Turkiye Conducts the First Exercise of 2025 as a Naval One
The Turkish Naval Forces welcomed the 2025 with an exercise. The activity took place in the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea between 7-17 January.
Turkiye News
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Analysis
Navy / Maritime
Sedef Shipyard Launches 3rd Turkish Istif-class Frigate
STM- TAIS partnership launched the 3rd Istif-class frigate TCG İzmit. Two frigates, TCG Izmir and TCG İzmit, part of the MILGEM Project, met waters in two days.
Land
Engine and Transmission
BMC Delivers Tactical Armoured Vehicles with Local Engines
BMC has begun delivering Vuran and Kirpi II tactical armoured vehicles powered by Indigenous 400 HP Tuna engines to the Turkish Land Forces and Gendarmerie.
Navy / Maritime
Anadolu Shipyard Launches the Second I-class Frigate
Multiple footages of TCG İzmir (F516), the second I-class frigate built by Anadolu Shipyard, being launched, have been shared on social media platforms.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ’s ANKA UCAV Fires L-UMTAS ATGM at 15000 ft Altitude
Turkish Aerospace’s ANKA UCAV fired ROKETSAN’s L-UMTAS laser-guided ATGM at an altitude of 15000 ft from a dual carriage rack and successfully hit the target.
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN Removes Russian S-400 Triumf from Hakim 100 Flyer
ASELSAN corrected a flyer about the Hakim 100 air defence and control system, which shows the Russian S-400 Triumf Air Defence system by removing from content.
Land
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Engine and Transmission
BMC Delivers Kirpi II 4X4 MRAP with Indigenous Tuna Engine
The Turkish Defence Ministry (MOD) announced that Kirpi II 4X4 MRAPs are received to the Turkish Armed Forces after acceptance inspections were completed.
Unmanned Systems
DASAL Delivers PUHU C75 Cargo Drone to Turkish Forces
DASAL, a subsidiary of Altınay Savunma Group, has integrated the 75 kg PUHU C75 cargo drone for the Turkish Armed Forces. The drone will be in service soon.
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB2 Flies with ASELSAN's ANTIDOT 2-U/S ESM Pod
Baykar’s Bayraktar TB2 UAV has gained a new capability in the electronic warfare field with the integration of ASELSAN’s ANTIDOT 2-U/S electronic support pod.
Investment
Unmanned Systems
Titra Receives Investment and Signs Contract with AselsanNET
PASİFİK TEKNOLOJİ A.Ş.’s Titra company announced in two separate statements to the KAP that it received investment and signed a contract with AselsanNET.
Investment
Communication
ASELSAN Signs $139.2 Million Worth Agreement with SSB
ASELSAN Company informed the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) that it has signed a $139.2 Million agreement with the Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB).
Analysis
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Tulpar: Bangladesh's Mark on India's Policy Towards Turkiye
It is reported that India reacts Bangladesh's request to acquire Otokar-made Tulpar. India's next move concerning Bangladesh might mark a new era with Turkiye.
Weapon / Missile
Turkiye Increases Stockpile of 800 km Ranged Missiles
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the “800 km range missiles” stockpile will be increased and the “2000 km range missile program” will be accelerated.
E/W
Communication
TAF Receives ASELSAN’s Puhu Electronic Warfare System
Ministry of Defence stated that ASELSAN delivered the Electronic Warfare System to the TSK. The new deliveries of the PUHU-3LT system were made to the army.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
