Brazilian Army’s Commander in Chief to Visit Turkiye
Commander in Chief of the Brazilian Army, Tomás Miguel Miné Ribeiro Paiva, will visit Ankara and Istanbul between the 25th of October and the 3rd of November.
CANİK M2 QCB News
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
TRAKON Pass C-UAS Tests for Future OPV Deployment
UNIROBOTICS has completed tests of its counter-unmanned aerial system, TRAKON, designed specifically for off-shore patrol vessels and modern combat needs.
Weapon / Missile
CANiK Wins a Tender to Supply M2 QCBs to the Brazilian Army
Turkish firearms manufacturer CANiK has been selected to supply 200 M2 QCB heavy machine guns for the Brazilian Army, outperforming its competitors.
Weapon / Missile
Malaysian Navy Starts Using Turkish CANiK M2 QCB HMGs
Royal Malaysian Navy’s new G2000 Mk II patrol boats use STAMP-L remote-controlled weapon systems fitted with CANiK’s M2 QCB 12.7 mm heavy machine guns.
Weapon / Missile
CANİK Delivered 750 Anti-Aircraft to the TAF
President of SSB Demir stated in a television interview that the Turkish air defence system has a new member as a new layer. He did not reveal the details.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
CANiK M2F is ready for duty
CANiK attended the Military Logistics and Support Summit-DLSS, which included all its integrated products such as the CANiK M2 QCB heavy machine gun.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
SYS Shows its Strength in Africa
Turkish small arms manufacturer Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS) maintains a busy schedule at the Africa Aerospace and Defence Fair AAD.
Weapon / Missile
SYS Started the mass production of the 12.7 Machine Gun
Turkiye will equip its platforms with Turkish 12.7 mm machine guns. The SSB has reached a new milestone in the mass production of 12.7x99 mm machine guns.
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- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
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- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
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- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
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- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
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