ROKETSAN Works on the L-UMTAS NEŞTER Bladed Missile
Alongside the MAM-L NEŞTER variant featuring six pop-up blades in place of the warhead, ROKETSAN’s other kinetic effect munition was spotted as L-UMTAS NEŞTER.
Turkiye News
Air
Weapon / Missile
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
KIZILELMA Scores Hit with JET-230 Aeroballistic Missile
KIZILELMA unmanned fighter hit a fixed sea target 120 km away with ROKETSAN’s JET-230 aeroballistic missile developed from the UAV-230 used on the AKINCI UCAV.
Bilateral Relations
SSB Shapes New Turkiye-Egypt Defence Industry Track
SSB hosted Egypt's defence minister and signed a letter of intent, moving the Ankara-Cairo rapprochement toward a structured capability cooperation agenda.
Analysis
From Platforms to Ecosystems: Turkiye’s Architecture Test
Turkiye has secured platform autonomy, but its next defence leap depends on open standards that turn national systems into a scalable combat ecosystem.
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN adds €1.47bn to air defence production orders
SSB has placed an additional €1.47 billion air defence order with ASELSAN, expanding serial production across Turkiye's layered air defence architecture.
Air
E/W
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ’s AKSUNGUR UCAV Gets ANTIDOT 2-U/EA 200 EW Pod
AKSUNGUR long-endurance UCAV was spotted with ASELSAN’s ANTIDOT 2-U/EA 200 electronic warfare pod during the outdoor aircraft exhibition for the NATO summit.
Air
Weapon / Missile
TUSAŞ’s ANKA-S UCAV Gets MAM-L IIR Glide Munitions
ANKA-S UCAV was spotted with ROKETSAN’s MAM-L IIR man-in-the-loop glide munitions to provide a leap in range and engagement flexibility from baseline MAM-L.
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
US Review Clears KAAN Engine Export Path for Turkiye
The expiry of the 15-day US review period removes the congressional hurdle from a GE F110 engine package planned for KAAN’s first production aircraft.
Air
Weapon / Missile
LEVENT Missile Near KAAN Signals Alternative WVRAAM
LEVENT short-range air defence missile was spotted near the KAAN fighter during the exhibition for the NATO Summit, signalling an alternative to BOZDOĞAN.
Land
MKE Delivers First Electric APC Batch to Land Forces
The 3-vehicle E-ZPT delivery introduces electric drive into Turkiye’s M113-based APC fleet, with lower acoustic and thermal signatures for low-signature tasks.
Weapon / Missile
Engine and Transmission
SOM-B1T with indigenous engine enters Air Force inventory
The Turkish Air Force will receive its first SOM-B1T cruise missiles powered by the indigenous KTJ-3200 turbojet after acceptance activities at ROKETSAN.
Air
Engine and Transmission
TEI Aims to Deliver TF6000 for Pre-Integration Tests in 2027
TEI CEO Mahmut F. Akşit stated during an interview that the TF6000 turbofan engine will be delivered to TUSAŞ and Baykar for pre-integration tests in 2027.
Investment
Country
Weapon / Missile
ROKETSAN buys ASSAN defence assets in $471M auction
ROKETSAN bought ASSAN Group’s defence assets through a TMSF auction, adding warhead, rocket, guided-munition and energetic-materials capacity in Turkiye.
Regional / Strategy
Ankara deals put Turkiye in NATO procurement architecture
Seven NATO signing tracks show how Turkish firms are moving into Alliance capability lines as members turn spending pledges into joint procurement channels.
