Göktuğ Production Agreement Signed
The first low-scale production of the Göktuğ missile family is secured at IDEF. Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan missiles to be delivered by 2025.
Defence News
Air
Expo and Air Show
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
France Suspends Aid and Budget Support Actions in Niger
France published a press release for Niger indicating that all kinds of aid will be suspended. The country supports the President President Mohamed Bazoum.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Bilateral Relations
Cooperation with Azerbaijan for KAAN Begins
Azerbaijan has decided to cooperate with Turkiye for the KAAN Fighter Aircraft developed within the scope of the National Combat Aircraft Programme.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Lentatek UAV Technology for Kazakhstan
Turkish defence industry companies export their products, to many countries. Critical technologies are now finding customers in addition to system solutions.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Modernisation
Turkish F-16s Will Be Independent with ÖZGÜR
Turkish Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcons become independent with ÖZGÜR Modernisation using domestic critical subsystems.
Unmanned Systems
Saudi Arabia Will Pay More than 3 Billion Dollars for AKINCI
President of Defence Industry Agency Professor Haluk Görgün announced that Saudi Arabia will pay more than 3 billion USD for AKINCI UCAV.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
HAVELSAN Presents Submersible Suicide USV DAY KİDA at IDEF
HAVELSAN presents a new member that joins the digital troops family at IDEF. The new member is a submersible unmanned vehicle equipped with high-explosives.
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
New Version of ULAQ: KAMA
Ares Shipyard and Meteksan present ULAQ’s version at IDEF: ULAQ KAMA Expendable Unmanned Surface Vessel.
Expo and Air Show
Weapon / Missile
ROKETSAN Unveils Burç Air Defence System
ROKETSAN Unveils its new air defence system Burç, providing a short-range air defence system at IDEF.
Expo and Air Show
Sensors
Meteksan Exhibits Retinar AESA Radar
Meteksan Defence presents Retinar AESA, the new Retinar Ground Surveillance Radars Product Family member for the first time at IDEF.
Expo and Air Show
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN Introduces GÜRZ Air and Missile Defence System
The GÜRZ Air and Missile Defence System developed by ASELSAN against very low and low altitude air threats will be introduced within the scope of IDEF'23.
Land
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
FNSS' Shadow Rider Waits for Duty
FNSS presents its Unmanned Ground Vehicle Shadow Rider ready for duty.
Weapon / Missile
Germany Orders $2.90 billion worth of AMRAAM
U.S. State Department approved a 2.90 billion USD worth of AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM sales to Germany. The DSCA notified Congress of this possible sale on July 19th.
FNSS Counts Down for IDEF 2023
FNSS will attend the International Defence Industry Fair IDEF’23 and exhibit its new armoured vehicle on the second expo day.
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...
