Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Completes System Performance Flight Test
Baykar’s Bayraktar TB3 UCAV, developed for LHD-type ships, completed its fifth flight and flew with the landing gear retracted for the first time.
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Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Country
Largest Naval Parade at the Anniversary of the Republic
Turkiye celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Republic with a military ship parade at the Istanbul Stait.
Navy / Maritime
E/W
Communication
Link-22 Capability for TCG Istanbul
Port acceptance tests of HAVELSAN’s ADVENT Combat Management System Link-22 capability were completed on the TCG-Istanbul (F-515) frigate.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
TB3 Performed its Maiden Flight with a Hop-On Test
Baykar’s TB3 UAV performed a hop-on test at Çorlu Airport near İstanbul.
Unmanned Systems
Air
Baykar’s TB3 Startes Ground Tests
Baykar’s BayraktarTB3 UCAV completed its first high-speed roll test. The tests are carried out at Çorlu air station.
Bilateral Relations
China Explores Turkish Defence Industry
Turkish-Chinese relations were intense for over a millennium until Turks immigrated to Anatolia. China’s interest in Turkiye re-gains momentum.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Selçuk Bayraktar Visited US Navy‘s Largest Aircraft Carrier
Chairman of Baykar Selçuk Bayraktar visited the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, upon the invitation of the U.S.
Bilateral Relations
Expo and Air Show
UK Exports Minister: Trade Volume with Turkiye is £23.5bn
UK Minister for Exports Malcolm Ian Offord stated that the bilateral trade volume between the United Kingdom and Turkiye is increasing, reaching £23.5bn.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Turkish Navy Brings TCG İstanbul and Anadolu at IDEF
Turkish Armed Forces Foundation’s IDEF will start next week. Turkish Navy’s newest platforms, TCG Anadolu L400 and TCG İstanbul F515, will attend IDEF.
Air
Navy / Maritime
Land
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
TCG Anadolu, MAV and Chinook at Amphibious Training
Turkish Navy’s Landing Platform Dock TCG Anadolu L400, MAVs and Chinook Helicopters simulated their first amphibious assault operation.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Demir: We are capable of constructing Aircraft-Carrier
SSB President Demir says that Turkiye is capable of constructing an aircraft carrier ship if a decision is taken.
Navy / Maritime
TCG ANADOLU L400 Commissioned
TCG ANADOLU Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD) is commissioned today at the Turkish Navy. The vessel will soon serve as the flagship of the Navy.
Air
Navy / Maritime
Özpala Performed Virtual Touch&Go on TCG Anadolu with Hürkuş
TUSAŞ Test Pilot Murat Özpala made touch-and-go to the flight deck of TCG ANADOLU with the Hürkuş Simulator HÜRSİM.
Air
Navy / Maritime
Demir; Hürjet’s Duties on TCG Anadolu Defined
President of Defence Industry Agency İsmail Demir stated that advanced training and light attack aircraft Hürjet’s missions on TCG Anadolu are defined.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Air
TCG Anadolu will be Commissioned on Monday
President of Defence Industry Agency İsmail Demir announced that the amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu would be handed over to the Turkish Navy on Monday.
Unmanned Systems
TB3 to Start Flight Tests in 2023
Baykar company, which President Erdoğan visited yesterday, shared new information about the TB3 UAV. Bayraktar TB3 UCAV, will begin flight tests this year.
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- 09:00 NATO Defence Industry Forum prioritises transatlantic co-production - The Defence Industry Forum in Ankara focused on expanding transatlantic co-production, accelerating...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement continues shifting toward layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly procuring integrated counter-UAS architectures combining rad...
- 09:00 Hypersonic tracking remains a leading investment priority - Defence agencies continue expanding radar and space-based sensor networks capable of maintaining con...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems expand infrastructure protection - Navies are broadening deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea c...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations become military standard - Armed forces are increasingly adopting proliferated constellations of smaller satellites to improve...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft move toward operational service - Air forces are transitioning collaborative combat aircraft programmes from demonstration to operatio...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes strategic deterrence factor - Governments increasingly regard manufacturing scalability, secure supply chains and rapid production...
