Türkiye Sets 2025–2026 Transition Phase for GÖKBEY, HÜRJET and KAAN Programs
The Turkish defense industry is entering a critical transition period in 2025–2026, with major milestones approaching in the GÖKBEY general-purpose helicopter, HÜRJET jet trainer...
From KIZILELMA to KAAN: Turkey Outlines 2026 Defense Industry Roadmap
Türkiye’s defense industry will reach key milestones in 2026, including the first delivery of the KIZILELMA unmanned combat aircraft and the signing of a...
ROKETSAN’s EREN Loitering Munition Successfully Fired from Bayraktar AKINCI
A new generation high-speed loitering munition developed by ROKETSAN was successfully fired from the Baykar-produced Bayraktar AKINCI unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), validating the...
Türkiye’s Defense Industry Passes $10 Billion Export Milestone as Global Contracts Surge
The 5th Global Strategies Conference on Defense and Aerospace Industry, held in Antalya under the leadership of the Presidency of Defense Industries, highlighted Türkiye’s...
Portugal Restores Ocean-Going Naval Capability With Türkiye-Built Support Ships
The keel-laying ceremony for the first of two replenishment and logistics support vessels to be built for the Portuguese Navy, NRP Luís de Camões,...
Türkiye Strengthens Somalia’s Counterterrorism Efforts with Air and Naval Support
Türkiye’s Ministry of National Defense (MSB) said the Somali-Turkish Task Force Air Component Command, stationed in Somalia, continues to strengthen the country’s counterterrorism capabilities...
Indonesian Air Force Plans Three Rafale Squadrons as First Jets Enter Service
The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) is preparing to establish three separate air squadrons for the Rafale fighter jets it has procured from France,...
Türkiye Achieves First Operational Live-Fire Swarm UAV Test with KARGU
STM, one of Türkiye’s leading defense engineering companies, has reached a major milestone in swarm unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology after 20 KARGU strike...
NATO Procures Mode-5 IFF Systems for MANPADS from Türkiye’s ASELSAN
NATO has selected Türkiye’s defense firm ASELSAN to supply advanced friend-or-foe identification systems for portable air defense systems, as the alliance seeks to strengthen...
Indonesia to Acquire ISTIF-Class Frigates from Türkiye via Barzan Holding
The Turkish shipbuilding consortium TAIS has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Barzan Holding, the investment arm of Qatar’s Ministry of Defense, paving...