IDET2025: VENOM LR on Patriot II 4x4 and Czech RCWS
Excalibur Army’s Patriot II 4x4 vehicle with Unirobotics TRAKON RCWS and (separately) GLADIUS MAX RCWS were displayed with the VENOM LR revolver cannon.
aselsan News
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Tatra Displays Its Truck with KORKUT Air Defence System
Czech Tatra has put its 3rd generation Tatra Force 6x6 armoured truck with ASELSAN’s KORKUT air defence system during the IDET2025 defence exhibition.
Expo and Air Show
Türkiye is the second biggest country to take part in LIMA
From May 20 to 24, 2025, LIMA expo will be held in Malaysia. Türkiye is the second largest participation after Malaysia, with 17 company and institutions.
Investment
ASELSAN and BMC sign a new Deal valued at USD 55.664.000
ASELSAN and BMC Defence signed a new agreement with a total value of USD 55.664.000 for the payloads of land vehicles. The agreement is announced at KAP.
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN Integrates GÖKBERK Laser Weapon on BMC’s AMAZON 4x4
ASELSAN shared a video of the GÖKBERK laser weapon system featuring a more mobile and better protected configuration on BMC’s AMAZON 4x4 armoured vehicle.
Weapon / Missile
GÜRZ Air Defence System Comes in Two Configurations
ASELSAN’s activity report for 2024 includes the development of the GÜRZ gun/missile hybrid air defence system in two configurations: GÜRZ 200 and GÜRZ 140.
Weapon / Missile
KORKUT 141/35 SPAAG for UAE Performs Firing Tests
ASELSAN stated that KORKUT 141/35 SPAAG mounted on Calidus 8x8 Wahash armoured vehicle performed its firing tests alongside the command/radar vehicles in 2024.
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN Exports 81 mm ALKAR and GÖKDENİZ CIWS to East Europe
ASELSAN announced the export of ALKAR 100/81 automated mortar and GÖKDENİZ 100/35/StA CIWS to the Eastern Europe region, without disclosing the customers.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
NSPA to Upgrade Portuguese Navy’s MEKO 200PN Frigates
The Portuguese Navy demands NATO’s NSPA to extend the service life of its multi-purpose frigates of the Vasco da Gama (MEKO 200PN) class through tenders.
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.
Land
Modernisation
Chile Considers Modernisation for Marder IFV with Turkiye
Chilean and Turkish officials have begun discussions on a modernisation package proposal for German-made Marder 1A3 IFVs in the Chilean Army service.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
AKSUNGUR Sets Altitude Record with TEI’s TEI-PD170 Engine
TUSAS’s AKSUNGUR UAV set a new altitude record at 40,000 feet, marking the highest flight for the TEI-PD170 engine and testing ASELSAN and ASPİLSAN systems.
Weapon / Missile
Siper Product-1 Leaves Behind the 100th Firing Test
A briefing on the Siper Product-1 air defence system for Turkish Minister of Defence Yaşar Güler included that more than 100 firing tests have been conducted.
Ammunition
TOLUN-S Brings Penetrating Capabilities for Artillery
ASELSAN has shared the technical specifications of TOLUN-S, the surface-launched configuration of the TOLUN small-diameter bomb using the GÖKTAN launch system.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN Offers to Upgrade Argentina’s MEKO 360 Frigates
ASELSAN proposes an upgrade of the Argentine Navy’s MEKO 360 vessels based on its proven work on Turkiye’s MEKO 200 frigates with the Barbaros MLU Programme.
