Turkiye Launches Pakistan’s Fourth MİLGEM Corvette PNS TARIQ
The MİLGEM Corvette Project, of which the main contractor is Military Factory and Shipyard Management Inc under the Ministry of Defence, continues as planned.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Air
Navy / Maritime
Defence Politics
Bilateral Relations
India Goes for the French option: Rafale M and Scorpene
India has given the green light to France and decided to purchase Dassault Rafale M fighter jets and Scorpene attack submarines.
Defence Politics
Regional / Strategy
Bilateral Relations
Sweden is One Step Closer to NATO Membership
NATO made a press release about Sweden’s candidacy for membership and Turkiye’s security concerns.
Modernisation
Chad Modernises its Army with Turkish Defence Products
Chad President General Deby Itno Visited Adji Kossei Air Base to inspect Turkish Defence products as part of the army’s modernisation efforts.
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Bilateral Relations
Nikkei: France Axes NATO’s Relations in the Pacific
According to the Japan-based publication Nikkei Asia, France opposed NATO establishing a liaison office in Tokyo Japan to secure its relations with China.
Bilateral Relations
Investment
Turkiye to Deepen Defence Cooperation with Qatar
Vice President Yılmaz stated that Turkiye will deepen its cooperation with Qatar, especially in defence industry and energy.
Navy / Maritime
Hisar Class OPVs Count Down for Launching
ASFAT constructs two Hisar Class OPVs at the same shipyard. Both OPVs are counting down for the launch, while TCG Akhisar will take the lead.
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
Turkish Navy Gets its Second Logistic Support Ship
STM’s Logistic Support Ship ÜTĞM. ARİF EKMEKÇİ (A-575) sails for ship acceptance tests. The ship hoisted Turkish Flag before cruising.
Engine and Transmission
Sweden Buys 250 AMRAAM
Sweden buys AIM-120C-8 with a 160 km range from the U.S. The DSCA approved and delivered the $605 million cost request to Congress.
Weapon / Missile
France Buys AGM-114R2 Hellfire Missiles from the U.S.
The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to France of AGM-114R2 Hellfire Missiles equipment for an estimated cost of $203 million.
Air
TUSAŞ Starts Flight Test School
Turkish Aerospace starts training pilots as test pilots and flight test engineers. TUSAS cooperates with ITPS Canada and ITPS Türkiye.
Land
Ukraine Wants T-155 Fırtına SPH from Turkiye
Ukraine wants to acquire T-155 Fırtına or the Fırtına Next-G Self-Propelled Howitzer from Turkiye.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
The RAF's A400M carries out the longest-ever flight
A Royal Air Force (RAF) A400M Atlas aircraft has carried out the longest flight for 22 hours at a Pacific air exercise.
Country
TAFF Appoints Görgün as Chairman
Turkish Armed Forces Foundation (TSKGV/TAFF) Board of Trustees appointed Professor Haluk Görgün as the Chairman of the Executive Board.
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...
