Turkish Firms Join Five Large-Scale NATO Programmes
ASELSAN, ROKETSAN, STM, and TÜBİTAK have joined NATO’s five new large-scale multi-national programmes during the 2026 NATO Summit being held in Ankara.
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Weapon / Missile
Regional / Strategy
Homeland Security
Air
Regional / Strategy
Türkiye Joins Multi-National A400M Fleet Initiative
Türkiye -alongside Belgium, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, and the UK- has signed a LOI to form a multi-national A400M transport fleet mirroring the MMF.
Regional / Strategy
Ankara summit puts defence industry on NATO agenda
Mark Rutte used ASELSAN to illustrate NATO's changing approach to defence industry ahead of next month's summit in Ankara.
Interview / Exclusive File
Güler answers TurDef before NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara
In written answers to TurDef, Yaşar Güler set out Türkiye’s NATO priorities, defence plans and views on European security before the NATO summit in Ankara.
Engine and Transmission
US moves on KAAN engine sale ahead of NATO summit in July
US prepares to move ahead with the sale of GE Aerospace engines for KAAN fighter despite congressional objections, easing a key bottleneck before NATO summit.
Bilateral Relations
Dan signals wider agenda during Istanbul vessel ceremony
Romanian President Dan used a post after the CAm. Roman handover in Istanbul to highlight wider talks with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Black Sea security and NATO.
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
Turkish naval programmes gain momentum inside NATO
STM has started construction of the second Portuguese Navy logistics ship as Turkish naval programmes simultaneously advance in Portugal, Romania and Türkiye.
Analysis
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
EFES 2026: Turkiye to NATO? or NATO to Turkiye? / Chapter III
The Turkish Armed Forces completed the Efes 2026 Exercise. Turkish defence industry product weapons and systems were extensively used during the operation.
Analysis
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
EFES 2026: Turkiye to NATO? or NATO to Turkiye? / Chapter-II
The Turkish Armed Forces completed the Efes 2026 Exercise. Turkish defence industry product weapons and systems were extensively used during the operation.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Analysis
EFES 2026: Turkiye to NATO? or NATO to Turkiye? / Chapter-I
The Turkish Armed Forces completed the Efes 2026 Exercise. Turkish defence industry product weapons and systems were extensively used during the operation.
Bilateral Relations
ASELSAN Hosts NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at Gölbaşı
ASELSAN has displayed its capabilities to the NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at its Gölbaşı Technology Base, which is among ASELSAN’s main facilities.
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Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Trump threats push Denmark to deploy troops to Greenland
Danish media reports reveal Copenhagen reinforced its military presence in Greenland after taking seriously threats by US President Trump about the island.
Air
Iranian Ballistic Missile Intercepted by SM-3 Over Turkiye
Turkish MoD announced that a ballistic missile was intercepted over Turkish airspace, with SM-3’s second-stage booster landing on Güneyşehir, Gaziantep.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Germany launches €9B strike drone shift led by startups
Berlin has awarded contracts to startups, launching a €9 billion strike drone programme and signalling a doctrinal shift toward scalable unmanned warfare.
Air
Airbus Helicopters offers NATO two doctrinal paths for NGRC
Airbus has unveiled two NGRC rotorcraft concepts, offering NATO a choice between evolutionary continuity and high-speed compound performance.
Analysis
Land
Navy / Maritime
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Regional / Strategy
NATO Highlights Turkiye as a Key Player at Steadfast Dart
Promotion of Turkiye’s contribution to the multi-national Steadfast Dart 2026 exercise in NATO releases point to the elevating role in Europe’s defence.
