Azerbaijani AKINCI UCAVs Join Military Exercise
Anadolu News Agency shared footage of Bayraktar AKINCI UCAVs operated by Azerbaijan taking part in military exercises.
Defence News
Unmanned Systems
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Air
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
ÇAKIR Cruise Missile Hits Sea Target with IIR Seeker
ROKETSAN’s ÇAKIR lightweight cruise missile fired from Baykar’s AKINCI-B UCAV hit a sea target 100 km distance.
Ammunition
Four in a Row: F-16 Hits Targets with TOLUN SDB
In the latest test, four ASELSAN TOLUN small-diameter bombs were dropped from an F-16 fighter jet simultaneously, hitting four separate targets.
Ammunition
ROKETSAN’s MDK Fuse-Correction Kit Passes Qualification
MDK, developed by ROKETSAN for 155 mm artillery shells, providing multi-mode fuse capability and correction, has completed qualification tests.
Analysis
A New Initiative From Turkiye to Africa: Somalia EEZ
The Agreement signed between Mogadishu and Ankara puts Turkiye in a new position in world politics that benefits its host country.
Air
Investment
Ammunition
Modernisation
U.S. Opens a New Page on Defence Industry with Turkiye
After the Turkish veto on Sweden’s NATO membership was lifted, U.S. officials showed interest in deepening U.S.-Turkiye defence industry relations.
Space
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus Spacecraft Lands on the Moon
NASA has landed a spacecraft on the Moon for the first time since 1972; the spacecraft contains scientific payloads.
Bilateral Relations
Canadian Ambassador to Turkiye Visits TUSAŞ
Kevin Hamilton, the Canadian Ambassador to Turkiye, visited TUSAŞ’s facilities and the CEO Temel Kotil.
Investment
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN Signs Contract with SSB
ASELSAN has signed a contract with the Defence Industry Agency (SSB) to procure procurement of Close-In Weapon Systems.
Defence Politics
Bilateral Relations
Minister Güler Visits U.K and Bosnia and Herzegovina
The defence ministry announced that Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler visited two countries, the United Kingdom and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Weapon / Missile
AMRAAM-ER Air Defence Missile Completes Flight Test
Raytheon’s latest iteration of AMRAAM-ER medium-range air defence missile for the NASAMS system has completed its flight test.
Defence Politics
France Might Change Policy for Artillery Shells
Previously objecting to acquiring artillery shells from non-EU states, France signals a change in EU-centred policy.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Nurol Makina Attends DIMDEX 2024
Nurol Makina will attend the DIMDEX 2024, held at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha, between March 4 and 6.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Russia Hits Ukrainian NASAMS Launcher With UAV
A video of the Norwegian NASAMS SAM launcher used by Ukraine being hit by a Russian kamikaze UAV was released on social media.
