Weapon / Missile News

HN Wanted So Badly but Money Talks for Armament
Greece

HN Wanted So Badly but Money Talks for Armament

France and Greece established a “strategic partnership” in defence, with France supplying air and naval platforms and armament.

TCG Istanbul to be equipped with HİSAR and ESSM Missiles
Turkiye

TCG Istanbul to be equipped with HİSAR and ESSM Missiles

The TCG Istanbul (F-515) Frigate will have a 16-cell National Vertical Launch System (MDAS), which Roketsan continues to develop.

Russia Delivers S-400 to India
India Russia

Russia Delivers S-400 to India

Russia has begun delivering the first S-400s to India ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit early next month.

DIRCM Protection to A400M Aircraft
Turkiye

DIRCM Protection to A400M Aircraft

Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) now can incorporate "Directional Infrared Countermeasure" (DIRCM) technology into A400M aircraft.

Motor Sich Proposes MS400 for Gezgin Cruise Missile
Turkiye Ukraine

Motor Sich Proposes MS400 for Gezgin Cruise Missile

Ukrainian Defense Express magazine states the Ukrainian SE Ivchenko-Progress would develop an AI-35 engine for the Turkish Gezgin cruise missile.

Meteksan presents its naval soft-kill countermeasure Nazar
Turkiye

Meteksan presents its naval soft-kill countermeasure Nazar

Meteksan exhibits its naval soft-kill countermeasure solution Nazar (‘evil eye’) at the Saha Expo. Meteksan offers it for the TF-2000 air defence destroyer.

MKE exhibits its Close-in Weapon Vision at Saha Expo
Turkiye

MKE exhibits its Close-in Weapon Vision at Saha Expo

The Defence Ministry company MKE A.Ş. presents 20 mm Close in Weapon sytems CIWS capacity with an electro-optic trekking device at Saha Expo in Istanbul.

F-16 Fires SOM-J while Aksungur, and Akıncı Wait Their Turn
Turkiye

F-16 Fires SOM-J while Aksungur, and Akıncı Wait Their Turn

The SOM-J 5th Generation ASuW Missile had its first live-fire test at the Sinop Firing Range with an F-16C aircraft from the 401st Test Fleet Command.

SSB President İsmail Demir announces Siper Test Fire
Turkiye

SSB President İsmail Demir announces Siper Test Fire

Demir announced that the firing test of the National Long-Range Air Defence Missile System ASELSAN, ROKETSAN and TÜBİTAK SAGE's SİPER (Trench) was carried out.

Saudi Arabia to Acquire 280 AMRAAM
USA Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia to Acquire 280 AMRAAM

The State Department approved a possible FMS to Saudi Arabia of 280 AIM-120C AMRAAM with an estimated cost of $650 million.

Varank: Ramjet Gökhan Prototype Will Be Available Soon
Turkiye

Varank: Ramjet Gökhan Prototype Will Be Available Soon

Varank: Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan test fires from the plane have been accomplished, and the prototype of the Ramjet Gökhan missile will be available in 2022.

Roketsan Unveils Integrated Border Security Solutions
Turkiye

Roketsan Unveils Integrated Border Security Solutions

Roketsan unveiled its border security and critical facility protection project on its YouTube account and Military Radar and Border Security Summit MRBS.

Barbaros’ 127 MM Firings Confirmed
Turkiye

Barbaros’ 127 MM Firings Confirmed

Turkish Navy’s Barbaros Class Frigate Half-Life Modernization Project continues with gun test fires.

"We Will Take Positive Steps on SAMP/T," Erdoğan says
France Italy Turkiye

"We Will Take Positive Steps on SAMP/T," Erdoğan says

President Erdoğan declared at the G-20 Summit in Italy that Turkey will work with France and Italy to develop the SAMP/T Air Defence Missile System.