Ecuador Receives Otokar’s Cobra II
Ecuador President Lasso announced that Otokar started delivering armoured vehicles Cobra II. The 4X4 vehicles will be used against the mafia.
Defence News
Land
Homeland Security
Air
Expo and Air Show
Unmanned Systems
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Interview / Exclusive File
TUSAŞ Prepares Turkish Loyal Wingman: OKU
TUSAŞ presented the Turkish Wingman OKU concept at IDEF. TurDef exclusively examined the concept, which is exhibited only to delegations.
Country
Defence Top 100: Four Turkish Companies on the List
US-based “Defense News” published its annual top 100 list for 2022. Four Turkish companies have taken place on the list with the ASFAT Inc surprise.
Bilateral Relations
Investment
Ammunition
Sensors
Unmanned Systems
BAYKAR, ROKETSAN and ASELSAN to Export to Saudi Arabia
Turkish BAYKAR, ROKETSAN and ASELSAN Saudi Arabia’s NCMS signed an agreement and two memorandums of understanding in order to export UAV and subcomponents.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
GIDS Exhibits Airborne Stand-Off Missile Taimur
Pakistan's state-owned Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) exhibited the Taimur air-launched stand-off cruise missile prototype.
Investment
Expo and Air Show
Air
Turkish-Pakistani Cooperation on Wind Tunnel
Turkiye and Pakistan will cooperate on wind tunnels. Pakistani company GIDS signed an agreement with TUSAŞ at IDEF.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
GIDS Pakistan Exhibits Fatah-1 and II G-MLRS
Pakistan’s Global Industrial & Defence Solutions showcased its latest military equipment Fatah-1and II G-MLRS at IDEF.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
ASFAT Launches Arpan 8X8 Self-Propelled Howitzer 155 mm
ASFAT unveiled the Arpan 8X8 SPH mobile field artillery system model at IDEF 2023 in Istanbul.
Country
Unmanned Systems
China Temporarily Limits UAV and its Subcomponent Exports
China announced the limitations for the exports of UAVs and subcomponents used for military purposes.
Air
Hürkuş is Tested after EFT Integration
External Fuel Tank (EFT) integration was carried out on the TUSAŞ HÜRKUŞ Aircraft. HÜRKUŞ reached five hours of endurance during the test flight.
Investment
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Starts R&D Activities in Pakistan
Baykar will start operations in Pakistan to conduct R&D at the Pakistan National Aerospace Science and Technology Park.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Logistics
Interview / Exclusive File
OTOKAR Presents ARMA II Mobile Repair and Recovery Vehicle
OTOKAR presented its mobile repair and recovery Vehicle at IDEF. The 8X8 vehicle aims to provide an important solution to today's battlefield.
Navy / Maritime
The UK Declares the Future of the New Type 83 Destroyer
UK Government published a document about the future Type 83 program of the Royal Navy with lessons learned from Ukraine.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Indonesia bought 12 ANKA drones worth US$300 million
Indonesia signed a contract with Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) worth USD 300 million for 12 ANKA UAVs.
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...
