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IDEF25: Towed Version KORKUT 25 C-UAS System Breaks Cover
Ammunition Weapon / Missile Expo and Air Show

IDEF25: Towed Version KORKUT 25 C-UAS System Breaks Cover

ASELSAN displayed the KORKUT 130/25 SB towed C-UAS system and renewed KORKUT 120/25 SB using 25 mm airburst at its outdoor booth during the IDEF25 exhibition.

IDEF25: GÜRZ Air Defence System Family Gets a UGV Variant
Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

IDEF25: GÜRZ Air Defence System Family Gets a UGV Variant

ASELSAN unveiled the GÜRZ Unmanned Air Defence System based on a medium UGV during IDEF25, fitted with eight SUNGUR missiles and a 30 mm revolver cannon.

IDEF25: ASELSAN Displays KORKUT 140/35 with AESA Radars
E/W Sensors Expo and Air Show

IDEF25: ASELSAN Displays KORKUT 140/35 with AESA Radars

ASELSAN unveiled the KORKUT 140/35 SPAAG with KALKAN 050-G AESA radars and KANGAL FPV jammers at its outdoor exhibition area during the IDEF25 exhibition.

IDEF25: ROKETSAN Enters the BVRAAM Market with GÖKBORA
Weapon / Missile Sensors Expo and Air Show

IDEF25: ROKETSAN Enters the BVRAAM Market with GÖKBORA

ROKETSAN has unveiled its solid fuel ramjet-powered GÖKBORA as its first air-to-air missile at IDEF25 defence exhibition, making a grand entry into the market.

Akıncı UCAV Flies with ASELFLIR-600 Electro-Optical System
Unmanned Systems Sensors Expo and Air Show

Akıncı UCAV Flies with ASELFLIR-600 Electro-Optical System

Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV has performed its first flight test with ASELSAN’s ASELFLIR-600 Electro-Optical System to serve as the high-end of the ASELFLIR line.

Thunderbolt 40/70 T Naval Gun Completes First Firing Test
Weapon / Missile

Thunderbolt 40/70 T Naval Gun Completes First Firing Test

Koca Savunma shared the video of SAVER’s Thunderbolt 40/70 T 40 mm naval gun in its first firing test, as the contractor for electronics and software.

ASELSAN Completes YILDIRIM 100 DIRCM’s Tests for Helicopters
Weapon / Missile Sensors

ASELSAN Completes YILDIRIM 100 DIRCM’s Tests for Helicopters

ASELSAN shared the test footage of YILDIRIM 100 Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) set to be integrated on helicopters against various MANPADS threats.

ASELSAN signs an Agreement with SSB on Communication Systems
Communication

ASELSAN signs an Agreement with SSB on Communication Systems

ASELSAN signed an agreement with SSB with a value of USD 71.886.091 regarding the procurement of New Generation Network Based Military Communication Systems.

ASELSAN Signs MoU with Korean Hanwha to integrate SEDA
Sensors

ASELSAN Signs MoU with Korean Hanwha to integrate SEDA

ASELSAN has signed an MoU with Republic of Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace to integrate SEDA 100 Gunshot Detection System into next-generation armoured vehicles.

ASELFLIR 600 EO/IR’s Serial Production Set for 2026
Sensors

ASELFLIR 600 EO/IR’s Serial Production Set for 2026

ASELSAN announced on its official blog that ASELFLIR 600 EO/IR system for larger UCAV platforms and other aircraft will enter serial production in early 2026.

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Controls MKE's Pirana Kamikaze USV
Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Controls MKE's Pirana Kamikaze USV

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV took off from the TCG Anadolu LHD, took control of the MKE's Pirana Kamikaze USV, and guided it to the target in the recent teaming test.

EDPOD ESM Pod Enters the Turkish Air Force’s Inventory
Air E/W

EDPOD ESM Pod Enters the Turkish Air Force’s Inventory

Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır announced that TÜBİTAK BİLGEM’s EDPOD has entered the inventory of the Turkish Air Force.

ASELSAN Displays Its Payloads for TUSAŞ’s KAAN Fighter
Air E/W Sensors Expo and Air Show

ASELSAN Displays Its Payloads for TUSAŞ’s KAAN Fighter

ASELSAN presented its sensor, navigation, communication, identification, and weapon payloads for TUSAŞ’s KAAN fighter jet during the Paris Airshow 2025.

Paris Air Show opens with 2,422 firms from 44 countries
Air Expo and Air Show

Paris Air Show opens with 2,422 firms from 44 countries

Turkiye joins the Paris Air Show with 12 companies as France, the US and UK lead participation; Israel returns with nine stands while Russia remains absent.

Pakistan Confirms Inking of Deal with Azerbaijan for JF-17
Air Defence Politics

Pakistan Confirms Inking of Deal with Azerbaijan for JF-17

The Government of Pakistan confirmed that Azerbaijan has inked the deal to acquire 40 JF-17 fighters at a cost of $2 billion alongside a defence agreement.

ASELSAN Reveals TOLUN F SDB with Alternative Warhead
Ammunition

ASELSAN Reveals TOLUN F SDB with Alternative Warhead

ASELSAN announced the new member of the TOLUN small-diameter bomb family as TOLUN F, which is fitted with a fragmentation warhead instead of penetrating.