Baykar Joins DIMDEX 2024 in Qatar with AKINCI and TB2
Baykar will exhibit its AKINCI and Bayraktar TB2 UCAV systems in the DIMDEX 2024 defence exhibition taking place in Qatar.
Turkiye News
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
UAV-230 Missile Achieves Sub-Meter Accuracy in Test
In the latest firing test with ROKETSAN’s UAV-230 supersonic aero-ballistic missile, AKINCI UCAV hit a point on the sea.
Sensors
ASELSAN First of the New Electro-Optical Systems
The first ASELFLIR-410 and ASELFLIR-500 electro-optical systems have been rolled out of the serial production line.
Air
Sensors
Modernisation
ASELSAN Delivers MURAD Radar for AKINCI UCAV and F-16
Two MURAD AESA radars have been delivered for the F-16 fighter jet and AKINCI UCAV.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
ARES Shipyards Unveils ARES 76 Corvette Design at DIMDEX
ARES Shipyards, having developed a number of OPV and fast attack craft designs, has unveiled its new generation ARES 76 Corvette design.
Air
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
ÇAKIR Cruise Missile Hits Sea Target with IIR Seeker
ROKETSAN’s ÇAKIR lightweight cruise missile fired from Baykar’s AKINCI-B UCAV hit a sea target 100 km distance.
Ammunition
Four in a Row: F-16 Hits Targets with TOLUN SDB
In the latest test, four ASELSAN TOLUN small-diameter bombs were dropped from an F-16 fighter jet simultaneously, hitting four separate targets.
Ammunition
ROKETSAN’s MDK Fuse-Correction Kit Passes Qualification
MDK, developed by ROKETSAN for 155 mm artillery shells, providing multi-mode fuse capability and correction, has completed qualification tests.
Analysis
A New Initiative From Turkiye to Africa: Somalia EEZ
The Agreement signed between Mogadishu and Ankara puts Turkiye in a new position in world politics that benefits its host country.
Air
Investment
Ammunition
Modernisation
U.S. Opens a New Page on Defence Industry with Turkiye
After the Turkish veto on Sweden’s NATO membership was lifted, U.S. officials showed interest in deepening U.S.-Turkiye defence industry relations.
Bilateral Relations
Canadian Ambassador to Turkiye Visits TUSAŞ
Kevin Hamilton, the Canadian Ambassador to Turkiye, visited TUSAŞ’s facilities and the CEO Temel Kotil.
Investment
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN Signs Contract with SSB
ASELSAN has signed a contract with the Defence Industry Agency (SSB) to procure procurement of Close-In Weapon Systems.
Defence Politics
Bilateral Relations
Minister Güler Visits U.K and Bosnia and Herzegovina
The defence ministry announced that Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler visited two countries, the United Kingdom and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Nurol Makina Attends DIMDEX 2024
Nurol Makina will attend the DIMDEX 2024, held at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha, between March 4 and 6.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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