AKSUNGUR Sets Altitude Record with TEI’s TEI-PD170 Engine
TUSAS’s AKSUNGUR UAV set a new altitude record at 40,000 feet, marking the highest flight for the TEI-PD170 engine and testing ASELSAN and ASPİLSAN systems.
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Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
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.
Ammunition
TOLUN-S Brings Penetrating Capabilities for Artillery
ASELSAN has shared the technical specifications of TOLUN-S, the surface-launched configuration of the TOLUN small-diameter bomb using the GÖKTAN launch system.
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.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
ASELSAN Completes MEKO-class Frigate Modernisation
ASELSAN announced that it has completed the BARBAROS-Class Frigates Mid-Life Upgrade Project by modernising 21 systems on TCG Oruçreis F245.
Communication
ASELSAN Exports Communication Systems Valued $158.6 Million
ASELSAN has notified the Public Disclosure Platform of a fresh export of military communications systems to a client in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) area.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
TUSAŞ’s Aksungur UCAV performs tests with LGK-81 and LGK-82
Turkish Aerospace’s twin-engine Aksungur UCAV conducted two laser-guided bomb tests using TEI’s PD-170 national engine and precision kits developed by ASELSAN.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Baykar Initiates Early Warning Radar Development for UAVs
Baykar announced the development of a “Medium Early Warning Radar System” on its official website, making the firm’s first entry into the field of radars.
Weapon / Missile
Modernisation
Azerbaijani Su-25 Launches SOM-B1 Cruise Missile with UBAS
TÜBİTAK’s activity report for 2024 reported the launch of the SOM-B1 cruise missile from an Azerbaijani Su-25 attack aircraft using the UBAS system.
Expo and Air Show
Brazil Opens LAAD 2025 with Turkish Presence in Defence
The 15th LAAD Defence & Security Fair opens in Brazil, hosting 359 firms across all military domains, with Turkiye represented by 21 defence companies.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN Delivers SMASH 100/30 RCWS to the Croatian Navy
ASELSAN announced that the SMASH 100/30 30 mm remote-controlled weapon station (RCWS) was delivered to the Croatian Navy’s OOB-31 OMIS-class patrol vessels.
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN to Reinforce its role in Latin America with LAAD
ASELSAN attends the LAAD 2025 held in Rio de Janeiro, from April 1 to 4 with its guidance systems, public security, surveillance, and communication solutions.
Investment
Sensors
ASELSAN Receives $616 Million Super Incentive for Steel Dome
ASELSAN received a $616 million super incentive for radar, sensors, smart ammunition electronics and air defence technologies for Steel Dome production.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ Anka-III UCAV Drops LGK-82 Laser-Guided 500 lb Bomb
TUSAŞ Anka-III stealth UCAV dropped ASELSAN’s LGK-82 laser/GNSS-guided bomb from its external hardpoint, successfully hitting the target with laser marking.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
TCG Beykoz Corvette Spotted With Mysterious Weapon at Aft
Following the firing test of ASELSAN’s GÖKSUR 100-N VLS vertical launch point defence missile system (PDMS), TCG Beykoz is seemingly headed for a new test.
Investment
ASELSAN and SSB Sign Land Vehicles Payload Contract
ASELSAN stated at KAP that it signed an agreement with the Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB) valuing EUR 36 million to procure land vehicle payloads.
