New Fırtına II Delivery to Turkish Armed Forces
Turkiye is expanding its Fırtına Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) inventory. The Army will receive additional Fırtına II platforms on January 9, 2023.
Turkiye News
Weapon / Missile
Communication
CTech Develops a Domestic SATCOM System for Helicopters
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) and its subsidiary CTech have initiated a project to develop indigenous SATCOM solutions for Helicopters.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
The U.S.A Investigates Bayraktar TB2 Drones
The U.S. Congress is increasing pressure on Turkish products. The last demand came for Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones.
Country
Multi-Million Euro Export from ASELSAN
According to the Turkish State Public Disclosure Platform (KAP), ASELSAN inked an export agreement costing € 59,368,579 with the customer.
Navy / Maritime
Private Shipyards to build MİLGEM
The Defence Industry Executive Committee (SSIK), held in December, decided to start the project of the 6th, 7th and 8th ships within the framework of MİLGEM.
Land
Country
Katmerciler Signs 4 Million USD Contract
Katmerciler company signed a contract with a Turkish Defence Company according to Katmerciler’s statement of Public Disclosure Platform.
Weapon / Missile
CANiK Unveiled its new Gun SFx RIVAL-S
Samsun Yurt Savunma’s (SYS) trademark CANiK unveiled its new gun. The company presents the SFx RIVAL-S as “Forged for superiority.”
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Bilateral Relations
TCG Burgazada on Naval Drill with Pakistan
Turkiye’s MİLGEM Ada Class TCG Burgazada corvette attended the “Sitara E Hilal” joint exercise with the Pakistan Navy in the Arabian Sea.
Country
Turkiye Breaks Export Record: $4.395 million
TIM announced the Defence and aviation industry export figures for 2022. TurDef wrote beforehand that the export figure of $ 4 billion was exceeded.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Roketsan Demonstrates Mete on HAVELSAN’s Barkan
Roketsan shared a video of the Laser Guided Mini Missile System (Known as Mete) on its social media accounts.
E/W
Turkish Armed Forces Receives Meteksan’s MERTER
SSB Demir announced that the Turkish Armed Forces received a new portable electronic attack system to protect units from RCIED Traps.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Country
Interview / Exclusive File
Turkish Defence and Aviation in 2022
SSB announced in January 2022 its 2022 schedule and targets for the year. This article reminds the targets that were accomplished in 2022.
Weapon / Missile
CANİK Delivered 750 Anti-Aircraft to the TAF
President of SSB Demir stated in a television interview that the Turkish air defence system has a new member as a new layer. He did not reveal the details.
Weapon / Missile
Roketsan and Aselsan's Siper Product-1 hit the Target
Turkiye continues developing activities of a long-range air defence missile system called Siper. The missile hit its target from 100 kilometres.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
