armed UAV has completed 750,000 flight hours, setting a new record in Turkish aviation history.
Defence News
Unmanned Systems
Country
Record Export Expectations from SASAD in 2024
The Turkish defence industry, which broke a new export record this year, is preparing to increase this performance even in 2024.
Engine and Transmission
TEI Exports the PD170 Engine
TUSAŞ Engine Industry General Manager Mahmut Akşit announced that the PD170 turbo diesel engine, which the company started mass production, was exported.
Weapon / Missile
Japan Working on Multi-purpose Railgun
Japan has revealed the concept of a multi-purpose railgun projected to be used in Anti-Surface and Anti-Air Warfare missions.
Air
Defence Politics
Japan Faces Uncertainty in Fighter Jet Export Plans
Disagreements between Japan’s ruling parties have brought uncertainty to exporting fighter jets developed under the GCAP program to third-world countries.
Land
Sensors
E/W
ASELSAN's Yener GPR Entered the Inventory with OTOKAR ARMA
ASELSAN's GPR and Otokar's ARMA 8x8 vehicle entered the inventory for the first time in Turkiye with YENER Modern Mine Detection System project.
Land
Logistics
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Engine and Transmission
Turkish Defence Industry Delivers New Products to TAF
According to the information provided at the Defence Ministry’s Weekly press briefing, new domestic products are delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces. (TAF)
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
ROSATOM Completed the Production of RITM-200 Reactors
Russian ROSATOM announced that the second RITM-200 nuclear reactor for icebreaker Chukotka will be delivered to the shipyard by the end of 2023.
Air
Navy / Maritime
Norway Postpones P-3 Orion Delivery to Argentina
Norway has reportedly delayed the delivery of P-3 Orion aircraft to Argentina as Buenos Aires has not made the first instalment of the payment.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Egypt Unveils Raad 200, MLRS at EDEX
Egypt unveiled a Multiple Rocket Launcher SystemMLRS named Raad 200 at EDEX 2023, an international defence exhibition in Cairo.
Navy / Maritime
The Russian Navy Received Three New submarines
Two nuclear-powered and one conventional submarine have been delivered to the Russian Navy, with two more expected to be delivered by the end of the year.
Expo and Air Show
TUSAŞ Eyes for Cooperation with Egypt
TUSAŞ has signed a collaboration agreement with the Aircraft Factory of the Arab Organisation for Industrialisation during EDEX 2023 held in Egypt.
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
AKINCI UCAV Fires UAV-122 Supersonic Air-to-Ground Missile
Baykar’s AKINCI UCAV fired ROKETSAN’s UAV-122 Supersonic Air-to-Ground missile following the larger UAV-230 missile.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Greece to Modernise MEKO 200 Frigates
Greece plans to modernise the MEKO 200 class frigates. Greek Defence Ministry has set the modernisation of the MEKO 200 frigates as a strategic goal.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 Canada to announce winner of major submarine competition - Canada is expected to announce the preferred bidder for its 12-submarine programme ahead of the NATO...
- 15:00 NATO prepares GlobalEye decision to replace AWACS fleet - NATO is expected to confirm Saab's GlobalEye as the successor to its E-3A AWACS fleet at the Ankara...
- 15:00 Canada advances multinational defence financing initiative - Ottawa aims to unveil around 10 founding members of its proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Ba...
- 15:00 South Korea deepens NATO defence-industrial engagement - President Lee Jae Myung will attend the NATO Summit and Defence Industry Forum to expand defence exp...
- 15:00 Counter-drone procurement continues shifting toward layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly procuring integrated counter-UAS architectures combining rad...
- 15:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking - Defence agencies continue expanding integrated radar and space-based sensor architectures capable of...
- 15:00 Autonomous maritime systems expand infrastructure protection missions - Navies are broadening deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea c...
- 15:00 Distributed satellite constellations become the preferred military model - Armed forces are increasingly replacing reliance on a few high-value satellites with proliferated co...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft move toward operational acquisition - Air forces are transitioning collaborative combat aircraft programmes from technology demonstrators...
- 15:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a strategic military capability - Governments increasingly regard manufacturing scalability, secure supply chains and rapid production...
- 12:00 Financial Times: Europe's defence boom fuels Turkish industry - The Financial Times reported that European rearmament is creating new opportunities for Turkish defe...
- 12:00 Reuters: Türkiye aims to double defence exports - Reuters reported that Türkiye is targeting a doubling of defence exports within two years after reac...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense: Turkish industry leans into autonomous warfare - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish defence companies are increasingly prioritising autonomous ai...
- 12:00 ASELSAN expands Steel Dome production - Reuters reported that ASELSAN plans to increase deliveries for Türkiye's Steel Dome integrated air-d...
- 12:00 French study highlights Türkiye's rise in Europe's defence market - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique identified Türkiye as one of the fastest-growing defence...
- 12:00 USNI examines Türkiye's defence-industrial transformation - USNI News analysed how exercises such as EFES 2026 demonstrate the connection between Türkiye's oper...
- 12:00 International media follow Turkish firms at Eurosatory - Foreign coverage from Eurosatory highlighted the presence of more than 50 Turkish companies, includi...
- 12:00 Defence Turkey highlights Romania's first Turkish-built NATO warship - International defence coverage continued to focus on the delivery of the Hisar-class light corvette...
- 12:00 Foreign analysts continue tracking KAAN programme - International defence publications continue monitoring the KAAN fighter programme as additional prot...
- 12:00 Baykar's European strategy remains under international scrutiny - Foreign defence analysts continue to assess Baykar's European expansion through Piaggio Aerospace an...
- 09:00 Canada to announce winner of major submarine competition - Canada is expected to announce the preferred bidder for its 12-submarine programme ahead of the NATO...
- 09:00 NATO prepares GlobalEye decision to replace AWACS fleet - NATO is expected to confirm Saab's GlobalEye as the successor to its E-3A AWACS fleet at the Ankara...
- 09:00 Canada advances multinational defence financing initiative - Ottawa aims to unveil around 10 founding members of its proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Ba...
- 09:00 South Korea deepens NATO defence-industrial engagement - President Lee Jae Myung will attend the NATO Summit and Defence Industry Forum to expand defence exp...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement continues shifting toward layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly procuring integrated counter-UAS architectures combining rad...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking - Defence agencies continue expanding integrated radar and space-based sensor architectures capable of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems expand infrastructure protection missions - Navies are broadening deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea c...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations become the preferred military model - Armed forces are increasingly replacing reliance on a few high-value satellites with proliferated co...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft move toward operational acquisition - Air forces are transitioning collaborative combat aircraft programmes from technology demonstrators...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a strategic military capability - Governments increasingly regard manufacturing scalability, secure supply chains and rapid production...
