Romania’s Light Corvette deal: Turkiye’s Hisar Class ex-OPV
Romania has signed an agreement with Turkiye to acquire its Hisar Class Offshore Patrol vessel Akhisar to perform light corvette missions in the Black Sea.
Turkiye News
Analysis
Navy / Maritime
Navy / Maritime
ASFAT Delivers Akhisar to Romania in Landmark NATO Sale
Türkiye’s ASFAT completes its first-ever warship export to a NATO–EU member as Romania commissions the Akhisar, classified as a light corvette vessel.
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
Indonesia Prepares Merah Putih Frigate for CENK 350-N Radar
Indonesia’s Merah Putih frigate, based on Arrowhead 140, was spotted at the shipyard with preparations for ASELSAN’s CENK 350-N AESA radars on the mast.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Hürjet Leads Turkish Aerospace Display at EDEX 2025
Tusaş highlights Hürjet, Kaan, Anka and Hürkuş at EDEX, while Russia, Italy and Korea present rival trainer aircraft as China’s AVIC and Hongdu remain absent.
Land
Otokar Receives New Order for Cobra II 4x4 Armoured Vehicle
Otokar announced an order from an unnamed customer for its Cobra II 4x4 tactical armoured vehicles, worth $83.6 million, with the deliveries planned for 2025.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Bayraktar KIZILELMA Makes Historic BVR Air-to-Air Strike
Baykar KIZILELMA’s BVR strike marks the first air-to-air kill by an unmanned fighter jet, proving Türkiye’s leap into loyal-wingman air combat and airpower.
Expo and Air Show
EDEX 2025 Opens Doors, Türkiye Delivers the Largest Presence
Türkiye emerges as the top exhibitor at EDEX with 81 firms, followed by Egypt, reflecting renewed stability in Ankara–Cairo relations after a decade of tension.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Otokar Showcases TULPAR and COBRA II at Expodefensa 2025
Otokar will show TULPAR and COBRA II scale models at Expodefensa 2025 as it pursues Latin American ties through technology transfer and local production.
Navy / Maritime
Type 214TN Submarine TCG Hızırreis Delivered to Turkish Navy
The Turkish Navy’s second Reis-class Submarine, TCG Hızırreis (S-331), has been delivered to the Turkish Navy jointly by TKMS and Gölcük Naval Shipyard.
Air
Unmanned Systems
SKYDAGGER Tests Skydagger 7 and TOYCA-05 Kamikaze UAVs
Turkish UAV manufacturer SKYDAGGER has tested the Skydagger 7 FPV UAV with a drop from Baykar’s KALKAN VTOL UAV and the new TOYCA-05 fixed-wing kamikaze UAV.
Analysis
Navy / Maritime
TurDef at ITK: DPO, TF-2000 and MUGEM Part II: TF-2000
TurDef presents TF-2000 Air Defence Destroyer, designed to provide area air defence for future MUGEM and TCG Anadolu within Turkish Navy strike-group operations
Analysis
Navy / Maritime
TurDef at ITK: DPO, TF-2000 Destroyer and MUGEM Part I: DPO
TurDef presents the DPO, at the heart of Türkiye’s National Warship Construction Programme, alongside the TF-2000 Air Defence Destroyer and the MUGEM project.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
Logistics
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Türkiye advances TF-2000 build and key system deliveries
Turkish MoD detailed progress on defence programs, confirming the start of TF-2000 construction, land and air systems entering service, and TB3 test activities.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Defence Politics
SSB Announces Contracts for Air Defence and Missiles
Secretary of Defence Industries Haluk Görgün announced the contracts between ASELSAN and ROKETSAN for air defence and missile systems totalling $6.5 billion.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 US Air Force expands Collaborative Combat Aircraft testing - The US Air Force is increasing flight testing and integration work for Collaborative Combat Aircraft...
- 09:00 European defence spending increasingly targets ammunition resilience - European governments are directing additional defence funding toward ammunition production, stockpil...
- 09:00 China advances military satellite constellation deployment - China continues expanding military satellite constellations designed to enhance communications, navi...
- 09:00 Japan strengthens distributed missile force posture - Japan is expanding deployment of mobile missile units and support infrastructure across remote islan...
- 09:00 Autonomous surface vessels gain importance in fleet operations - Navies are integrating autonomous surface vessels into surveillance, reconnaissance and maritime sec...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward scalable architectures - Military organisations are increasingly procuring counter-drone systems built around open architectu...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence programmes focus on persistent target custody - Defence agencies are prioritising sensor networks capable of maintaining continuous tracking of mano...
- 09:00 AI-assisted command systems gain momentum in military planning - Armed forces are accelerating adoption of AI-assisted command-and-control systems designed to improv...
- 09:00 Collaborative autonomy emerges as key defence technology trend - Military planners increasingly view teams of autonomous systems operating cooperatively as a major f...
- 09:00 Production capacity increasingly shapes defence export competitiveness - Countries evaluating defence acquisitions are placing greater weight on supplier production capacity...
