TB3 will fly with TEI’s PD-170 Engines
TUSAŞ Engine Inc. (TEI) President and General Manager Mahmut Akşit stated that TEI’s PD-170 engine family would power Baykar’s TB3.
Defence News
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Navy / Maritime
Marti Reminds Blue Homeland
Itamilradar, which monitors Mediterranean air traffic, figured out that a Turkish Navy Aircraft, P-72, is in mission flight in the Aegean Sea.
Expo and Air Show
Roketsan Supports the TEKNOFEST
Roketsan has released a video for the Rocket Competition held as part of the Aerospace and Technology Festival TEKNOFEST 2021.
Regional / Strategy
Taliban Flies with Black Hawk
The Taliban has access to $85 billion worth of US weapons, Republican congressman and former US Navy reservist Jim Banks said.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Expo and Air Show
The US Leaves the Middle East while Russia fills the Vacuum
At the International Military-Technical Forum (ARMY 2021), the deputy defence ministers of Russia and Saudi Arabia signed a new agreement on military
Bilateral Relations
Pakistan Favours Turkey’s Role in Kabul Airport
Pakistan’s ambassador to Ankara has stated that Islamabad favours any contribution to the stability of Afghanistan.
Air
Weapon / Missile
The US left Kabul Airport as the last stop in Afghanistan
The US ended its presence in Afghanistan after 20 years of ruling the country as it left the Kabul International airport as last stop.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Demir: Şimşek to Become Cruise Missile
President of Defence Industries Professor Ismail Demir attended the Akıncı ceremony. Demir spoke about the Turkish Defence Industry and recent works on UAVs.
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Delivered first Akıncı UAV to Turkish Armed Forces
Bayraktar Akinci, an UCAV, is delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces with a ceremony held at Çorlu Airport Base Command .
Air
Unmanned Systems
SSB moves fast and systematic on the UAV project
SSB demanded companies to prove their technological maturity in order to participate in the tender.
Weapon / Missile
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
SOM and ATMACA’s engine KTJ-3200 is close to mass production
Agreements were signed at IDEF for the mass production of KTJ-3200 engines to power up SOM and ATMACA missiles.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Kalecik Becomes UAV Test Centre
Ankara Development Agency and TRTEST have signed the Kalecik Unmanned Air Systems Test and Evaluation Centre Project.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Kotil clarifies Tusas’ T629 hybrid helicopter’s purpose
TUSAŞ President and CEO professor Temel Kotil explained the purpose of the T629 hybrid attack helicopter. The helicopter was presented back in February 2021.
E/W
Expo and Air Show
Meteksan’s MERTER to Protect Convoys from RCIED
The presidency of Defence Industries and Meteksan Defence Industry signed the Portable Electronic Attack System (MERT/ MERTER) agreement at IDEF 2019.
