KAAN Advances Stealth Design with Revised Air Intakes
TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu underlines the new intake geometry as the KAAN stealth jet heads into intensified testing with three aircraft and a ground prototype.
Turkiye News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
KUZGUN KY Missile’s Technical Specifications Get Revised
Specifications of TÜBİTAK SAGE’s KUZGUN KY rocket-powered modular missile intended for USVs and UAVs have received revisions spotted during TEKNOFEST 2025.
Air
E/W
Expo and Air Show
T129 ATAK Shown in TEKNOFEST 2025 with RF Jammer Pod
During TEKNOFEST 2025, held in Northern Cyprus, TUSAŞ’s T129 ATAK attack helicopter was exhibited with an under-wing RF jammer pod for the first time.
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
TEI’s TF35000 Targets Global Top Tier in Jet Engine Power
Türkiye’s TF35000 engine, with an update shared at Teknofest, is pitched as one of the world’s top three. TurDef compares it with current Western jet engines.
Defence Politics
Global Arms Race Accelerates Turkiye Climbs Defence Rankings
Reaching $2.72 trillion in 2024, global defence expenditure pushed Türkiye up to 17th place, surpassing Spain in an escalating worldwide weapons race.
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Turkiye and UK Formalise Defence Industry Council Charter
Turkiye and the UK signed the Defence Industry Cooperation Council Charter in London to start a new phase in the two nations' strategic defence cooperation.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Mehmet Demiroğlu Gives Updates on the KAAN Fighter’s Tests
TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu gave details for the next phases of the KAAN fifth-generation fighter jet’s tests, which performed its maiden flight a year ago.
Navy / Maritime
Engine and Transmission
Turkish Navy Confirms Plans to Own Nuclear Submarines
Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu declared that Turkiye aims to develop nuclear submarines as part of its MILDEN project, aiming for a globally powerful naval force.
Weapon / Missile
MKE’s Boran 105 mm Light Howitzer in Use by Bangladesh Army
Bangladeshi Army was spotted deploying multiple Boran 105 mm air-transportable light howitzers with Mi-171Sh utility helicopters and performing firing drills.
Land
Modernisation
Chile Considers Modernisation for Marder IFV with Turkiye
Chilean and Turkish officials have begun discussions on a modernisation package proposal for German-made Marder 1A3 IFVs in the Chilean Army service.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Anadolu Robotik's Arida-T as the Shepherd for USVs
Anadolu Robotik has unveiled the Arida-T command-control boat to control the previously unveiled Arida-M kamikaze USVs meant to destroy incoming enemy vessels.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Kathimerini Confirms Lobby to Block Turkish F-35 Acquisition
Kathimerini reveals that Israel and Greece jointly lobbied in Washington to prevent the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets to Turkiye over strategic concerns.
Air
US’s Position on Turkish F-35A Acquisition Worries Greece
Information released by the Greek newspaper Kathimerini suggests the United States is modifying its position on the sale of F-35 fighter fighters to Türkiye.
Navy / Maritime
Croatia Swings between Turkiye and Sweden for Warship Plans
Having invested significantly in its Army and Air Force, Croatia focusses on modernising its Navy to buy two to three sophisticated multifunctional corvettes.
