Özmen Appointed to DHL Defence Directorate
DHL logistics company has appointed Tamer Özmen as the Defence and Aviation Directorate to support the growth of Turkey in the defence and aerospace industry.
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Defence top 100: ASELSAN, TUSAŞ and Roketsan on the List
"Defense News Top 100" list announced Top 100 list. The revenues of defence companies have been increasing for six years.
Meteksan Defence has Accomplished Six Exports in Six Months
President of Meteksan Defence Selçuk Kerem Alparslan stated that his company had accomplished six export contracts in six months.
New Record in Export: All-Time the Highest July Export
Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) announced the export figures for July. Turkiye closed the month of July with a new record.
Otokar doubled its Turnover in the First Six Months
Otokar doubled its turnover in the first half of the year, increasing by 37 per cent to TL 543 million, compared to the same period of the previous year.
Council of State asks Patrouille Suisse to use F-5E Tiger II
The aerobatic team of the Swiss Air Force, Patrouille Suisse, will continue to fly with the F-5E Tiger II as aircraft replacement request is denied.
Sukhoi and MiG merged under United Aircraft Corporation
Two major fighter aircraft companies of Russia, Sukhoi and MiG, have finally merged under the auspices of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), part of Rostec.
SSB will provide consultancy services abroad
According to the information published in the official newspaper published today, “defence industry consultants” will be appointed in nine countries.
SEDEC and SASAD Join Forces
SEDEC will open its doors for the third time in Ankara on 28-30 June 2022. SEDEC became a strategic partner with SaSaD.
SSB is renamed Defence Industry Agency
The Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) has changed its english name and became Defence Industry Agency. The name in Turkish remained the same.
Otokar Exported 4X4 Armoured Vehicle
Otokar has signed an export contract amounting to approximately USD 34 million to sell 4x4 Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicles.
SSB President Demir announced the 2021 sector with figures
President of SSB Demir spoke at the opening of the 4th Defence Industry Meetings organised in cooperation with the Istanbul Chamber of Industry and SAHA.
Does Russia transfer its forces to Ukraine?
According to Israel based Debka File, Russia abandons its bases in Syria and transfers its forces to Ukraine.
Defence Industry April 2022 Exports: $ 392187000
TIM announced export data for April 2022. In April 2022, defence and aviation sector exports amounted to 392 million 187 thousand dollars.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 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...
