Turkish Defence and Aviation Industry Panorama in 2024
The Turkish defence industries maintained their momentum in 2024, continuing the trajectory set in previous years across air, land, and naval domains.
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Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Land
Expo and Air Show
FNSS and Anadolu Isuzu sign MoU
FNSS Savunma and Anadolu Isuzu will cooperate to provide tactical wheeled military service and logistics for vehicle needs abroad.
Expo and Air Show
Land
FNSS Unveiled the KAPLAN APC, Designed for Indonesia
FNSS presented its Conceptual Design of KAPLAN APC for Indonesia and stated that further KAPLAN MT production will be available for the same country.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
FNSS Showcases PARS Alpha 8x8 and MAV at SAHA EXPO 2024
FNSS will attend the SAHA EXPO International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition, which will be held at the Istanbul Expo Centre between 22 and 26 October.
Land
Indonesia Receives New Batch of KAPLAN MTs
Indonesian PT Pindad has announced a new delivery of armoured vehicles to the Indonesian Army, which includes eight KAPLAN MT tanks.
Land
Logistics
GDELS Wins Additional M3 Contract from Sweden
General Dynamics European Land Systems announced that it won from Sweden for the supply of M3 amphibious bridges.
Weapon / Missile
KMC-U Launcher with ASELFLIR-410 Spotted on KAPLAN STA
ROKETSAN's new version of the KMC pedestal-mounted missile launcher, KMC-U, was seen with ASELFLIR-410 EO/IR on the FNSS KAPLAN STA tracked weapons carrier.
Regional / Strategy
ASEAN Ambassadors Hold Meeting with SSB
Turkish Secretariat of Defence Industries SSB and ASEAN countries ambassadors completed the monthly informal meeting.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Highlights from DENİZKURDU-II/2024 Naval Exercise
DENİZKURDU-II/2024 exercise has been conducted with more than 100 ships and aircraft in service with the Turkish Navy.
Expo and Air Show
Turkish Defence Companies Exhibit their Products at DSA
Malaysia's Defence Expo DSA opens its doors. More than 60 Turkish companies attend the expo in Kuala Lumpur with products making Turkiye biggest contibutor.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
FNSS Shows New RCWS and PARS III 6x6 in DSA 2024
FNSS is exhibiting its PARS III 6x6 AFV fitted with a TEBER-II turret and its new remote-controlled weapon system, SANCAK 30, at DSA 2024.
Land
Logistics
Turkish Army Receives ACV and DROPS
Defence Ministry announced that the Turkish Army accepted various ACVs with ASELSAN’s NEFER turrets and KOLUMAN’s Wheeled Container Carrier Vehicles (DROPS).
Land
Weapon / Missile
Turkish Army Receives new Anti-tank Vehicles
Turkish MoD: "Our Land Forces Command has completed the inspection and acceptance activities of various Armoured Anti-Tank Vehicles."
Land
FNSS PARS ALPHA AFV Debuts in World Defense Show
FNSS’s new generation PARS ALPHA 8x8 armoured fighting vehicle has debuted at the “World Defense Show” organised in Saudi Arabia.
Air
Land
FNSS to Unveil its platform PARS ALPHA at WDS
At the World Defence Show in Saudi Arabia, FNSS will present its New Generation 8x8 Vehicle, PARS ALPHA.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Land
Leopard 2A4T1 MBT and OTTER Cross River at Exercise
Leopard 2A4T1, the Turkish modernisation of Leopard 2A4 and FNSS OTTER Rapid Deployable Amphibious Wet Gap Crossing System, joined a river crossing exercise.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Navy advances distributed maritime operations with unmanned systems - The US Navy is accelerating integration of unmanned surface and underwater systems to support distri...
- 15:00 European defence planners increase focus on logistics resilience - European governments are investing in fuel storage, transport infrastructure and dispersed logistics...
- 15:00 China expands AI-enabled ISR capabilities across services - China is integrating artificial intelligence into ISR systems across air, naval and space domains to...
- 15:00 Japan strengthens integrated air and missile defence architecture - Japan is enhancing integration between radar systems, interceptors and command networks to improve r...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain role in anti-submarine warfare - Navies are expanding use of autonomous underwater vehicles to support anti-submarine warfare through...
- 15:00 Counter-drone systems evolve toward network-centric architectures - Military organisations are increasingly integrating counter-UAS capabilities into network-centric co...
- 15:00 Hypersonic defence efforts focus on layered sensor integration - Defence agencies are developing layered sensor architectures combining radar, infrared and space-bas...
- 15:00 Distributed satellite constellations enhance battlefield connectivity - Military planners are deploying distributed satellite constellations to provide resilient communicat...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft redefine future air operations - Air forces are integrating collaborative combat aircraft into operational planning to extend sensing...
- 15:00 Industrial scalability becomes decisive factor in defence procurement - Governments are increasingly prioritising production scalability and delivery timelines when selecti...
