TUSAŞ's UAV ANKA won the WIPO Award
TUSAŞ) won UN Agency’s (ISIF) 2021, UN agency World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Best National Invention award.
Defence News
Investment
Air
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
SSB announced: STM’S Boyga UAV Released MKE’s 81 mm Mortar
SSB released a video on social media where STM Defence and MKE A.Ş. take place. STM’s Boyga released 81 mm mortar ammunition.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Turkmenistan Exhibited its Bayraktar TB2 UCAV
Turkmenistan exhibited its Turkish Baykar made TB2 UCAV at military parade due to its independence day.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Greece Buys French Frigates
Greece prefers French ships to modernise its naval forces with Naval Group’s Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI)(the export designation Belh@rra®)
Navy / Maritime
France wants to sign the Greek Deal
France and Greece want to end the acquisition struggle with Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI)(the export designation Belh@rra®) and Gowind corvettes.
Air
Israel's Air Force received three new F-35 from the U.S
The F-35I jets landed at the Nevatim airbase. The Israeli Air Force has 30 fighters, including a Tel Nof Air Base Flight Testing Centre test plane.
Weapon / Missile
India Tested a New Missile Akash Prime at Test Range
India announced that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the maiden test of the Akash Prime Missile.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
PLA Exhibits its HALE UAV WZ-7
The Chinese Air Force will display the WZ-7 high-altitude reconnaissance drone at Airshow China.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Erdogan Says Turkey to Buy More S-400
President Erdogan said Turkey still intended to buy a second batch of S-400 missile defence systems from Russia and the US statement included warnings.
Navy / Maritime
ADIK Shipyard Launched Qatari QL-80
The Qatar Navy's QL-80 LCT Landing Ship Tank Al-Abrar Fuwairit, built by ADIK, was launched with a ceremony.
E/W
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Interview / Exclusive File
Expo and Air Show
Turkish SDT exhibited ACMI, Avcı, MuhabereSIM and Görgüç
The IDEF was held in August 2021. TurDef has interviewed Ömer Korkut, General Manager of SDT Space and Defence Technologies.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
The first flight from ASELSAN and Altınay's Cargo UAV
The first flight of Turkey's first Cargo-UAV Kargo 150, developed by Dasal Aviation Technologies, took place as part of TEKNOFEST.
Air
China will Make its Airshow Debut with the J-16D E/W Aircraft
China will exhibit E/W aircraft the Shenyang J-16D fighter at the Zhuhai Airshow. The Chinese jet is the second, following the United States’ EA-18G Growler.
Air
Iraq to Pay 664 Million USD to Acquire 12 JF-17 Thunder
According to local Pakistani media, Pakistan has received an international order to supply 12 JF-17 Thunder Block III fighter jets to Iraq.
