SAGE and Varzene Metal Join Their Forces on Defence industry
TÜBİTAK-SAGE and TUSAŞ Engine Industry’s subsidiary Varzene Metal signed a protocol to cover the development of new-generation alloys in the defence industry.
SSB News
Investment
Unmanned Systems
Turkish Air Force gets Three AKINCI B UCAVs into Inventory
Three Baykar AKINCI B UCAVs are delivered to the Air Force Command. SSB President Demir announced the development on his official Twitter account.
Expo and Air Show
Turkiye Shows High Attendance at the MSPO 2022 in Poland
Poland’s largest defence fair, MSPO, will occur between 6-9 September 2022 in the shadow of recent international relations.
Air
Turkiye integrates Mission Computer Özgür into F-16
Turkiye has successfully integrated its domestically developed Mission Computer into its F-16 Block 40 and Block 50 fighters.
Unmanned Systems
New eye For Turkish Army: TOGAN is delivered to the TAF
Professor İsmail Demir, President of SSB, announced the first deliveries of STM's multi-rotor reconnaissance UAS solution TOGAN to the Turkish Armed Forces.
Weapon / Missile
SYS Started the mass production of the 12.7 Machine Gun
Turkiye will equip its platforms with Turkish 12.7 mm machine guns. The SSB has reached a new milestone in the mass production of 12.7x99 mm machine guns.
Land
Unmanned Systems
FNSS Counts Down for Unmanned Ground Vehicles
FNSS signed a contract with the Defence Industry Agency for the mass production of heavyweight UGVs.
Weapon / Missile
Demir: Turkiye’s only option for SAMP/T is ToT
SSB President Professor İsmail Demir stated that Turkiye’s only option for the EUROSAM SAMP/T Air Defence System is technology transfer.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
ASELSAN's Anti-UAV System Şahin Passed the Acceptance Tests
ASELSAN’s anti-UAV system Şahin (Hawk) passed the acceptance tests of the Turkish Armed Forces and entered the inventory.
Weapon / Missile
Turkish BVR Missile Passed the Test with Radar Seeker
President of Defence Industry Demir, announced that Tubitak SAGE’s Gökdoğan Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile BVR/Peregrine) was fired with radar seeker.
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
Demir Visits Sefine Shipyard for DIMDEG Project Ship: Derya
President of Defence Industry Agency İsmail Demir visited Sefine Shipyard to examine the Replenishment At Sea and Combat Support Ship (DIMDEG) ; Derya.
Air
Engine and Transmission
Demir: Three Bids for TF-X’s Engine
The President of the Defence Industry Agency (DIA) explained recent developments in Turkish Fighter Aircraft.
Expo and Air Show
Demir States the importance of Exporting and Cooperating
Demir, set Defence Industry objectives; To increase the export while developing relations with friendly countries through cooperation in the defence industry.
Navy / Maritime
TCG Anadolu Has Started Sea Acceptance Tests
SSB President Professor Ismail Demir, announced from his social media accounts that the counting down for TCG Anadolu has begun.
Unmanned Systems
AKINCI Conducted Ammunition Release Test with Teber-82
Baykar’s AKINCI B UCAV was tested for its paylaod. AKINCI released Teber-82 smart ammunition to its target.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
STM's Drone Boyga, which releases Ammunition, is in Service
STM Company’s drone which carries mortar ammunition, BOYGA has passed the acceptance tests. SSB President stated that the drone was delivered to the service.
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