TUSAŞ Expands Global Reach with Exports to 15 Countries
TUSAŞ has delivered HÜRKUŞ trainers, ATAK helicopters, and ANKA and AKSUNGUR UAVs under 21 contracts, strengthening Turkiye’s global defence industry presence.
Turkiye News
Air
Unmanned Systems
STM Teases New UAV on Social Media Post, Hints at FPV
STM’s recent teaser for a new UAV hints at the possibility of STM having tested an FPV UAV for kamikaze use as a follow-up to the Kargu kamikaze UAV.
Land
Investment
Otokar’s JV Marks Export Record for Armoured Vehicles
Otokar has established a joint venture with Romania’s Automecanica S.A. to manufacture COBRA II vehicles, marking Turkiye’s largest armoured export deal.
Air
TUSAŞ Starts the Deliveries of Upgraded HÜRKUŞ-II in 2025
With an initial batch of 15 planes, Turkish Aerospace’s (TUSAŞ), basic trainer aircraft, HÜRKUŞ-II, is scheduled to join the Turkish Air Force in 2025.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
SUNGUR Air Defence Missile System Delivered to Land Forces
Turkish Army has received the domestically developed SUNGUR short-range air defence system, boosting national mobile and portable air defence capability.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkish MoD Does Not Take Eurofighter Veto Seriously
Turkish defence officials assert that Germany's declared resistance to Eurofighter Typhoon transfers to Turkiye has no impact on the present acquisition talks.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB3 Performs Full-Autonomous Sorties Consecutively
Baykar’s Bayraktar TB3 UCAV successfully performed four consecutive takeoff-landing tests on TCG Anadolu LHD (L400) with full autonomy in the Gulf of Saros.
Bilateral Relations
US Lawmakers Alarmed by Reported Turkish S-400 Move to Syria
US lawmakers addressed a formal letter to the US State Department claiming that Turkiye might consider deploying its S-400 air defence systems to Syria.
Unmanned Systems
Minister of ROK’s DAPA Visits Baykar’s Head Facility
ROK’s Defence Acquisition and Programme Administration (DAPA) Minister, H.E. Seok Jong-gun, visited Baykar’s Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Centre.
Navy / Maritime
Türkiye Exports Indigenised Naval Helicopter Landing System
Helicopter Visual Landing Aid System HVLAS, developed by Berkin and integrated by STM, enters service aboard Ukraine’s Hetman Ivan Mazepa Ada-class corvette.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
AKSUNGUR Sets Altitude Record with TEI’s TEI-PD170 Engine
TUSAS’s AKSUNGUR UAV set a new altitude record at 40,000 feet, marking the highest flight for the TEI-PD170 engine and testing ASELSAN and ASPİLSAN systems.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Bayraktar TB2 Flies with the Indigenous TM100 Engine
Baykar’s Bayraktar TB2 flew with the indigenously developed TM100 internal combustion engine, developed as an alternative to foreign-supplied engines.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
MKE Eyes European Market Following Surge in Export Revenues
Turkish defence Ministry Company MKE plans to establish new entities in Europe following a 16-fold export surge and a record investment of $818 million.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
NETA 300 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Starts Sea Trials
STM’s NETA 300, the first of the NETA Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) family, has been shown diving down during the sea trials in a video shared on X.
