ASELSAN Validates F-16 ÖZGÜR’s FEWS RWR and Jammer
ASELSAN has completed the qualification work on the RF jammer and RWR as the critical parts of the FEWS self-protection suite for localised F-16 ÖZGÜR fighters.
f-16 News
Air
E/W
Air
Modernisation
F-16 ÖZGÜR Modernisation to be Completed by 2026’s End
The Turkish MoD activity report included that the serial modernisation of F-16 fighters in the Turkish Air Force inventory will be done by the end of 2026.
Air
Weapon / Missile
GÖKBORA BVRAAM Set to be Qualified for F-16s in 2031
Turkish MoD has provided additional information regarding ROKETSAN’s GÖKBORA ramjet-powered BVRAAM, giving March 2031 as the qualification date for F-16s.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Sensors
F-16 ÖZGÜR with MURAD Radar Completes GÖKDOĞAN Firing Test
TÜBİTAK’s 2025 activity report included that F-16 with ÖZGÜR modernisation package and MURAD 100-A AESA radar fired GÖKDOĞAN BVRAAM with radar feed.
Air
Weapon / Missile
TOLUN SDB Hits 100+ km Range at Long-Range Test from F-16
ASELSAN’s TOLUN GNSS/INS guided small-diameter bomb launched from an F-16 fighter equipped with SADAK-4T smart rack (SDB) hit a target at sea 100+ km away.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
KIZILELMA Scores Simulated Hit on F-16 with GÖKDOĞAN
After the linked flight test with GÖKDOĞAN, KIZILELMA unmanned fighter locked on an F-16 with MURAD 100-A radar and achieved a simulated hit using GÖKDOĞAN.
Air
Modernisation
Poland to Modernise 48 F-16s under $3.8bn upgrade deal
Poland and the United States have struck a $3.8 billion deal to upgrade Poland's 48 F-16C/D Block 52+ fighter planes to the more modern Viper configuration.
Air
Ukraine Loses Third F-16 in Massive Russian Air Assault
Russia’s largest aerial attack on Ukraine since the war began has claimed another American-made fighter. Ukrainian Air Force lost its third F-16 fighter.
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Erdoğan and Trump Meet on the sidelines of the NATO
Leaders stress cooperation on defence, trade, and regional stability at NATO summit in The Hague. Turkiye has F-35, F-16 Block 70 and CAATSA on defence agenda.
Air
E/W
EDPOD ESM Pod Enters the Turkish Air Force’s Inventory
Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır announced that TÜBİTAK BİLGEM’s EDPOD has entered the inventory of the Turkish Air Force.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
U.S. Air Force Declares Its First CCA Squadron Operational
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin announced that an Experimental Operations Unit for CCA testing was given an operational squadron status.
Air
Investment
Russia Offers Su‑57 Source Codes to India in Strategic Bid
Russia proposes full source code access to Su‑57E for India’s MRFA tender, surpassing Western rivals with unprecedented transparency and technology transfer.
Air
Logistics
Turkiye Weighs MRTT and KC-46A to Replace KC-135 Fleet
Turkiye is looking at Airbus MRTT and Boeing KC-46A tankers to replace its refuelling fleet. The decision will be based on operational and political concerns.
Country
Turkish MoD Holds Press Meeting at the 401st Squadron’s Home
The Turkish MoD held a press meeting in front of the test aircraft of the 401st Test Squadron and the indigenously developed munitions alongside them.
Air
Ukraine’s Second F-16 Downed by Dense Russian Air Defence
Ukraine has confirmed the loss of its second US-made F-16 fighter jet on 12 April 2025. Capt. Ivanov was killed as Kyiv struggles to keep fighters airborne.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Turkish Tanker Fuels F-35A, Hinting at US Ties Thaw
Turkish KC-135 tanker aircraft’s refuelling of a Danish F-35A during the Ramstein Flag 2025 exercise might be another improvement in Turkish- US relations.
