CANiK Exhibits TRAKON 30x113 mm RCWS With Radar
During SAHA EXPO 2024, CANiK displayed TRAKON RCWS fitted with VENOM LR 30x113 mm revolver cannon and U.S.-made EchoGuard C-UAS radar.
Turkiye News
Weapon / Missile
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
E/W
Investment
Sensors
ASELSAN Signs a contract with STM
ASELSAN and STM have signed a sales contract with a total value of EUR 58.626.094,- for the use of a country in Asia – the Pacific region.
Air
TUSAŞ delivers Three Gökbey Helicopters to the Gendarmerie
GÖKBEY, Turkiye's indigenous helicopter designed by Tusaş, was delivered to the Gendarmerie General Command with a ceremony attended by President Erdoğan.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
KEMANKEŞ 2 Kamikaze UAV Takes Off With Rockets
Baykar has performed the rocket-assisted take-off (RATO) test of the KEMANKEŞ 2 kamikaze UAV following the tests with trolley-type take-off.
Weapon / Missile
Sensors
SİPER Product-1 Long Range AD System Enters Inventory
SSB President Haluk Görgün has announced that the SİPER Product-1 Long Range air defence system has entered the inventory.
Investment
Unmanned Systems
Altınay Owns ASELSAN’s DASAL Shares
Altınay acquires all of ASELSAN’s DASAL shares according to the Company’s statement on the Public Disclosure Platform.
Ammunition
Interview / Exclusive File
Expo and Air Show
ASSAN Brings Serial Production to the Defence Industry
Defence projects are mostly involved in “boutique” manufacturing, which requires a longer production process and high cost per unit. ASSAN may change it.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
STM Exhibited its first Pressure Hull of STM500
STM exhibited the pressure hull of Turkiye’s first national submarine, the STM500, at the SAHA Expo.
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Meteksan to Produce Radar Altimeter for ROKETSAN
The “Radar Altimeter Supply” agreement between Meteksan Defence and ROKETSAN was signed during the Saha Expo.
Expo and Air Show
SAHA EXPO 2024: $6.2 Billion Worth of Contracts Signed
A contract worth $6.2 billion was signed at the SAHA EXPO, which SAHA Istanbul organised.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
ULAQ KAMA Prototype Unveiled at SAHA EXPO 2024
The prototype of ULAQ's KAMA , a joint venture between Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence, was exhibited for the first time at SAHA EXPO 2024.
Navy / Maritime
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
BMC Power Introduced Levend and Mavi BATU
BMC POWER introduced LEVEND and MAVİ BATU marine engines developed with 100 per cent Turkish engineering at the SAHA EXPO.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
SAVER Shows Thunderbolt 40/70 SB Naval Gun
Following the Thunderbolt 40/70 T naval gun revealed in SAHA EXPO 2022, this year's SAHA EXPO was a scene to the single-barreled lighter version.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
MKE Develops Extended-Range 122 mm Artillery Rocket
During SAHA EXPO 2024, MKE displayed a mock-up of 122 mm guided artillery rocket fitted with deployable wings for longer ranges.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 15:00 European air defence modernisation shifts toward integrated networks - European governments are increasingly linking national air defence assets into broader integrated ne...
- 15:00 China strengthens unmanned maritime surveillance capabilities - China continues expanding its portfolio of maritime surveillance drones to improve situational aware...
- 15:00 Japan accelerates hardened infrastructure development - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, protected storage sites and dispersed operating locations...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain role in critical infrastructure security - Navies are increasingly deploying autonomous underwater vehicles to monitor and protect undersea cab...
- 15:00 Counter-drone systems increasingly combine kinetic and electronic effects - Military organisations are fielding layered counter-drone architectures that integrate electronic wa...
- 15:00 Hypersonic weapon proliferation drives demand for space-based tracking - Defence agencies are accelerating development of space-based sensor constellations capable of provid...
- 15:00 Military logistics automation becomes mainstream procurement priority - Armed forces are expanding procurement of autonomous logistics vehicles and AI-assisted supply syste...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft concepts reshape force structure planning - Air forces are increasingly designing future force structures around combinations of crewed aircraft...
- 15:00 Industrial resilience becomes strategic requirement for defence suppliers - Governments are placing growing emphasis on supply-chain security, surge production capability and m...
- 09:00 US Air Force expands Collaborative Combat Aircraft testing - The US Air Force is increasing flight testing and integration work for Collaborative Combat Aircraft...
- 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...
