Slovakian MoD Considers TULPAR for Light Tank Acquisition
Slovakian Minister of Defence Robert Kaliňák stated that Otokar’s TULPAR is being considered as a platform candidate for a new light tank with a 120 mm gun.
Turkiye News
Land
Air
E/W
Defence Politics
Sensors
Turkish Air Force AWACS aircraft operates over Lithuania
Turkiye’s Ministry of National Defence confirmed that a Turkish Air Force E-7T Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft operated over Lithuanian airspace.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
NATO’s NEST 25-3 Showcases Türkiye’s Anadolu Task Group
NATO’s third NEST 2025 exercise, held near Brindisi, highlighted Türkiye’s Anadolu Task Group as Rear Admiral Mevlüd Savaş Bilican outlined NATO’s resilience.
Homeland Security
Expo and Air Show
5th MRBS Summit to Host Solutions Addressing Border Security
The fifth Military Radar and Border Security Summit on the 7th and 8th of October will host new products and host military attaches from nearly 50 countries.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
NATO Launches Third Neptune Strike Drill in European Waters
22–26 September, NATO’s Neptune Strike 25-3 gathers 10,000 troops from 13 allies to show maritime strike strength and secure vital seas from Med to Baltic.
Air
Logistics
Investment
Expo and Air Show
Turkiye and Italy Set up JV for Aircraft Maintenance
Turkiye and Italy form a JV for landing-gear maintenance, starting with ATAK helicopters and aiming to expand capacity for military and civilian aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
Dearsan Begins the Construction of Turkiye’s New MCMVs
Dearsan Shipyards launched the construction of the new generation mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV) for the Turkish Navy with the steel cutting ceremony.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Bilateral Relations
Turkiye and Egypt hold Mediterranean Spring after Arab One
Turkiye and Egypt plan to enhance relations on military cooperation with a naval drill in the Mediterranean Sea on 22–26 September at “Friendship at Sea”.
Navy / Maritime
HÜRJET Joins the Bid for the USN’s T-45 Trainer Replacement
TUSAŞ offered the HÜRJET advanced trainer in the bid for a replacement of the T-45 Goshawk carrier-based trainers used by the US Navy’s aviation wing.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Gets an Engine Upgrade with PD200
TEI CEO Mahmut Faruk Akşit stated that the deliveries of the PD170 turbodiesel engine’s new variant, PD200, with more power, have started for Bayraktar TB3.
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Brazilian Congress Approves Defence Cooperation with Turkiye
Brazilian government gazette DOU announced the approval of the five-year defence industry cooperation agreement with Turkiye on the 10th of September 2025.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Havelsan and Yonca’s SANCAR USV completes live-fire tests
HAVELSAN and Yonca Shipyard’s SANCAR unmanned surface vessel has carried out live-fire trials with a 12.7 mm stabilized weapon integrated into the ADVENT.
Ammunition
Expo and Air Show
MKE Signs 20 mm Ammunition Export Deal with Poland
Türkiye’s state-owned MKE company has signed an agreement at DSEI 2025 to supply 20 mm ammunition for Poland’s KAI FA-50GF Block 10 light combat aircraft.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
DSEI UK 2025: KORKUT 100/25 SB C-UAS System Goes Abroad
ASELSAN’s KORKUT 100/25 SB hard-kill C-UAS system using ATOM 25 airburst ammunition has made its first appearance at a foreign exhibition during DSEI UK 2025.
