Turkiye Defence News

Navy / Maritime

TCG Anadolu: in 2022 but not before March

31 Jul, 12:44
3 min read

TCG Anadolu is under construction. The pandemic caused a major delay in construction, but the Turkish industry is working hard to deliver it early.

Navy / Maritime Sensors

TF-2000 Destroyer is Close To Starting the Programme

29 Jul, 13:32
3 min read

Part of the National Ship (MILGEM) project Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) destroyer TF-2000 is close to starting the programme but is waiting for the correct formula.

Land Homeland Security

ASFAT Exports minesweepers to Burkina Faso

28 Jul, 18:00
2 min read

ASFAT will export four Mechanical Mine-Clearing Equipment (MEMATT) to Burkina Faso as its first export success to West Africa.

Logistics Investment Country

IDEF'21, Turkey's largest industry meeting, counts down days

28 Jul, 14:40
2 min read

The 15th IDEF International Defence Industry Fair, IDEF 2021, will be organised between 17 - 20 August 2021 in İstanbul.

Land

Katmerciler exports Hızır to Kenya for $ 91.4 Million

28 Jul, 14:37
2 min read

Izmir-based Katmerciler Company has reached an agreement with the Kenya Defence Ministry. The company will export Hızır 4X4 to Africa for $ 91.4 Million.

Navy / Maritime

Ukraine’s Ada-Class Corvette is Under Production

28 Jul, 13:50
2 min read

According to Ukraine based website Militarnyi, STM has cut steel and began building hull sections of Ada-class corvette.

Navy / Maritime Investment

Turkish Aircraft Carrier at Preliminary Research Stage

27 Jul, 19:08
3 min read

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in January 2021 that Turkiye would build its aircraft carrier.

Navy / Maritime E/W

Turkish Electronic Intelligence Ship, Ufuk to Enter Inventory

26 Jul, 14:27
2 min read

The Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) of the Test and Training Ship TCG Ufuk (A-591) are completed. The ship can be delivered to the Turkish navy anytime soon.

Weapon / Missile

Sarsılmaz Receives an Improvement on SAR9 METE

24 Jul, 12:22
1 min read

Turkish Land Forces and Sarsilmaz have announced that Sarsılmaz’s SAR9 METE gun rear slide plate cover will be altered with a new one.

Land Bilateral Relations

FNSS’s Pars 4X4 Seen in TRNC

22 Jul, 09:05
4 min read

Turkish Defence Company FNSS’s PARS type Armoured Anti-Tank Vehicles attended the military parade held in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

Navy / Maritime Air Unmanned Systems

MIUS and TB3 seen on TCG Anadolu

21 Jul, 14:32
1 min read

Baykar shared three new renders about MIUS and TB3 on TCG Anadolu .MIUS is jet engine powered combat UAV that will serve air to air and ground attack misssions.

Air Unmanned Systems

Baykar's MIUS to be deployed at TCG ANADOLU

20 Jul, 13:47
3 min read

Baykar Technology Leader Selçuk Bayraktar made a statement about the combatant UAV that the company works with, known as MIUS in Turkey.

Navy / Maritime Bilateral Relations

Turkey Complaints Greece to UN

17 Jul, 21:08
2 min read

Turkey complained to the UN, accusing Athens of violating the agreements that prevent Greece from the militarization of islands in the eastern Aegean Sea.