FNSS’ Armoured Vehicles at Malaysian Firepower Exercise 2023
FNSS’ Adnan and PARS Armoured Vehicles are spotted in Malaysian firepower exercises held at the Asahan. Malay King Abdullah posed in front of vehicles.
Defence News
Land
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN to unveil its New Air Defence System: GÖKSUR
ASELSAN will unveil the mock-up of the new air defence system GÖKSUR for the first time during IDEF’23. GÖKSUR is being developed as a RAM equivalent.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
MKE to Exhibit Mk84-based MALAMAN Bottom Mine at IDEF
MKE A.Ş. General Manager İlhami Keleş stated at the MKE-SAHA Supplier Meeting press briefing that a sea mine was developed based on the Mk-84 Bomb.
Unmanned Systems
Country
NATO Warns Kosovo Not to Use Bayraktar UAVs
KFOR warned Pristina after it purchased military UAVs from Turkiye, stressing that KFOR is solely responsible for monitoring Kosovo's airspace.
Unmanned Systems
Bilateral Relations
Turkish Akıncı UCAV to fly in Saudi Arabian Skies
Baykar exports Akıncı UCAV to Saudi Arabian Air and Naval Forces. Baykar’s General Manager states that this deal marks the biggest defence export of Turkiye.
Land
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
FNSS’s PARS and Adnans at Jungle Falcon Exercise
FNSS’s 8X8 PARS and Adnan armoured vehicles are spotted at Malaysian and UAE’s joint “Jungle Falcon” exercise.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Turkish Navy Brings TCG İstanbul and Anadolu at IDEF
Turkish Armed Forces Foundation’s IDEF will start next week. Turkish Navy’s newest platforms, TCG Anadolu L400 and TCG İstanbul F515, will attend IDEF.
Investment
ASELSAN Signs a New Export Contract of 123.5 Million USD
ASELSAN has KAP stating that it signed a contract with an international customer. The value of the contract is 123.5 Million USD.
Air
Country
Leonardo, Samsun Yurt and AEROS are the Medallists at EYDEP
AEROS Havacılık ve Mühendislik A.Ş informed that the company is the medallist in Industrial Competency Assessment and Support Program known as EYDEP.
Bilateral Relations
Canada’s Embargo Decision Depends on the Foreign Ministry
Following Turkiye’s positive approach to Sweden’s accession to NATO membership, Turkiye started to expect a positive impact on Turkish-Canadian relations.
Unmanned Systems
Kosovo's TB2s Spotted for The First Time
Kosovo's Bayraktar TB2 Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (AUAV) were displayed for the first time. Thus, the Bayraktar TB2 era in Kosovo officially started.
Air
Iraq Denies Purchase of JF-17 Jets from Pakistan
Iraq Air Force denies the claims that the Iraqi government has approved the purchase of 12 JF-17 Thunder Block III fighter jets from Pakistan.
Air
Interview / Exclusive File
RAF Aviator: Typhoon Beats Rafale at Dogfight
Turkiye wants to modernise its F-16 fleet and add twin-engine aircraft to its inventory. We asked about the advantages of Typhoon to a British aviator.
E/W
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN to Present MANPADS YILDIRIM-100 at IDEF
ASELSAN YILDIRIM-100 Directed Infrared Countermeasure System (DIRCM), which will blind MANPADS missiles, will be exhibited for the first time at IDEF 2023.
