DIA News

Land Modernisation

M60T Tanks to get New Capacity

05 Sep, 11:33
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Contract for the Project for Adding Additional Capability to M60T Tanks (TİYK-M60T Project)” was signed between the SSB and ASELSAN.

Country

Record Defence Budget for Turkiye

05 Sep, 09:13
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan approved the Strategy and Budget Presidency’s Medium Term Program (2023-2025). Turkiye’s defence budget will exceed 20 billion dollars if the program is carried out as stated.

Expo and Air Show

Turkish Defence Industry to be Presented at MSPO 2022

04 Sep, 01:17
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Turkish Defence Industry is participating in the “MSPO International Defence Industry Fair”, the biggest Military Expo in Central and Eastern Europe.

Weapon / Missile

SİPER Hit target at Near 100 Km range

27 Aug, 02:49
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ASELSAN and Roketsan’s long-range regional air defence missile SİPER has passed a crucial stage with the recent tests at Sinop Test Range.

Investment

TÜBİTAK SAGE and Varzene Metal Join Their Forces

25 Aug, 04:09
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TÜBİTAK-SAGE and TEI subsidiary Varzene Metal signed a protocol to cover the development of new-generation alloys in the defence industry.

Expo and Air Show

Turkiye will have a record-breaking attendance at the MSPO 2022 Defence expo in Poland

23 Aug, 08:46
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Poland’s largest defence fair, MSPO, will occur between 6-9 September 2022 in the shadow of recent international relations.

Air

Turkiye integrates domestically made Mission Computer Özgür (Free) into F-16

12 Aug, 11:27
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Turkiye has successfully integrated its domestically developed Mission Computer into its F-16 Block 40 and Block 50 fighters.

Weapon / Missile

SYS Started the mass production of the Turkish 12.7 Machine Gun

03 Aug, 06:29
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Turkiye will equip its platforms with Turkish 12.7 mm machine guns. The Defence Industry Agency (DIA) has reached a new milestone in the mass production of 12.7x99 mm machine guns. Samsun Yurt Savunma, known for its Canik Handguns, started mass production. The machine gun will be installed on land armoured and light vehicles, naval vessels and air platforms. It is also used by infantry on a tripod mount in anti-vehicle and anti-personal roles. The company underlines that its product is the world's most durable Heavy Machine Gun(HMG) with the lowest dispersion rate.

Weapon / Missile

Demir: Turkiye’s only option for SAMP/T is ToT

29 Jul, 02:46
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SSB President Professor İsmail Demir stated that Turkiye’s only option for the EUROSAM SAMP/T Air Defence System is technology transfer.

Weapon / Missile

Turkish BVR Missile Passed the Test with Radar Seeker

10 Jul, 04:34
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President of the Defence Industry Agency (DIA), Professor İsmail Demir, announced from his social media accounts that Tubitak SAGE’s (Defence Industry Research and Development Institute) Gökdoğan Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile BVR/Peregrine) was fired with radar seeker. Demir stated that BVR Peregrine and Bozdoğan Within Visual Range (WVR/Merlin) would be delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces.

Navy / Maritime Logistics

Demir Visits Sefine Shipyard to Examine the DIMDEG Project Ship: Derya

03 Jul, 01:58
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President of Defence Industry Agency İsmail Demir visited Sefine Shipyard to examine the Replenishment At Sea and Combat Support Ship (DIMDEG) ; Derya.

Weapon / Missile

Test fire of Land Based Atmaca Missile

02 Jul, 11:59
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Turkish Defence Ministry announced that “Surface to Surface Guided Missile ATMACA was fired from land to a target in the sea for the first time.

Expo and Air Show

Demir: Export and Cooperation with Friendly Countries is essential

28 Jun, 11:37
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President of Defence Industry Agency, Professor Ismail Demir, set Defence Industry objectives; To increase the export while developing relations with friendly countries through cooperation in the defence industry. Professor Demir made the opening remarks at SEDEC Homeland Security Expo in Ankara, ATO Congress and Convention Centre. Demir said in sum;