Bayraktar KIZILELMA Makes Historic BVR Air-to-Air Strike
Baykar KIZILELMA’s BVR strike marks the first air-to-air kill by an unmanned fighter jet, proving Türkiye’s leap into loyal-wingman air combat and airpower.
Akyol News
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Bilateral Relations
Senegal Seeks to Enhance Cooperation with Turkish Industry
Senegal’s visits and talks with the Turkish defence firms and authorities, including ASELSAN, signal an intent to take the cooperation to an industrial level.
Investment
ASELSAN Signs Record-Breaking Export Contracts
ASELSAN’s H1 2025 results show a 30% surge in backlog and $1.3B in new export deals, as the Turkish defence giant hits all-time highs in revenue and orders.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Akıncı UCAV Flies with ASELFLIR-600 Electro-Optical System
Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV has performed its first flight test with ASELSAN’s ASELFLIR-600 Electro-Optical System to serve as the high-end of the ASELFLIR line.
Weapon / Missile
Siper Product-1 Leaves Behind the 100th Firing Test
A briefing on the Siper Product-1 air defence system for Turkish Minister of Defence Yaşar Güler included that more than 100 firing tests have been conducted.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN Offers to Upgrade Argentina’s MEKO 360 Frigates
ASELSAN proposes an upgrade of the Argentine Navy’s MEKO 360 vessels based on its proven work on Turkiye’s MEKO 200 frigates with the Barbaros MLU Programme.
Sensors
ASELSAN’s ASELFLIR-600 Set to Double the Targeting Range
ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol stated that the ASELFLIR-600 EO/IR being developed for larger UCAV platforms would have double the current laser designation range.
Country
ASELSAN Opens Its New Office in Oman
The new office of ASELSAN in Oman is aimed at improving export opportunities and cooperation following Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan.
Country
Akyol Underlines ASELSAN’s Growth in 2024 and Plans for 2025
ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol highlighted the company’s achievements in 2024 and its visin and targets for 2025 in an interview with Anadolu News Agency.
E/W
Communication
TAF Receives ASELSAN’s Puhu Electronic Warfare System
Ministry of Defence stated that ASELSAN delivered the Electronic Warfare System to the TSK. The new deliveries of the PUHU-3LT system were made to the army.
Weapon / Missile
Work Begins on Serial Production of GÜRZ Air Defence System
ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol stated that the work for the GÜRZ hybrid air defence system’s serial production began in 2024 in his 2024 summary of developments.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
FULMAR 200-A AESA SAR Pod Flies with Bayraktar TB2 UAV
ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol stated that the first flight test with the FULMAR 200-A AESA SAR pod was performed onboard Bayraktar TB2 UAV in his 2024 summary."
Weapon / Missile
KORKUT’s C-RAM Variant Successfully Completes Firing Tests
ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol stated that the KORKUT 35 mm air defence system’s C-RAM variant successfully completed its firing tests in 2024 in his review.
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Communication
ASELSAN Delivers GERGEDAN 4-U & ANTIDOT 3-U EW Systems
In his overview for 2024, ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol stated that the GERGEDAN 4-U communication electronic attack system and ANTIDOT 3-U EW pod were delivered.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
ANKA-III UCAV Scores Second Weapon Test with TOLUN SDB
TUSAŞ ANKA-III flying-wing UCAV has performed its second weaponry test with the ASELSAN TOLUN, hitting the target successfully.
Investment
Expo and Air Show
E/W
Ammunition
Communication
ASELSAN to Jointly Produce with Azerbaijan
ASELSAN General Manager Ahmet Akyol announced that they will jointly produce smart ammunition with Azerbaijan.
