KAAN moves toward TurAF production amid Saudi talks
TUSAŞ's KAAN jet moves closer to production for TurAF as parallel testing continues, while Saudi Arabia explores potential industrial cooperation options.
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Air
Expo and Air Show
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Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ to prioritise serial production and deliveries in 2026
Demiroğlu noted that after a record year for defence aviation programmes, TUSAŞ concentrates on serial manufacturing and timely delivery instead of exports.
Air
Engine and Transmission
Indonesia’s KAAN debate highlights export-control trade-offs
Indonesia’s KAAN debate reflects ITAR concerns, shaped by phased delivery timelines, engine dependency and Jakarta’s broader fighter diversification strategy.
Navy / Maritime
Air
SNC Unveils Twin-Engine Freedom Jet for US Navy Trainer Bid
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has introduced its twin-engined Freedom jet trainer as a contender to replace the US Navy’s ageing T-45 Goshawk fleet.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Demiroğlu Dismisses Doubts on Indonesia’s KAAN Order
TUSAŞ CEO affirms Indonesia’s firm commitment to 48 KAAN jets, rejects scepticism and highlights Turkiye’s aerospace readiness and strategic trust gains.
Air
Expo and Air Show
TUSAŞ and Airbus Sign MoU for Integrated Training Program
To bring Hürjet into Spain, TUSAŞ and Airbus-led businesses inked an MoU for the "Advanced Jet Trainer, Integrated Training System - Combat (ITS-C)."
Air
Unmanned Systems
KAAN Advances Stealth Design with Revised Air Intakes
TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu underlines the new intake geometry as the KAAN stealth jet heads into intensified testing with three aircraft and a ground prototype.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Mehmet Demiroğlu Gives Updates on the KAAN Fighter’s Tests
TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu gave details for the next phases of the KAAN fifth-generation fighter jet’s tests, which performed its maiden flight a year ago.
Air
UAE and ROK Ink Strategic Deal on KF-21 Fighter Jet
Focussed on the KF-21 fighter plane, the Republic of Korea and the UAE have inked a strategic cooperation pact allowing future cooperation and joint exercises.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Indonesia: T625 Gökbey’s First Export Destination?
Turkiye expects Indonesia to ink a deal for TUSAŞ’s T625 Gökbey utility helicopter, marking the export of Turkiye’s first indigenously designed helicopter.
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.
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Bilateral Relations
Expo and Air Show
UAE Shows Interest in KAAN with Potential Joint Projects
Demiroğlu said the UAE had shown interest in Turkiye's Combat Aircraft, KAAN, and indicated the prospect of working on a combined air platform.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkiye and Pakistan to Deepen Relations with 24 Agreements
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Pakistan for official talks, was welcomed with an official ceremony by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkiye and Pakistan Talk About Kaan and the Helicopter
Turkiye and Pakistan discuss bilateral projects at the 8th Pak-Turk Industrial Expo Joint Working Group meeting. Some 32 institutions attended the meeting.
Air
Maiden Flight of the Turkish Air Force’s Hürkuş II Aircraft
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) announced on social media that the Hürkuş aircraft, which will serve to train Turkish Air Force pilots, completed its maiden flight.
Air
British Secretary of State for Defence Healey Visits TUSAŞ
British Secretary of State for Defence John Healey, invited by Turkish Counterpart Yaşar Güler, visited TUSAS along with Secretary of SSB Haluk Görgün.
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