Akıncı to Enhance Indonesia’s Naval Air and ISR Capacities
Indonesia will acquire Bayraktar Akıncı to enhance its naval air and ISR capabilities for the maritime operations of island country. The number is unknown.
Turkiye News
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
E/W
ASELSAN’s IFF Mod 5 Passes Temporary Acceptance Tests
The Turkish Navy will identify vessels on the sea with the IFF Mod 5 Systems as ASELSAN’s systems pass temporary acceptance tests.
Country
Turkish Defence Export Reaches $430 Million in July
The Turkish defence and aviation sector's July exports reached $430 million 964 thousand in July 2024.
Air
Türkiye Gets Closer to Hürjet Export to Spain
Turkish Aerospace Hürjet advanced training aircraft is getting step by step closer to the Spanish Airforce.
Navy / Maritime
RMK Marine Launches the Second Ukrainian MİLGEM
The second Ukrainian MİLGEM corvette, Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi (F-212) was launched in Istanbul.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Turkish and Malian Presidents Discuss Security Cooperation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Malian Transition President Colonel Assimi Goïta discussed cooperation on security in a phone call.
Land
Weapon / Missile
MKE GÜRHAN Hybrid SPH Completes Firing Tests
MKE's GÜRHAN (formerly named E-FIRTINA) 155 mm tracked SPH has performed its firing tests successfully.
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Bozdoğan-DH AD Missile Completes First Exit Tests
The exit speed tests of the Bozdoğan-DH naval air defence missile for GÖKSUR PDMS were completed in the Tubitak Sage’s Ankara Wind Tunnel (ART).
Weapon / Missile
Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan AAMs Enter the Inventory
It has been announced that Gökdoğan BVRAAM and Bozdoğan WVRAAM have entered the Turkish Air Forces inventory.
Unmanned Systems
Homeland Security
Expo and Air Show
TUSAŞ Offers AKSUNGUR UAV to US Border Security
Firm Speaking to CNN Türk, TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu stated that AKSUNGUR UAV was proposed to the U.S.-based firm performing border security in FIA2024.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Turkish Parliamentary Approves Deployment in Somalia
Turkish Parliament approved the motion for the two-year deployment of Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) units in Somalia.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Rabdan 8x8 IFV Fires 9M117 ATGM
The Rabdan 8x8 IFV, developed from the Otokar ARMA wheeled armoured vehicle for the UAE, fired a 9M117 ATGM from its 100 mm smoothbore gun.
Ammunition
U.S. Approves GBU-53/B SDB-II Sale for Belgian F-35s
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of GBU-53/B SDB-II (Stormbreaker) small-diameter bombs to Belgium for use on F-35A Lightning-II fighter jets.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Why Hürjet Has not Flown at Farnborough
TUSAS and FIA announced that Hürjet Advanced training aircraft would have a demonstration flight in the U.K., but it was cancelled, and TurDef explains why.
