SAHA EXPO 2026: STM’s New Loitering Munitions on Display
STM has unveiled its new loitering munitions as KUZGUN long-range loitering munition, ALPAGU-B tube-launched loitering munition, and quad-engine TIRPAN.
Kuzgun News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
STM to Unveil Its New Product KUZGUN at SAHA EXPO 2026
STM’s new product, named KUZGUN, will be another unveiling at SAHA EXPO 2026 international defence exhibition to be held in İstanbul between May 5-9, 2026.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
AKINCI UCAV Drops LAÇİN IIR-Guided Bomb
ROKETSAN's LAÇİN winged guidance kit with IIR seeker and ELÇİN-82 laser guidance kit dropped from AKINCI UCAV successfully hit the target.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Marlin USV Fires KUZGUN-KY from Fixed Launcher
SEFİNE-ASELSAN’s Marlin USV has launched the KUZGUN-KY surface-to-surface missile from its eight-cell fixed launcher.
Navy / Maritime
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Unmanned Systems
Marlin Receives Launcher for KUZGUN-KY Missiles
Marlin USV has received its fixed launcher for TÜBİTAK SAGE's KUZGUN-KY surface-to-surface missiles.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
AKINCI UCAV Drops KUZGUN-SS Glide Munition
TÜBİTAK SAGE's KUZGUN-SS glide munition dropped from Baykar's AKINCI UCAV and successfully hit the stationary sea target.
Weapon / Missile
IAI Unveils Wind Demon Miniature Cruise Missile
Israeli IAI has unveiled its small-sized Wind Demon cruise missile, primarily developed for helicopters.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Malaysia Considers Turkish KUZGUN Missiles for Warships
Malaysian Dayatech Merin company has shown its concept for a turreted launcher which is intended for TÜBİTAK SAGE’s KUZGUN missiles to be used on warships.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
TCG ANADOLU L 400 Task Force Joins Neptune Strike 24.1
TCG ANADOLU L 400 has joined the Neptune Strike 24.1 joint exercise held by NATO members with its escorts. It is the first NATO exercise for TCG ANADOLU L 400.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
ROKETSAN’s KMC Weapon System Spotted on MARLIN USV
KMC weapon system, developed by ROKETSAN to launch tactical-grade missiles with laser or IIR guidance, has been spotted on MARLIN USV.
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Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Gliding Kuzgun on Trial
TUBITAK SAGE’s gliding ammunition Kuzgun is spotted under the wing of AKSUNGUR UCAV, waiting for tests.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
One Stone, Two Birds MARLIN Test Fires SAGE's Kuzgun KY
SSB President İsmail Demir announced on his social media account that Unmanned Armed Surface Vehicle (UASV) MARLİN fired Tubitak SAGE's Kuzgun KY missile.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
F-16s to get Ramjet Engine air to air missile Gökhan
The manager of TUBİTAK SAGE institute Gökhan Okumuş stated that Gökhan air to air missiles with Ramjet engines would be first used on F-16 jet aircraft.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
SAGE’s Togan and Bozok Ready for Serial Production
TÜBİTAK Defence Industry Research and Development Institute (SAGE) has made the Laser Guided Miniature Munition Bozok and Togan ready for serial production.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 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 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 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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