Raytheon Asks Retirees to Restart Stinger Production
Raytheon will restart FIM-92 Stinger production, but the younger generation has to learn the production system from retired ones.
Country News
Ukroboronprom CEO Husiev Leaves Ukroboronprom
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski removed the General Director of the state defence concern Ukroboronprom Yuriy Husiev.
The Youngest Vice President at SSB: İhsan Kaya
President Erdoğan appointed İhsan Kaya as a new Vice President at SSB to assist Professor Haluk Görgün, SSB’s new president.
23 years of Experience at SSB: Hüseyin Avşar
President Erdoğan appointed Hüseyin Avşar as a new Vice President at SSB to assist Professor Haluk Görgün, SSB’s new president.
Aeronautical Engineer at Vice Presidency: Gökhan Uçar
President Erdoğan appointed Gökhan Uçar as a new Vice President at SSB. His new position is not declared.
Assignment to Defence Industry Agency Vice Presidency
New appointments were made to the Defence Industry Agency. All Vice Presidents except one have changed.
Görgün STM’s new Chairman of the Board
SSB President Professor Haluk Görgün is elected as STM Chairman of the Board. Görgün was appointed Defence Industry Agency (SSB) president on 5 June.
Akyol is appointed as CEO of ASELSAN
ASELSAN Vice president at the Board of Directors Ahmet Akyol is appointed CEO of ASELSAN. The appointment decision is declared at KAP.
New Deputy Minister Appointments to the Defence Ministry
Deputy ministers who will work with the defence minister Yaşar Güler have been announced. SSB Vice President Celal Sami Tüfekçi’s new post drew attention.
New Vacancy at SSB’s Head of Industrialisation Department
SSB President Professor Haluk Görgün plans new changes at the institution. One of the most strategic departments head is no longer in this post.
Israel Breaks its Defence Exports Records: $ 12.5 Billion
Israel broke its all-time record in a row in defence export volume by more than $ 12.5 billion in 2022.
New Term at SSB and Defence Sector
President of Defence Industry Agency (SSB) Professor Haluk Görgün signs new developments under his rule. This wind of change affects TAFF as well.
Görgün took over the Presidency
Successor and predecessor Presidents Demir and Görgün met today at Defence Industry Agency (SSB).
İsmail Demir Bid Farewell to His Colleagues
Professor İsmail Demir, who presided over SSB for over nine years, said goodbye to SSB and was appointed Kardemir. Which projects did Demir undertake at SSB?
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 12:00 Italy gives conditional approval to Leonardo-Baykar drone venture - Reuters reported that Italy has conditionally approved the Leonardo–Baykar joint venture to produce...
- 12:00 USNI looks at Türkiye’s defence-industrial rise through EFES 2026 - USNI News used the EFES 2026 exercise to examine how Türkiye is linking operational military activit...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Ankara’s goal of doubling defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after export...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense highlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News spotlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare concept centred on aut...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence reporting keeps focus on KAAN’s next prototype phase - International defence coverage continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s target for the first ‘true...
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
