FNSS Delivers the 300th Anti-Tank Platform to the TAF
FNSS Savunma delivered the 300th Anti-tank platform to the Turkish Armed Forces. The Defence Industry Agency (SSB) President also attended the ceremony.
Turkiye News
Land
Air
TUSAŞ' T625 GÖKBEY Helicopter Reaches Higher Altitudes
T625 GÖKBEY flew at 20000 ft altitude. The new test included flying on the power of a single engine, which is essential for cases where one engine malfunctions.
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
SANCAR USV set for Mine Countermeasures Missions
SANCAR USV, developed jointly by Turkish Yonca-Onuk JV and HAVELSAN, will be delivered in mine countermeasures configuration.
Country
Turkish Export Reaches $ 514.7 Million in October
According to the Turkiye Export Assembly figures, the defence and aerospace industry exported $ 514.7 million in October 2023.
Defence Politics
EU Recommends Opening Negotiations with Ukraine
EU Commission recommends opening negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova and granting candidate status to Georgia. The report includes remarks about Turkiye.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Weapon / Missile
Lentatek Exhibits its Products in Thailand
Lentatek company exhibits its products at the Defence Security 2023 Expo, one of the most important fairs of the Asia-Pacific region.
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Havelsan’s BARKAN Launches Gürbağ’s Loitering Munition
Havelsan’s Barkan 2 fires laser-guided missiles and loitering munition from Gülbağ’s turret, making one of the first known tests on this kind.
Expo and Air Show
Turkish Companies Present Their Products at DefSec
Defence and Security 2023 (DefSec) starts today in the capital city of Thailand, Bangkok. Some 18 Turkish companies attended the expo.
Country
Pie: Defence Budgets of European Countries Increased
Jan Pie, Secretary General of the Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe announced that Europe is preparing for the war economy.
Country
Chief of General Staff General Gürak Visits ASELSAN
Chief of General Staff, General Metin Gürak met with ASELSAN General Manager Ahmet Akyol and received information about ongoing projects. Akyol made statements.
Air
TUSAŞ Delivers Two T129 ATAK Helicopters to Nigeria
According to Nigerian Officials, TUSAŞ delivered the first batch of T129 ATAK Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopters to Nigeria.
Air
Unmanned Systems
TB3 Completed Its 3rd Flight Test Under Strong Winds
Baykar's TB3 UCAV flight testing process continues. UCAV's 3rd flight test was conducted at Tekirdağ Çorlu Atatürk Airport under severe southwest wind.
Country
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
New General Manager at BİTES: Erinç Albayrak
After the board of directors meeting at BİTES, the General Manager, Uğur Coşkun, is replaced by Erinç Albayrak as acting General Manager.
Investment
ASELSAN’s Turnover Reaches 32.1 Billion TL
ASELSAN announced the financial results for the first nine months of 2023. The company’s Turnover grew by 81 per cent compared to last year.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Army accelerates deployment of next-generation air defence network - The US Army is expanding deployment of integrated air and missile defence networks that connect mult...
- 15:00 European nations expand military mobility infrastructure projects - European governments are investing in rail, bridge, port and logistics upgrades to improve the rapid...
- 15:00 China advances long-endurance unmanned maritime operations - China continues expanding the use of long-endurance unmanned systems for maritime surveillance and r...
- 15:00 Japan increases domestic missile manufacturing investments - Japan is expanding industrial capacity for missile production to support larger inventories of stand...
- 15:00 Undersea infrastructure protection emerges as strategic mission - Navies and governments are increasing investment in surveillance systems and autonomous vehicles des...
- 15:00 Counter-drone technologies increasingly emphasise affordability - Military planners are prioritising low-cost interception methods to counter mass drone attacks witho...
- 15:00 Hypersonic tracking architectures gain momentum worldwide - Major defence powers are accelerating development of integrated radar and satellite-based tracking n...
- 15:00 Military logistics automation becomes a major modernisation theme - Armed forces are investing in autonomous resupply vehicles, robotic warehousing and AI-assisted logi...
- 15:00 Collaborative autonomy expands across military domains - Defence organisations are increasingly exploring groups of autonomous systems operating cooperativel...
- 15:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a strategic defence metric - Governments are increasingly evaluating defence suppliers on their ability to rapidly scale producti...
- 09:00 US Air Force expands autonomous mission planning capabilities - The US Air Force is investing in autonomous mission planning tools designed to accelerate operationa...
- 09:00 European militaries prioritise protection of critical infrastructure - European defence planners are increasing efforts to protect energy facilities, communications networ...
- 09:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China continues integrating satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground sensors into a bro...
- 09:00 Japan expands munitions storage and dispersal network - Japan is investing in new ammunition storage facilities and dispersal concepts to improve resilience...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime surveillance gains momentum worldwide - Navies are increasingly adopting autonomous maritime surveillance systems to provide persistent cove...
- 09:00 Counter-drone programmes focus on defeating mass attacks - Military organisations are prioritising counter-UAS systems capable of handling large-scale drone at...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent sensor coverage - Defence agencies are accelerating investment in persistent tracking networks to improve detection an...
- 09:00 Military space architectures shift toward distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring distributed satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft become central to future airpower - Air forces are increasingly viewing collaborative combat aircraft as a core element of future airpow...
- 09:00 Production resilience emerges as key defence export advantage - The ability to sustain production, deliver rapidly and expand output during crises is becoming a maj...
