Turkiye Defence News

Unmanned Systems Weapon / Missile Ammunition

STM's Drones Performed at Winter Exercises

15 Apr, 19:59
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The Turkish Armed Forces organised the Winter-2023 exercise in January and February in the eastern city of the country. STM shared a photo from the drills.

Air Unmanned Systems Bilateral Relations

Japanese Interest in Turkish UAVs

15 Apr, 19:55
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Ambassador of Japan to Turkiye Kazuhiro Suzuki, accompanied by his delegation, visited Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Centre.

Air Ammunition Unmanned Systems Weapon / Missile

Baykar's AKINCI UCAV Test Fires Roketsan’s UAV-230

15 Apr, 19:46
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Baykar announced a new trial on its Twitter account. The company’s AKINCI UCAV test-fired Roketsan’s UAV-230 Air-to-Surface Ballistic Supersonic Missile.

Air Bilateral Relations Unmanned Systems

Turkiye to Produce ANKA UAVs in Nigeria

15 Apr, 19:14
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İsmail Yusuf Abba, Nigeria’s ambassador to Ankara, stated that Turkish Aerospace offered Nigeria to establish an ANKA UAV factory in Nigeria.

Weapon / Missile Ammunition Unmanned Systems

Gliding Kuzgun on Trial

15 Apr, 17:09
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TUBITAK SAGE’s gliding ammunition Kuzgun is spotted under the wing of AKSUNGUR UCAV, waiting for tests.

Defence Politics Bilateral Relations

Turkiye Approves Finland’s accession to NATO

14 Apr, 23:39
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Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) gave the green light o NATO’s enlargement in Baltics for Finland.

Unmanned Systems

KIZILELMA at Medium Altitude System Identification Tests

14 Apr, 23:30
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KIZILELMA UCAV performed its Medium Altitude System Identification Test at AKINCI Flight Training and Test Centre in the Çorlu district of Tekirdağ.

Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

One Stone, Two Birds MARLIN Test Fires SAGE's Kuzgun KY

28 Mar, 14:03
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SSB President İsmail Demir announced on his social media account that Unmanned Armed Surface Vehicle (UASV) MARLİN fired Tubitak SAGE's Kuzgun KY missile.

Unmanned Systems

TB3 to Start Flight Tests in 2023

27 Mar, 10:44
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Baykar company, which President Erdoğan visited yesterday, shared new information about the TB3 UAV. Bayraktar TB3 UCAV, will begin flight tests this year.

Navy / Maritime Air Unmanned Systems

First Photo of TB3 Revealed

27 Mar, 01:03
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President Erdoğan visited Baykar to observe the company’s ongoing work. He stood in front of the KIZILELMA UAV, where the photo included a clue about TB3.

Air Bilateral Relations

Demir; UK Failed at Sincerity Test With its TEMPEST Project

26 Mar, 18:51
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President of SSB İsmail Demir stated that Turkiye and the United Kingdom cooperate on many aviation programmes.

Air E/W Homeland Security

T129 ATAK with Local IFF is in Inventory

25 Mar, 19:20
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TUSAŞ delivered a new T129 ATAK Phase-II Attack Helicopter to the TuAF with an electronic warfare pod, IFF Mod-5, and a 6-sensor Missile Warning System.