MKE Produces Meko’s 127 mm Barrel
The Court of Accounts (Sayıştay) completed its first report within the scope of its 2021 audit on MKE Inc., which was incorporated last year.
Turkiye News
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
Sensor and Propulsion System Integration to PN MilGem
İstanbul Shipyard Command continues to refit activities under PN MilGem Project. ASFAT announced the completion of some systems.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Akıncı Conducts Weapon Test with CATS
Weapon and system integration process to Akıncı Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Baykar announced that the UAV conducted a weapon release test with ASELSAN CATS.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Akıncı with more MTOW in the Inventory
SSB President Professor Demir stated that Turkish UAV manufacturer Baykar had delivered three more Akıncı Armed UAVs. Demir has not noted the recipient.
Expo and Air Show
SSB Focus on Latin America and South Asia in 2023
Defence Industry Agency (SSB) announced that it will participate in two international fairs abroad that will take place in 2023.
Investment
Azerbaijan Signs MoUs with AYESAŞ and Lentatek
Azerbaijan Defence Industry Ministry, AYESAŞ and Lentatek signed cooperation agreements for joint research and development projects.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Ares Announced the ULAQ Contract
Ares Shipyard announced the contract for ULAQ anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) and ASW signed with the SSB for the Turkish Navy.
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Delivered Three More Akıncı UAVs
SSB President İsmail Demir stated that Turkish UAV manufacturer Baykar had delivered three more Akıncı Armed UAVs. He has not stated the recipient.
Weapon / Missile
Tubitak SAGE to Produce indigenous Air to Air missiles
Defence Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) has decided to start the serial production of Turkish Indigenous Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan air-to-air missiles.
Investment
Aiming TF and Hürjet, BNA is now Nurol Control and Avionics
BNA a Turkish-British partnership, will continue as Nurol Control and Avionics with 100% Turkish capital and contribute to the Hürjet and (TF) projects.
Weapon / Missile
Roketsan’s Laser Weapon Passed First Test
Roketsan’s ALKA Directed Energy Weapon System (DEWS) passed the first test, where Bursa-based Ermaksan is a subcontractor.
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ's Anka-3 Unveiled
Yeni Şafak newspaper published two images of a jet-powered Anka-3 UAV. Vice President Fuat Oktay mentioned ANKA-3 at the 2023 budget talks at the Parliament.
Air
TUSAS Unveils Hürjet
Turkiye unveiled the Hürjet jet trainer. The platform is the first domestically-built, indigenous manned-jet aircraft.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
New Test with SAGE's GÖKÇE New Generation Guidance Kit
Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV performed a new test with Tubitak SAGE’s GÖKÇE New Generation Guidance Kit. The 1000 lb MK-83 bomb hit the target with high precision.
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...
