Demir: Three Bids for TF-X’s Engine
The President of the Defence Industry Agency (DIA) explained recent developments in Turkish Fighter Aircraft.
Turkiye News
Air
Engine and Transmission
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
French General Staff Confused Turkish Vessel with Greek One
The FREMM FS Provence from the French Navy recently conducted Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) training with a Turkish frigate.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Reznikov: Ukraine Received 50 TB2s Since the War Broke Out
Defence Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov thanked Baykar for its support to Ukraine and said, “In unity is our strength!”
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Donated three TB2 Armed UAVs to Ukraine
Inspired by Lithuania to collect donations to supply TB2 for Ukraine, the Ukrainian people followed the same path for their own defence.
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Trilateral Memorandum in Madrid: Everyone is Happy
Madrid: Before the beginning of the NATO Summit, Turkiye, Finland, and Sweden held talks facilitated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Expo and Air Show
Demir States the importance of Exporting and Cooperating
Demir, set Defence Industry objectives; To increase the export while developing relations with friendly countries through cooperation in the defence industry.
Expo and Air Show
SEDEC Opens doors at ATO Convention and Exhibition Centre
SEDEC Conference and Fair, which will be held in the strategic partnership with SaSaD, will start on June 28, at the ATO Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Navy / Maritime
STM500's Pressure Hull is Under Production
The President of SSB announced that the production of the STM500 submarine has started, including the test production of the pressure hull.
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
Greece to Modernise RM-70 at ASDEN Region Against Turkiye
Greece approved modernising the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) RM-70 with a budget of € 83 million and the upgrade of rockets costing € 88 million.
Navy / Maritime
TCG Anadolu Has Started Sea Acceptance Tests
SSB President Professor Ismail Demir, announced from his social media accounts that the counting down for TCG Anadolu has begun.
Unmanned Systems
AKINCI Conducted Ammunition Release Test with Teber-82
Baykar’s AKINCI B UCAV was tested for its paylaod. AKINCI released Teber-82 smart ammunition to its target.
Unmanned Systems
AKINCI Attack UAV B Completed its Endurance Test Flight
Baykar’s Akıncı Attack UAV B has performed an endurance flight with its Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) which is approximately 1.5 tonnes.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
British Ministers visit Turkiye to Deepen Relations
British Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace visited Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar in Ankara.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
STM's Drone Boyga, which releases Ammunition, is in Service
STM Company’s drone which carries mortar ammunition, BOYGA has passed the acceptance tests. SSB President stated that the drone was delivered to the service.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
