BAE Systems Wants to Deepen Relations with TUSAŞ’s TF-X
Turkish–UK relations improve by the lifting of sanctions. BAE Systems' role in the TF-X project is presented with exclusive interviews with professionals.
Interview / Exclusive File News
MKE Inc prepares E-engine solution Altay MBT
Machinery and Chemical Industry (MKE) Inc is ready to provide an electrical engine solution for the tank.
Akşit: TEI will be anyhow in TF-X Engine Program
Turkish Engine Inc (TEI) will participate in the indigenous Turkish Aircraft (TF-X) engine development program anyhow.
Roketsan General Manager: Europe emerges as a market for us
Roketsan General Manager Murat İkinci talked exclusively to TurDef about the company’s export strategies and gave information about current developments.
Roketsan to provide Karaok to TAF this year
Roketsan General Manager Murat İkinci stated that KARAOK would be delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces in 2022.
Demir Urges Companies to Cooperate for TF-X Engine
President of Defence Industries (SSB), Professor Ismail Demir talked to Turkish Defence portal TurDef at Qatar, DIMDEX naval expo.
Zengin: TF-X Green Aircraft Will be Ready by the End of 2022
We have spoken to TUSAŞ Deputy General Manager Uğur Zengin, responsible for the Turkish Fighter Programme (TF-X).
UZMAR Shipyard Presented İts New Capabilities at IDEF
UZMAR shipyard known for its shallow draft utility workboats, shallow draft river push boats, line-handling and harbour-support tugs has attended to IDEF21.
Havelsan's KOVAN to Manage Botaş's Resources
A MoU was signed between the SSB, BOTAŞ and HAVELSAN for the use of the National Enterprise Resource Management System KOVAN.
Turkish SDT exhibited ACMI, Avcı, MuhabereSIM and Görgüç
The IDEF was held in August 2021. TurDef has interviewed Ömer Korkut, General Manager of SDT Space and Defence Technologies.
NATO Observed Submarine Rescue Operation at TCG Alemdar
Commander Gennaro Vitagliano, the Branch Head of the ISMERLO observed NATO's Dynamic Monarch Drill from TCG Alemdar MOSHIP and told his views to TurDef.
Turkish Small Arms Exporter SYS at IDEF with M2 12.7
Turkey has many small arms manufacturers, but some have proven their success in the export market. We have spoken with Gençay Gençer from SYS.
Worldwide Exporter SMS Defence
Turdef has spoken with SMS Defence at International Defence Industry Fair IDEF. SMS participates in most expos to show its manufacturing capacity.
We talk about Akrep IID
Otokar exhibited its AKREP II diesel armoured vehicle at International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF). The vehicle was known with its hybrid engine.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 15:00 European governments expand ammunition production investments - Several European countries are increasing funding for ammunition production facilities to improve st...
- 15:00 China strengthens long-range ISR network across Indo-Pacific - China continues expanding satellite, drone and maritime patrol capabilities to improve long-range in...
- 15:00 Japan increases investment in resilient military communications - Japan is enhancing military communication networks through hardened infrastructure, redundant system...
- 15:00 Autonomous maritime systems expand critical infrastructure protection - Navies are deploying autonomous maritime platforms to monitor undersea cables, pipelines and other c...
- 15:00 Counter-drone procurement focuses on scalable defence solutions - Military organisations are prioritising scalable counter-UAS systems capable of addressing both indi...
- 15:00 Hypersonic defence efforts drive sensor fusion programmes - Defence agencies are investing in sensor fusion architectures that combine satellite, radar and infr...
- 15:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring large distributed satellite constellations to reduce vulnera...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft emerge as force multiplier - Air forces increasingly view collaborative combat aircraft as force multipliers capable of extending...
- 15:00 Industrial resilience becomes central to defence competitiveness - Production capacity, supply-chain security and surge manufacturing capability are becoming critical...
- 12:00 Turkey targets more defence sales as Western rearmament accelerates - Reuters reported that Türkiye plans to double defence exports within two years as European rearmamen...
- 12:00 Baykar–Safran partnership draws attention in Greece - Greek newspaper Kathimerini highlighted Baykar’s cooperation with France’s Safran to integrate Eurof...
- 12:00 French study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - A report by the French Foundation for Strategic Research found that Turkish arms exports increased f...
- 12:00 ASELSAN promotes autonomous warfare concepts - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present future warfare concepts built around au...
- 12:00 ASELSAN prepares major increase in Steel Dome deliveries - Reuters reported that ASELSAN plans to deliver more than 150 components for Türkiye’s ÇELİKKUBBE air...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Turkish defence influence in Mali - French daily Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become a key security partner for Mali through drone...
- 12:00 Baykar unveils new systems at SAHA 2026 - International exhibition coverage highlighted Baykar’s presentation of new unmanned and precision-st...
- 12:00 ASELSAN introduces autonomous naval systems - Foreign media covering SAHA 2026 reported that ASELSAN unveiled new autonomous maritime platforms de...
- 12:00 German Patriot deployment highlights Turkish air-defence requirements - Reuters reported that Germany will deploy a Patriot air-defence system to southeastern Türkiye, refl...
- 12:00 Turkish defence sector gains visibility through SAHA 2026 - International reporting on SAHA 2026 highlighted new missile systems, kamikaze drones, unmanned surf...
- 09:00 US Army accelerates integration of AI-enabled battlefield networks - The US Army is expanding efforts to connect sensors, shooters and command systems through AI-enabled...
- 09:00 European air defence programmes prioritise interceptor stockpiles - European governments are increasing purchases of air defence interceptors as concerns over long-term...
- 09:00 China expands military use of autonomous reconnaissance systems - China is increasing deployment of autonomous reconnaissance platforms across air and maritime domain...
- 09:00 Japan strengthens distributed command-and-control architecture - Japan is investing in dispersed command facilities and resilient communications networks to ensure o...
- 09:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain wider naval adoption - Navies are expanding use of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeasures an...
- 09:00 Counter-drone technologies move toward integrated defence layers - Military organisations are increasingly combining radar, electronic warfare and kinetic systems into...
- 09:00 Hypersonic missile tracking remains top defence priority - Defence agencies continue investing in space-based and terrestrial sensor networks designed to maint...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations reshape military space planning - Armed forces are increasingly adopting distributed satellite constellations to improve resilience, r...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft concepts expand beyond air superiority - Future autonomous wingman platforms are being developed for reconnaissance, electronic warfare and s...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes key procurement criterion - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability and surge capacity when evaluatin...
