Defence Industry First Quarter Exports 1.5 Billion USD
Turkish defence industry export volume reached 418.1 million dollars in April 2023. The sector aims to close the year with six billion USD of exports.
Defence News
Country
Bilateral Relations
Air
Prabowo Confirms Rafale, Mirage 2000 and F-15EX Acquisition
Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto confirmed that Indonesia is determined to buy Rafale, Mirage 2000 and F-15EX fighter jets.
Investment
Weapon / Missile
EU to Fund up to €80 million for Greek Ammunition
Hellenic Defence Systems plans to increase ammunition production to meet needs created by the Ukraine war. The Country is looking for funds.
Sensors
Navy / Maritime
Australia to Acquire SURTASS-E Mission Systems
The State Department approved FMS to Australia of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Expeditionary (SURTASS-E) for an estimated cost of $207 million.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Karaaslan: Altay is Designed for New Threats
BMC presents Altay as a new tank. BMC Defence General Manager Karaaslan states that Altay is designed against new threats.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
MQ-9 has Landed on a Highway for the First Time
During Exercise Agile Chariot, the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) landed UAVs on two highways.
Investment
SSB Holds Defence Industry GHOST Workshop
SSB holds a workshop to discuss technologies that will shape future operational environments called GHOST in order to prepare itself for the 2050s.
Air
TUSAŞ Prepares New Helicopter Family
TUSAŞ will integrate TEI’s TS1400 engine into the T629 helicopter while discussing producing ATAK II’s engine in Turkiye under licence.
Unmanned Systems
Bilateral Relations
Taiwan to Receive 4 MQ-9B SkyGuardians Worth $ 217.6 Million
DSCA announced that Taiwan will acquire four MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAVs through Foreign Military Sale and pay USD 217.6 million. General Atomics is the producer.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Czech Republic Modernises AH-1Z and UH-1Ys
The State Department approved a possible FMS to the Czech Republic of AH-1Z and UH-1Y modernisation for an estimated value of up to $650 million.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ Presents Anka-3 Deep Strike UAV
TUSAŞ presented Anka-3 deep strike UAV that will function as Loyal Wingman with Turkish Fighter KAAN and fire missiles or release ammunition.
Engine and Transmission
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Akşit: TS1400 is a Breaking Point for Turkish Aviation
TEI CEO Professor Akşit stated that the TS1400 engine marks a breaking point for Turkish aviation history.
Atak II to Fly with Turkish Engines in 3 Years
TUSAŞ's ATAK II Heavy Class helicopter will fly with Turkish engines in three years' time.
Unmanned Systems
Bilateral Relations
First Customer of KIZILELMA: Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan becomes the first customer of Baykar’s KIZILELMA fighter UAV. The stealth UAV will start its serial production in 2024.
