Qatar's Cadet Training Ship, the AL SHAMAL Departed from ADIK
ADIK announced today the departure of the second ship of the Armed Cadet Training Project for Qatar, QTS 92 AL SHAMAL.
Turkiye News
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Land
Nurol Makina to participate in BDSA 2022 Exhibition
Nurol Makina participates in BDSA Exhibition 2022 held at ROMAERO Aerospace Complex. This is the third BDSA exhibition for Nurol Makina.
Country
SSB President Demir announced the 2021 sector with figures
President of SSB Demir spoke at the opening of the 4th Defence Industry Meetings organised in cooperation with the Istanbul Chamber of Industry and SAHA.
Air
TUSAŞ Acquires Three Cessna jets
TUSAŞ will acquire three business jets from the Textron Company. The US based Textron company announced the development from its Twitter account.
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Turkiye objects to Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that Turkiye is not favouring two Baltic countries’ membership in NATO.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkish Air Force Commander visits the UK
Turkish Air Force Commander General Hasan Küçükakyüz visited the United Kingdom to discuss future aerial platforms between Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Engine and Transmission
Demir; Altay MBT will have an exclusive power pack
President of Defence Industries Professor İsmail Demir stated that Altay Main Battle Tank (MBT) engine tests continue.
Air
Bilateral Relations
WSJ: Biden Asks to Approve Weapons Deal With Turkiye
Biden asked Congress to approve weapon sales to Turkiye which could set the stage for sale of F-16 jet fighters.
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ’ ANKA UAV to be Produced in Kazakhstan
TUSAŞ signed an export agreement with Kazakhstan for ANKA UAV last year. The contract required ANKA’s production in Kazakhstan.
Expo and Air Show
Nurol Makina Hungary to participate in IDEB 2022 Exhibition
Nurol Makina Hungary, established by Nurol Makina, is participating the first exhibition at the International Defence Exhibition Bratislava, IDEB 2022.
Expo and Air Show
TAWAZUN became the sponsor of SEDEC
SEDEC CEO Dr Murat Doruk announced that the UAE firm Tawazun will attend the Conference Sponsor of SEDEC 2022.
Country
Defence Industry April 2022 Exports: $ 392187000
TIM announced export data for April 2022. In April 2022, defence and aviation sector exports amounted to 392 million 187 thousand dollars.
Air
Bilateral Relations
U.S. Congress signals that Turkey might acquire F-16V
US Congress changes its anti-Turkish position. Congress signals the possibility of selling F-16 fighters to Turkey following U.S. President Biden’s letter.
Weapon / Missile
GÖKDENİZ CIWS Passed the tests, waiting for integration
ASELSAN’s product, which provides a Close Air Defence System (CIWS) to naval vessels, Gökdeniz, has passed the tests carried out on the ship.
