Türkiye’s Steel Dome Reinforced as SİPER-1 Enters Service
Türkiye has delivered a SİPER-1 air defence system following live-fire acceptance tests, strengthening the Steel Dome network and sovereign air defence layer.
Turkiye News
Weapon / Missile
Country
Türkiye’s defence and aerospace exports hit $10.56bn in 2025
Türkiye’s defence and aerospace industry recorded its highest-ever export performance in 2025, with goods and services exports surpassing $10.5bn in total.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Colombia Might Replace Hermes Series UAVs with Baykar’s UAVs
Colombia is reportedly planning to replace its Israeli Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 UAVs with Baykar’s Bayraktar TB2 armed UAVs and Bayraktar TB3 UCAVs.
Navy / Maritime
E/W
ASFAT Awards EUR 225.000.000 worth contract to ASELSAN
Turkish MoD Company ASFAT awarded EUR 225.000.000 worth contract to ASELSAN. ASELSAN announced the contract at Public Disclosure Platform KAP and social media.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
ASELSAN Exports ASELFLIR 500 EO/IR System to 20+ Countries
ASELSAN has exported the ASELFLIR 500 EO/IR system, which has succeeded CATS, to more than 20 countries, with some of them being NATO members, as of 2025.
Air
E/W
Unmanned Systems
ANTIDOT 2-U/EA Electronic Attack Pod is Operational Abroad
ASELSAN’s ANTIDOT 2-U/EA electronic attack pod, as a more powerful follow-up to ANTIDOT 2-U LB/MB/HB for UAVs, is operational in Turkiye and abroad.
Land
Weapon / Missile
EJDERHA 200 AD HPeM Weapon for C-UAS Enters Production
ASELSAN’s EJDERHA 200 AD HPeM weapon, intended for C-UAS missions as a directed energy weapon, has entered the production phase following its tests in 2025.
Air
Sensors
ASELFLIR 600 EO/IR Achieves Clear Imaging 225 km Away
ASELSAN’s ASELFLIR 600 EO/IR, intended for larger UCAVs and other aircraft, has been tested at a distance of approximately 225 km, providing a clear image.
Land
Sensors
ASELSAN Exports ALP 300-G and ALP 100-G AESA Radars
ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol stated that ALP 300-G Early Warning Radar and ALP 100-G Multifunction Radar were exported for the first time in his 2025 recap.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Baykar’s KIZILELMA Makes First Flight with KARAT IRST
In its last test of 2025, Baykar’s KIZILELMA unmanned fighter flew with ASELSAN’s KARAT IRST to enable enhanced detection and tracking of low RCS targets.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
TOLUN IIR Bomb Launched from AKINCI Hits Moving Target
ASELSAN’s TOLUN IIR small-diameter bomb, using an IIR seeker with a fragmentation warhead, proved its capability to hit moving targets in the latest test.
Land
Weapon / Missile
HİSAR 100 MLS Now a Part of KORKUT 130/35 Air Defence System
HİSAR 100 MLS launcher truck hit a high-speed target with the HİSAR-A air defence missile, with integration into the KORKUT 130/35 air defence system.
Air
TUSAŞ Exports Hürjet to Spain, a first for NATO and EU
For the first time an EU and NATO member country, Spain, has selected HÜRJET with €2.6bn export deal, with potential to push defence exports beyond $10bn.
Air
Logistics
Defence Politics
Modernisation
UK frames C-130J deal with Türkiye as £550m export win
Britain presents Türkiye’s C-130J programme as a £550m export win, but the figure blends modernisation with industrial impact, recalling Eurofighter ambiguity.
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