SSB Presented Its 2022 Defence Projects
President of Defence Industries, Professor İsmail Demir, met with the television and newspapers and shared the 2022 targets of the Presidency.
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E/W
National IFF Era in the Navy
The national IFF is being incorporated into numerous naval platforms as part of the Naval Forces Command's most comprehensive modernisation initiative.
Country
TUSAŞ and ITU set Aeronautics Design Laboratory
ITU Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Turkish Aerospace Industry (TUSAŞ) have set up the Aeronautic and Astronautic Vehicles Design Laboratory.
Air
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Demiroğlu, the new Responsible for TUSAŞ Helicopter Group
The Deputy General Manager of TUSAŞ PhD Mehmet Demiroğlu became the new Executive Vice President of Helicopter Group.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Akar: Turkish F-35s Standing in Hangar
MoD Akar stated that six F-35A Lightning II fighters produced for Turkey are kept in the hangar. Akar said the future of these aircraft is also negotiated.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Ulaq Armed with 12.7 mm Weapon Completed Firing Tests
ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defence's first Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle, “ULAQ”, completed firing tests with its new weapon system.
Air
Bilateral Relations
U.S. Considers F-16 Sale to Repair Relations with Turkey
Biden considers the F-16 sale to repair relations with Turkey. Some Congress members object due to President Erdogan’s relationship with Russia.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Roketsan’s Akya might be in Turkish Navy Inventory
Roketsan’s AKYA Heavyweight Torpedo might be in the Turkish Naval Forces Command inventory.
Unmanned Systems
Baykar's Akıncı UCAV to be Exported
Baykar company that exports TB2 to 16 countries, prepares to export Akıncı. Haluk Bayraktar told that the company will export the Akıncı UCAV.
Country
Turkish Defence Products to be Tested at the Poles
Turkish Defence industry Companies’ ASELSAN, HAVELSAN and Tubitak SAGE's products will be tested in Antarctica under the planet's most extreme conditions.
Space
Bilateral Relations
Space Cooperation Between Turkey and El Salvador
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele signed six trade agreements worth $100 million.
Weapon / Missile
Modernisation
ASELSAN’s ALKAR is in the Inventory
SSB announced that the modernized mortar systems will be delivered in 2021. ASELSAN’s ALKAR system was preferred in the modernisation programme.
Weapon / Missile
Mete Deliveries Continue
SSB stated that the deliveries of METE pistols, produced by Sarsılmaz and SYS within the scope of the Indigenous Handgun Development Project, continue.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Expo and Air Show
METEKSAN presented its Acoustic Test Unit
Meteksan presented its Acoustic Test Unit (ATU) from its social media accounts. The multi-channel acoustic test unit was unveiled at IDEF 21.
