ASELSAN Signs Large-Scale Contract with SSB for Air Defence
ASELSAN announced the contract worth €1.65 billion ($1.93 billion) with the Turkish Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB) for air defence systems on KAP.
Turkiye News
Weapon / Missile
Investment
Land
Expo and Air Show
Nurol’s NMS 4x4 Set to Enter the British Army’s Inventory
The British Army exhibited the NMS 4x4 armoured vehicle, planned to enter the inventory, alongside in-service armoured fighting vehicles during DSEI UK 2025.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
ŞAHİN C-UAS System Offer to Poland with Local Production
ASELSAN offered the ŞAHİN 130/40GL C-UAS system using the ATOM 40 airburst grenades to Poland alongside a proposal of local production by ZM Tarnów at MSPO2025.
Expo and Air Show
Türkiye to join the United Kingdom’s DSEI 2025 with 28 firms
The DSEI UK opens tomorrow with 1,627 companies from 50 countries. Türkiye ranks 12th with 28 firms, while Israel joins the expo despite official restrictions.
Air
Bilateral Relations
US lawmakers tie F-35 sales to Türkiye’s Israel relations
Amendments to the 2026 defence budget would block F-35 deliveries unless Ankara cuts ties with Hamas and avoids threatening Israel, deepening tensions with DC.
Air
KAAN Fighter’s P1 and P2 Prototypes Near Completion
The second and third prototypes, P1 and P2, as the workhorses of the flight testing campaign, are nearing the end of their production at TUSAŞ facilities.
Unmanned Systems
Baykar’s Bayraktar TB3 enters Turkish Army inventory
The Ministry of Defence confirmed the Bayraktar TB3 armed naval UAV has been inducted into the Land Forces Command, marking its first official deployment.
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Turkish Army receives İLTER J350 C-UAS jamming system
Boğaziçi Savunma delivered the Turkish Land Forces Command its İLTER J350 Drone Detection and Neutralisation System, which improves its capacity to fight UAS.
Country
Türkiye’s defence exports hit record high in August
In August 2025, Türkiye's defence and aerospace exports increased by 97.3% to $834 million. The export reached $5.4 billion, which is 45% more than in 2024.
Weapon / Missile
Investment
Girasun’s GIRSAN sets up logistics hub in the United States
Turkish firearms maker establishes GIRSAN USA in Florida to expand distribution across the Americas, with future plans for assembly lines and production.
Country
Five Turkish Defence firms secure spots in Top 100
Defense News ranks ASELSAN, TUSAŞ, ROKETSAN, ASFAT and MKE among the world’s leading defence companies, with revenues placing them between 43rd and 80th place.
Navy / Maritime
Fourth I-class Multipurpose Frigate TCG İçel Meets the Sea
The fourth and the last of the first batch I-class multipurpose frigates, TCG İçel (F-518), has been launched at the Sefine Shipyard located in Yalova.
Unmanned Systems
LENTATEK Announces Export Deal for KARGI Loitering Munition
LENTATEK signed an export agreement for loitering munition systems with an undisclosed international customer, marking KARGI’s first confirmed sale abroad.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
HAVELSAN and Egypt's AOI sign an MoU for UAV production
HAVELSAN and Egypt's AOI have signed an MoU to cooperate to make autonomous UAVs, which will provide the African market with high-tech, low-cost solutions.
