Ankara deals put Turkiye in NATO procurement architecture
Seven NATO signing tracks show how Turkish firms are moving into Alliance capability lines as members turn spending pledges into joint procurement channels.
Regional / Strategy News
Turkish Firms Join Five Large-Scale NATO Programmes
ASELSAN, ROKETSAN, STM, and TÜBİTAK have joined NATO’s five new large-scale multi-national programmes during the 2026 NATO Summit being held in Ankara.
Türkiye Joins Multi-National A400M Fleet Initiative
Türkiye -alongside Belgium, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, and the UK- has signed a LOI to form a multi-national A400M transport fleet mirroring the MMF.
ATMACA-UM in NATO’s Land-Based Cruise Missile Initiative
ROKETSAN’s ATMACA-UM land attack cruise missile has been added to NATO’s new initiative for wide-scale production and procurement of land-based cruise missiles.
NATO Summit begins in Ankara with defence industry forum
The 36th NATO Summit opened in Ankara with a defence industry forum focused on Allied production, investment and joint procurement across the Alliance.
NATO Puts Defence Industry at Heart of 3.0 in Ankara
NATO 3.0 is shifting deterrence from budget pledges to industrial capacity, placing Ankara and Turkiye’s defence ecosystem inside the Allied equation.
Ankara summit puts defence industry on NATO agenda
Mark Rutte used ASELSAN to illustrate NATO's changing approach to defence industry ahead of next month's summit in Ankara.
MBDA to Develop the ASN4G Nuclear Hypersonic Cruise Missile
DGA announced a framework contract with MBDA to develop France’s successor to the ASMP supersonic nuclear cruise missile, the ASN4G hypersonic cruise missile.
Mad Max era: Food wars reshape global security order
Food insecurity, driven by conflict, energy shocks and climate pressure, is fast emerging as a defining factor in global security and geopolitical instability.
NATO debate revives the Enosis question in southern Cyprus
The Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus saying it is ready to join NATO has reignited debate over whether the step reflects a new form of Enosis.
Turkish MoD Announces Patriot Deployment in Malatya
Turkish MoD announced new measures for the air defence in the southeastern region, with a Patriot long-range air defence system being deployed in Malatya.
NATO Highlights Turkiye as a Key Player at Steadfast Dart
Promotion of Turkiye’s contribution to the multi-national Steadfast Dart 2026 exercise in NATO releases point to the elevating role in Europe’s defence.
Iran, China and Russia Drill Amid US Tanker Activity
Maritime Security Belt unfolds as US tanker and ISR activity persists, highlighting escalation dynamics shaped by Iran’s geography and asymmetric capabilities.
Croatia’s Rafales assume NATO air policing duty 24/7
Croatia started protecting its own airspace on 1 Jan 2026 with Rafale fighters under NATO’s IAMD, completing its MiG-21 transition and training phase.
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- 15:00 NATO's counter-drone marketplace creates a new multinational sales channel - NATO plans to establish a marketplace for NATO-tested and compatible counter-UAS systems as allies i...
- 15:00 Deep precision strike drones emerge as a new NATO multinational capability - Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Türkiye and the United Kingdom are establishing a NATO Deep Precisio...
- 15:00 NATO links counter-drone procurement with rapid operator expansion - The Alliance aims to train five times as many drone operators by the end of 2027 while expanding cou...
- 15:00 US Navy examines doubling annual anti-radar missile demand - The US Navy is assessing whether industry can supply up to 600 Advanced Emission Suppression Missile...
- 15:00 US Army prepares thousands of next-generation Stinger replacements - The US Army is planning large-scale procurement of next-generation short-range air-defence missiles...
- 15:00 NATO procurement announcements reinforce shift toward multinational acquisition - More than $50 billion in new procurement announcements at the Ankara Defence Industry Forum covered...
- 15:00 NATO Front Door signals more direct engagement with defence industry - The Alliance's new industry engagement approach and publication of unclassified capability demand si...
- 15:00 Production scale becomes the central lesson of NATO's Ankara defence agenda - The Ankara Summit's procurement announcements and industry initiatives show NATO increasingly treati...
- 12:00 ASELSAN's €1.47 billion air-defence order draws European attention - Defence Industry Europe reported that ASELSAN signed a €1.47 billion contract to expand serial produ...
- 12:00 Reuters: Türkiye joins new global defence financing bank - Reuters reported that Türkiye formally informed Canada of its decision to become a founding member o...
- 12:00 Defence Security Asia highlights SOM-B1T cruise missile deliveries - Defence Security Asia reported that the Turkish Air Force is preparing to accept SOM-B1T standoff cr...
- 12:00 Reuters reports progress on Türkiye's SAMP/T air-defence talks - Reuters reported that technical work is continuing between France, Italy and Türkiye over the SAMP/T...
- 12:00 Defence Mirror follows congressional clearance of KAAN engine package - Defence Mirror reported that the 15-day US congressional review period for the export of General Ele...
- 12:00 FlightGlobal highlights Türkiye's request for 80 F110 engines - FlightGlobal reported that the Trump administration moved to approve an F110 engine package for Türk...
- 12:00 AP says NATO summit put Turkish defence industry on display - The Associated Press reported that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's presentation of Turkish-made rev...
- 12:00 Reuters: US sanctions relief could reshape Turkish defence ties - Reuters reported that Türkiye expects progress on lifting US defence sanctions and its effort to ret...
- 12:00 Foreign coverage focuses on Türkiye's role in NATO's new industry agenda - International reporting on the Ankara NATO Summit highlighted the Alliance's first Defence Industry...
- 12:00 Al Jazeera examines Turkish drones as a model for Nigeria - Al Jazeera's analysis of Nigeria's emerging drone industry referred to Türkiye as an important examp...
- 09:00 Allies seek new air-defence commitments for Ukraine in Paris - Western allies are meeting in Paris to secure additional air-defence support for Ukraine as battlefi...
- 09:00 Strait of Hormuz conflict highlights maritime control and energy security - US and Iranian operations around the Strait of Hormuz are reinforcing the strategic importance of ma...
- 09:00 NATO's $40 billion counter-drone push creates a new procurement market - NATO allies plan to invest more than $40 billion in counter-drone capabilities over five years and e...
- 09:00 UK targets pooled NATO funding for long-range strike initiative - Britain is seeking access to around $50 billion in pooled NATO funding for a new long-range strike i...
- 09:00 US Navy studies doubling production target for anti-radar missiles - The US Navy is assessing industry capacity to supply up to 600 Advanced Emission Suppression Missile...
- 09:00 Japan fast-tracks autonomous interceptor drones - Japan is preparing demonstrations of autonomous interceptor drones with the goal of accelerating acq...
- 09:00 NATO innovation priorities converge on AI, counter-UAS and smart logistics - NATO's 2026 Innovation Continuum is focusing on Arctic ISR, layered counter-UAS, next-generation tar...
- 09:00 EU advances five cross-border defence projects for common funding - The European Commission has proposed five large-scale cross-border defence projects that could acces...
- 09:00 NATO moves drone procurement toward continuous technology refresh - The Alliance's Drone Edge approach combines counter-drone investment, rapid procurement and a fivefo...
- 09:00 THAAD production expansion underlines interceptor inventory pressure - Lockheed Martin's contract worth more than $35 billion to expand THAAD interceptor production reflec...
