KIZILELMA scores direct hit in maiden live-fire test
Baykar’s unmanned fighter Bayraktar KIZILELMA achieved direct hits with ASELSAN’s TOLUN and ROKETSAN’s TEBER-82 munitions in its first live-fire trials.
aselsan News
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
GÖKSUR Point Defence Missile Hits High-Speed Target
GÖKSUR air defence missile derived from BOZDOĞAN WVRAAM, fired from the GÖKSUR 100-N VLS launcher, successfully hit the target UAV with its IIR seeker.
Weapon / Missile
TÜBİTAK BİLGEM’s IŞIK Laser Weapon Passes Acceptance Tests
IŞIK laser weapon with 20 kW power, developed jointly by TÜBİTAK BİLGEM and ASELSAN, completed its critical acceptance tests at Kırıkkale Testing Grounds.
Air
Unmanned Systems
TOLUN’s Integration on KIZILELMA Unmanned Fighter Begins
Baykar announced the captive flight test of ASELSAN’s TOLUN small-diameter bomb on KIZILELMA unmanned fighter’s third prototype, using external hardpoints.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
DSEI UK 2025: KORKUT 100/25 SB C-UAS System Goes Abroad
ASELSAN’s KORKUT 100/25 SB hard-kill C-UAS system using ATOM 25 airburst ammunition has made its first appearance at a foreign exhibition during DSEI UK 2025.
Weapon / Missile
Investment
ASELSAN Signs Large-Scale Contract with SSB for Air Defence
ASELSAN announced the contract worth €1.65 billion ($1.93 billion) with the Turkish Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB) for air defence systems on KAP.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
ŞAHİN C-UAS System Offer to Poland with Local Production
ASELSAN offered the ŞAHİN 130/40GL C-UAS system using the ATOM 40 airburst grenades to Poland alongside a proposal of local production by ZM Tarnów at MSPO2025.
Country
Five Turkish Defence firms secure spots in Top 100
Defense News ranks ASELSAN, TUSAŞ, ROKETSAN, ASFAT and MKE among the world’s leading defence companies, with revenues placing them between 43rd and 80th place.
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN Oğulbey Technology Base as Steel Dome’s Foundation
ASELSAN has announced the beginning of the Oğulbey Technology Base to provide the required production, research, and development activities for Steel Dome IADS.
Bilateral Relations
Senegal Seeks to Enhance Cooperation with Turkish Industry
Senegal’s visits and talks with the Turkish defence firms and authorities, including ASELSAN, signal an intent to take the cooperation to an industrial level.
Sensors
ASELSAN Secures $54m Radar and C2 Systems Export Deal
ASELSAN has signed a $54m contract with a Middle East and Africa customer for direct sales of radar and command and control systems, boosting global reach.
Expo and Air Show
SAMI Joins the Production of Turkish Land Systems
Saudi state-owned defence firm SAMI Land signed three contracts with three different Turkish land systems manufacturers during the IDEF25 exhibition.
Investment
ASELSAN Signs Record-Breaking Export Contracts
ASELSAN’s H1 2025 results show a 30% surge in backlog and $1.3B in new export deals, as the Turkish defence giant hits all-time highs in revenue and orders.
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN’s CENK 350-N Radar Brings Full Coverage for Warships
CENK 350-N AESA radar unveiled during IDEF25 with four fixed panels is set to bring 360-degree search and tracking capabilities to frigate-sized warships.
Land
Modernisation
Sensors
Chile’s Modernised Leopard 2A4 with Commander EO/IR Spotted
A photo shared by the Chilean Army shows a Leopard 2A4 MBT with ASELSAN’s ATS-65D commander’s electro-optical system, suggesting the start of deliveries.
Sensors
IDEF25: ASELSAN Unveils ASELFLIR 10 Light EO/IR System
ASELSAN has unveiled the ASELFLIR 10 EO/IR system as the lightweight member of the ASELFLIR family with a weight of less than 19 kg and three camera components.
