Ukraine Partners with TEI for KAAN Aircraft's Engine
The Ukrainian company Ivchenko Progress partners with TEI to participate in the tender for the development of the indigenous engine of the KAAN fighter jet.
Defence News
Engine and Transmission
Air
Bilateral Relations
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Navy / Maritime
Tension De-escalates in Aegean After the Elections
Turkiye and Greece to de-escalate tension in the Aegean Sea. Türkiye cancelled the Deniz Kurdu in returning Greece cancellation of Kataigis exercises.
Air
Polish Army to acquire 22 AW101 Multi-role Helicopters
Poland will acquire 22 AgustaWestland AW101 medium-lift multi-role helicopters for the Polish Army. AW101s will be deployed at the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade.
Air
Logistics
Only Half Of the F-35 Fleet is Mission-Ready
U.S. Air Force JSF Programme Director revealed that only about half of the F-35 fighters in the U.S. fleet are ready to perform war missions.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
İstif Frigates instead of TF-2000 Destroyers
SSB President Demir stated that İstif frigates with VLS capability could fit into TF-2000 air defence destroyers' missions.
Air
Land
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
E/W
Tayfun Serial Production Started
The serial production of the Tayfun missile, which was test fired from Rize-Artvin airport last week, started.
Air
US Faces F-35’s IP Right Problems
US identifies the problems it faces in F-35 production and takes precautions for the NGAD program.
Air
Declining Thai’s F-35 bid, US offers F-16 and F-15 jets
Pentagon has informally declined Thailand’s request to purchase F-35 fighter jets, according to an RTAF source. The US Offers F-16 and F15 to Thailand.
Expo and Air Show
E/W
Homeland Security
HAVELSAN signed three new agreements in Malaysia
HAVELSAN, which participated in the LIMA Expo, signed three new agreements in Malaysia. HAVELSAN continues its presence in Asia-Pacific with new partnerships.
Land
Czech Republic to Procure Approximately 70 Leopard 2A8s
The Czech government will negotiate to purchase the Leopard 2A8 variant from Germany. The deliveries are expected to be completed within a decade.
Navy / Maritime
Land
Modernisation
FNSS Initiates ACV-15 AAPC and Delivers MAV
FNSS hold a ceremony for the official delivery of MAV to the Navy and the AAPC Modernisation Project Signature Programme.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Malaysia Signs FA-50 Contract
Malaysia signed a contract with Korean Aerospace Industries at LIMA to acquire 18 FA-50 with a USD920 million deal and 18 more to come.
Navy / Maritime
Reis Class Second Submarine HIZIRREİS Launched
The second platform of 6 Reis Class Submarines, the Type-214TN, constructed by Turkiye under the U-214 type submarine license, passed an important milestone.
Ammunition
E/W
SAGE’s HGK-84 Has an Indigenous Satellite Navigator: KÂŞİF
SAGE’s HGK-84 ammunition with a national positioning system receiver, hit the target with high precision. The positioning system receiver was tested on HGK-84.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 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...
