STM’s New Long-Range Kamikaze UAV Makes Maiden Flight
STM shared the first flight test video of its new long-range kamikaze UAV, which was previously shown in its rendering for upcoming unmanned platforms.
Turkiye News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Air
Modernisation
F-16 ÖZGÜR Modernisation to be Completed by 2026’s End
The Turkish MoD activity report included that the serial modernisation of F-16 fighters in the Turkish Air Force inventory will be done by the end of 2026.
Investment
OYAK eyes dual-use defence tech acquisitions abroad
OYAK is exploring acquisitions of dual-use technology firms as it seeks access to defence-relevant technologies without directly investing in weapons systems.
Investment
Tera buys 70% of Best Grup, signalling defence finance shift
Financial investors are increasingly entering defence as rising costs of advanced military technologies push companies to seek new funding models worldwide.
Air
Unmanned Systems
SKYDAGGER Tests LIDAR Fuse on TOYCA-05 Kamikaze UAV
SKYDAGGER shared a video of the TOYCA-05 fixed-wing kamikaze UAV, in which TV+IR dual optics, target locking, diving, and LIDAR-based proximity fuse were shown.
Air
Weapon / Missile
GÖKBORA BVRAAM Set to be Qualified for F-16s in 2031
Turkish MoD has provided additional information regarding ROKETSAN’s GÖKBORA ramjet-powered BVRAAM, giving March 2031 as the qualification date for F-16s.
Air
KAAN Block-10 Fighters to be Introduced Between 2027-2029
Turkish MoD stated that the initial production variant of the KAAN fighter jet, KAAN Block-10, will be introduced to the inventory between 2027 and 2029.
Air
Türkiye’s ASFAT exports CN-235 military aircraft MRO
ASFAT will maintain a Senegal Air Force CN-235 at Kayseri’s 2nd Air Maintenance Factory Directorate, marking its first foreign military aircraft project.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
Ex-RAF C-130J for the Turkish Air Force Makes Its Debut
A C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft being refurbished by the Turkish Air Force has been seen for the first time at Marshall Aerospace facilities.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB3 Teams Up with KALKAN VTOL to Hit Its Target
Bayraktar TB3 STOL UCAV hit a target with MAM-L glide munition, designated provided by KALKAN VTOL UAV fitted with Baykar’s own BG-180 EO system during a test.
Air
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Bayraktar TB2 UAV with SPPOD-L Demonstrates Self-Protection
Bayraktar TB2 armed UAV has demonstrated self-protection for unmanned aircraft through TÜBİTAK BİLGEM's SPPOD-L with missile warning sensors and flares.
Land
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
SYS Group Unveils Layered C-UAS System and VENOM LR Test
SYS Group, through AEI Systems, has unveiled the three-layered close-in C-UAS system combining the recently tested RCWS solutions based on the TRAKON family.
Defence Politics
Expo and Air Show
TURAÇ as Golden Sponsor for MÜSİAD-TUSAŞ Supplier Day ’26
MÜSİAD-TUSAŞ Supplier Day ’26 event held in MÜSİAD Head Office located in İstanbul has been completed, with TURAÇ Dış Ticaret Ltd. Şti. as a Golden Sponsor.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Internal and External Weapon Integrations for KAAN
TÜBİTAK SAGE has performed integration work of both internally and externally carried munitions for the KAAN fighter jet in 2025, according to the activity report.
