Turkish Army Practices Artillery-UAV Teaming
In a recent training, the Turkish Army used various artillery pieces with cueing from UAVs. T-155 Fırtına and M110A2 203 mm SPGs were present in the training.
Fırtına News
Land
Unmanned Systems
Land
Engine and Transmission
BMC Power Sends Engines to the Arifiye Production Line
BATU tank engine for Altay and UTKU engine for Fırtına 155 mm SPGs alongside transmissions were sent to the production line in Arifiye.
Land
Weapon / Missile
MKE GÜRHAN Hybrid SPH Completes Firing Tests
MKE's GÜRHAN (formerly named E-FIRTINA) 155 mm tracked SPH has performed its firing tests successfully.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Engine and Transmission
Interview / Exclusive File
MKE Inc prepares E-engine solution Altay MBT
Machinery and Chemical Industry (MKE) Inc is ready to provide an electrical engine solution for the tank.
Country
Oktay: Hisar O + with IIR Seeker will be Delivered in 2022
Vice President Fuat Oktay stated that the TAF will get the medium-range air defence system (HSAR 0+) with IIR seeker in 2022.
Land
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
Return of 6TD Engines for Altay MBT and Fırtına
Turkey negotiates with Ukraine for Fırtına Howitzer and Altay's engines. The designer of the 6TD engines told TurDef that they were in negotiations with Turkey.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Turkish MoD MKE's Fırtına Blows Silently
Turkish MoD company Mechanical and Chemical Industry Incorporated Company (MKE A.Ş.) presented its Hybrid engine Fırtına (Storm) howitzer at IDEF 21.
Land
Engine and Transmission
First heartbeat of FIRTINA
President of Defence Industries Profesor İsmail Demir announced that the 1,000-horsepower UTKU engine was ignited for the first time.
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