The First Test Launch of “Deli” Kamikaze UAV is Carried Out
TİTRA carried out the first firing test of its indigenously developed “Deli” Kamikaze UAV.
Defence News
Unmanned Systems
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Produces the 500th Bayraktar TB2 Armed UAV
Baykar’s 500th TB2 Armed UAV came out of the production line. The company has produced 580 TB2 Armed and ISR UAVs in total.
Engine and Transmission
Tejas secures flying with Hornet's engine GE F414
GE signed an MoU with HAL on 22 June 2023 for GE F414 jet engines which will be manufactured in India to power the HAL Tejas Mk2 light fighter jet.
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
India Buys 31 MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAVs
India approved the acquisition of 31 MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones from the U.S. for an estimated value of USD 3 billion.
Country
Görgün STM’s new Chairman of the Board
SSB President Professor Haluk Görgün is elected as STM Chairman of the Board. Görgün was appointed Defence Industry Agency (SSB) president on 5 June.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Romania to Add Three Watchkeeper X UAVs to its Inventory
Romania will diversify its inventory by adding Watchkeeper X UAVs in service following the Turkiye, Bayraktar TB2 Armed UAV purchase.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Israel Unveiles SpyX kamikaze drone at Le Bourget
Israel’s BlueBird Aero Systems unveils its electric engines SpyX kamikaze drone at the Paris Air Show 2023.
Country
Akyol is appointed as CEO of ASELSAN
ASELSAN Vice president at the Board of Directors Ahmet Akyol is appointed CEO of ASELSAN. The appointment decision is declared at KAP.
Country
New Deputy Minister Appointments to the Defence Ministry
Deputy ministers who will work with the defence minister Yaşar Güler have been announced. SSB Vice President Celal Sami Tüfekçi’s new post drew attention.
Expo and Air Show
Engine and Transmission
Logistics
TEI and GE Aerospace Sign F110 Engine MRO Service Agreement
GE extends TEI’s license to conduct F110 Depot Level Maintenance services for F-16 and F-15 fighter jets. The agreement is signed at the Paris Air Show.
Country
New Vacancy at SSB’s Head of Industrialisation Department
SSB President Professor Haluk Görgün plans new changes at the institution. One of the most strategic departments head is no longer in this post.
Navy / Maritime
TCG Istanbul Starts SAT
MILGEM project, İstif Class İstanbul frigate started her Sea Acceptance Tests. The ship is expected to be handed over to the Navy after the SAT.
Air
Kotil: Two KAAN Aeroplanes Are on Assembly Lines
TUSAŞ CEO Kotil announced that two more prototypes of the KAAN fighter aircraft had been put on the assembly line and that KAAN is now capable of flying.
Unmanned Systems
Air
The Return of TUSAŞ’s Sivrisinek /Mosquito UAV
Turkish Aerospace’s (TUSAŞ) unmanned helicopter project, Sivrisinek / Mosquito or RS300, Rotorcraft UAV, returned to the stages.
