Demir; Waiting RR’s answer to our RfP for TF-X Engine
President of SSB Professor Demir answered TurDef's questions about the visit to the UK to discuss Turkish / British cooperation on the TF-X engine.
Turkiye News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
Country
SSB is renamed Defence Industry Agency
The Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) has changed its english name and became Defence Industry Agency. The name in Turkish remained the same.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
DEARSAN’s USV at fire tests
DEARSAN Shipyard tested its USV weapons systems in Bursa Karacabey. The shipyard invited many observant to the live fire tests.
Bilateral Relations
Swedish and Finnish Officials visit Ankara for NATO
Sweden and Finland’s applications for NATO membership will be held between two Baltic states and Turkiye at the Presidential Complex.
Navy / Maritime
Erdoğan: MİLDEN program will start in 2025
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that the construction activities of the National Submarine (MİLDEN) program will begin in 2025.
Navy / Maritime
Turkish Navy’s Reis Class Second Submarine is dry-docked
The second submarine, Hızırreis, built within the framework of the new type of submarine program of the Naval Forces, is dry-docked.
Country
Otokar Exported 4X4 Armoured Vehicle
Otokar has signed an export contract amounting to approximately USD 34 million to sell 4x4 Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicles.
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Exported Bayraktar AKINCI to three Countries
Baykar exported Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV to a third country. Bayraktar’s AKINCI flew to Azerbaijan to participate in Teknofest.
Interview / Exclusive File
Roketsan General Manager: Europe emerges as a market for us
Roketsan General Manager Murat İkinci talked exclusively to TurDef about the company’s export strategies and gave information about current developments.
Navy / Maritime
PNS BADR is Launched
PNS BADR, one of the MİLGEM ships built by Turkey for the Pakistani Navy, launched. Four ships are being built for the Pakistan Navy.
Air
Turkiye tests the 4th of its multirole helicopter Gökbey
The fourth Gökbey, Turkiye's first homegrown multirole utility helicopter, has taken off for the first time.
Air
Engine and Transmission
Turkish delegation visits UK for TF-X
The planned contacts for the United Kingdom for Turkiye's national combat aircraft TF-X have begun.
Navy / Maritime
ASFAT Launches Pakistan's Third MILGEM
Within the framework of Turkiye’s MİLGEM, four ships are being built for the Pakistani Navy (PN). The PN is launching the ship PNS BADR, built in Karachi.
Defence Politics
Turkiye negotiates Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO
Turkish authorities leaked their wish list to the public for the lifting of Finland and Sweden’s veto on NATO membership.
