STM Delivers Both the A-591 TCG UFUK and A-574 in November
The 10th Naval Systems Seminar is held at Ankara Gar Hotel. STM, the leader of naval systems, has two vessels that are to be commissioned in November.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Investment
Expo and Air Show
Havelsan, Tübitak, and Asisguard to form Cooperation Troika
ASISGUARD, HAVELSAN, and TUBITAK agreed to share cooperative research investigations on laser weapons integrated into unmanned systems at the Saha Expo.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Sensors
DIRCM Protection to A400M Aircraft
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) now can incorporate "Directional Infrared Countermeasure" (DIRCM) technology into A400M aircraft.
Weapon / Missile
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
Motor Sich Proposes MS400 for Gezgin Cruise Missile
Ukrainian Defense Express magazine states the Ukrainian SE Ivchenko-Progress would develop an AI-35 engine for the Turkish Gezgin cruise missile.
Investment
Expo and Air Show
Koç and Sabancı to Cooperate in Nano Technology
KoçSavunma and Sabancı University will cooperate on nanotechnology according to the agreement.
Navy / Maritime
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
İŞBİR to Provide Generators for OFPV
ASFAT will receive the Diesel Generator Sets of two Off-Shore Patrol Vessels (OFPV) from İŞBİR ELEKTRİK.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Meteksan presents its naval soft-kill countermeasure Nazar
Meteksan exhibits its naval soft-kill countermeasure solution Nazar (‘evil eye’) at the Saha Expo. Meteksan offers it for the TF-2000 air defence destroyer.
Investment
Expo and Air Show
ASPİLSAN introduced Fuel cell at Saha Expo
ASPİLSAN ENERJİ introduces its new fuel cell and co-products at SAHA EXPO 2021, which can be used in many domains such as UAVs, vehicles and submarines.
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Meteksan to Detect, Roketsan to Intercept the UAV
Roketsan and Meteksan inked a collaboration agreement. Meteksan will supply radar to identify UAVs, allowing Roketsan’s Alka system to intercept them.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
Baykar inks Akıncı Engine agreement
Turkish UAV Manufacterer Baykar and Ukranian engine producer Motor Sich sign engine procurement agreement at Saha Expo.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
Baykar inks UCAS Engine agreement at Saha Expo
Turkish UAV Manufacterer Baykar and Ukranian engine producer Ivchenko Progress sign engine procurement agreement.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
MKE exhibits its Close-in Weapon Vision at Saha Expo
The Defence Ministry company MKE A.Ş. presents 20 mm Close in Weapon sytems CIWS capacity with an electro-optic trekking device at Saha Expo in Istanbul.
Expo and Air Show
Saha Expo opens its doors
SAHA EXPO will bring together the defence industry giants at the Istanbul Expo Centre between 10-13 November.
Air
Spain Denies Ordering F-35 Fighter Jets
Spain has put an end to rumours about buying the American F-35 stealth fighter by stating that all efforts were concentrated on the FCAS.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 15:00 Hypersonic tracking remains a priority for defence investment - Defence agencies continue expanding radar and space-based sensor networks capable of maintaining con...
- 15:00 Autonomous maritime systems expand infrastructure protection missions - Navies are increasing 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 adopting proliferated constellations of smaller satellites to improve...
- 15:00 Industrial production capacity becomes a strategic capability - Governments increasingly regard manufacturing scalability, delivery speed and secure supply chains a...
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- 12:00 Turkish defence industry attracts global attention after SAHA 2026 - International coverage continues to describe SAHA 2026 as one of the world's largest defence exhibit...
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- 09:00 European allies replace most US capability cuts in NATO plans - European NATO members have filled almost all capability gaps created by recent US force reductions,...
- 09:00 European defence startups attract record levels of private capital - Quantum Systems' $1.2 billion funding round highlights strong investor appetite for European defence...
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- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward integrated layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly procuring architectures that combine radar, electronic warfa...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems expand role in critical infrastructure security - Navies are broadening deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea c...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies continue expanding integrated radar and space-based sensor architectures capable of...
- 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 from demonstration to procurement - Air forces are transitioning loyal wingman and collaborative combat aircraft programmes from technol...
- 09:00 Industrial production capacity becomes a strategic military capability - Governments increasingly view manufacturing scalability, delivery speed and secure supply chains as...
