Baykar’s Bayraktar Tb2t-AI Breaks Own Altitude Record
The Bayraktar TB2T-AI platform featuring artificial intelligence and turbocharged propulsion, has climbed to 37,096 feet to break its own altitude record.
Defence News
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Turkish Navy Shares Comprehensive Three-Year Activity Report
Turkish Navy’s 2022–2025 Three-Year Activity report outlines Türkiye’s naval operations, modernisation efforts and structural transformations in detail.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Otokar and FNSS Join Brazilian Marines’ Tank Tender
Tulpar in light tank configuration with 120 mm turret and KAPLAN MT medium tank with 105 mm turret are on the table for the Brazilian Marines’ future tanks.
Land
Otokar new Candiate in Romania for €3 Billion IFV Tender
Otokar strengthens its local footprint through a joint venture and prepares to offer the TULPAR IFV in Romania’s next-generation tracked vehicle programme.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Anduril Begins Producing Roadrunner-M Loitering Munitions
Anduril shared the images of its jet-powered Roadrunner-M anti-air loitering munitions with VTOL capability rolled out from the serial production line.
Land
Expo and Air Show
FNSS to Display PARS ALPHA 6x6 with Cockerill’s 30 mm Turret
FNSS will display the PARS ALPHA 6x6 Fire Support & RECCE variant fitted with Cockerill’s 3030 30 mm manned turret in the FEINDEF’25 exhibition in Spain.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Ukrainian AAM-Armed USVs’ Next Victim a Russian Fighter?
A Ukrainian USV armed with the R73 air-to-air missile shot down a Russian Su-30 multirole fighter, according to reports from Ukrainian Telegram channels.
Air
Unmanned Systems
KAAN Advances Stealth Design with Revised Air Intakes
TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu underlines the new intake geometry as the KAAN stealth jet heads into intensified testing with three aircraft and a ground prototype.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
KUZGUN KY Missile’s Technical Specifications Get Revised
Specifications of TÜBİTAK SAGE’s KUZGUN KY rocket-powered modular missile intended for USVs and UAVs have received revisions spotted during TEKNOFEST 2025.
Air
E/W
Expo and Air Show
T129 ATAK Shown in TEKNOFEST 2025 with RF Jammer Pod
During TEKNOFEST 2025, held in Northern Cyprus, TUSAŞ’s T129 ATAK attack helicopter was exhibited with an under-wing RF jammer pod for the first time.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. Navy Tests Sea-Launched Hypersonic Missile System
Using a cold-gas launch technique at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the U.S. Navy has tested sea-based hypersonic missile which will be used by Army too.
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
TEI’s TF35000 Targets Global Top Tier in Jet Engine Power
Türkiye’s TF35000 engine, with an update shared at Teknofest, is pitched as one of the world’s top three. TurDef compares it with current Western jet engines.
Defence Politics
Global Arms Race Accelerates Turkiye Climbs Defence Rankings
Reaching $2.72 trillion in 2024, global defence expenditure pushed Türkiye up to 17th place, surpassing Spain in an escalating worldwide weapons race.
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Turkiye and UK Formalise Defence Industry Council Charter
Turkiye and the UK signed the Defence Industry Cooperation Council Charter in London to start a new phase in the two nations' strategic defence cooperation.
