mke News

Land Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

HT Division Displays MKE’s TOLGA 20 mm on Katica UGV

15 Jun, 18:27

Hungary-based HT Division displayed its Katica Medium-2 class UGV with MKE’s TOLGA 20 mm RCWS for the TOLGA C-UAS system at Eurosatory 2026 exhibition.

Land Weapon / Missile

MKE to Add HPeM Weapon to TOLGA Layered C-UAS System

20 May, 17:29

MKE will add an HPeM weapon as a new effector to the TOLGA C-UAS system that currently incorporates guns and jammers, to counter fibre-optic UAVs effectively.

Land Ammunition Weapon / Missile Expo and Air Show

MPT-68 Signals MKE’s Transition to 6.8x51 mm Calibre

20 May, 01:46

MKE displayed the MPT-68 chambered in 6.8x51 mm as a possible follow-up to MPT-76 in use by various Turkish service branches, at EFES 2026’s exhibition.

Investment

MKE Commits to a Big Raw Material Investment in Samsun

01 Jan, 00:58
1 min

AKP Samsun Deputy Dr Mehmet Muş announced the transfer of the Çarşamba Sugar Factory land and real estate to the Ministry of National Defence for MKE.

Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile

MKE Delivers 76 mm Naval Gun for TCG Koçhisar

20 Nov, 23:19
1 min

MKE delivered a Denizhan 76/62 mm naval gun for the Hisar-class OPV TCG Koçhisar (P-1221), which is set to start its acceptance tests soon.

Weapon / Missile Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Expo and Air Show

MKE Presents MPT 76 X39mm Rifle Version

29 May, 15:58
1 min

Defence Ministry company MKE Inc. presented the MPT 76X39mm rifle version at the Efes 2024 exercise defence industry display area in Seferihisar.

Navy / Maritime Expo and Air Show

ARES Shipyard Unveils ARES 76 Corvette Details

04 Mar, 18:42
1 min read

ARES Shipyard announced at Qatar Dimdex the ARES 76 Corvette design it prepared for a foreign customer.

Country

SSB Announces Top Ten Turkish Defence Exporters

04 Jan, 20:59
2 min read

The President of the Defence Industry Agency announced the top ten exporting companies. Baykar company ranked first with its UAVs.

Air Bilateral Relations

Nigerian MOD Visits TUSAŞ to Speed up Atak Delivery

30 Oct, 11:29
1 min read

Nigerian Defence Minister and the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) visited TUSAŞ to speed up T129 Atak helicopter delivery.

Navy / Maritime Ammunition

MKE to Exhibit Mk84-based MALAMAN Bottom Mine at IDEF

18 Jul, 20:15
3 min read

MKE A.Ş. General Manager İlhami Keleş stated at the MKE-SAHA Supplier Meeting press briefing that a sea mine was developed based on the Mk-84 Bomb.

Country

Tüfekçi Responsible from ASFAT and MKE

03 Jul, 15:03
1 min read

Celal Sami Tüfekçi, the deputy defence minister, will be responsible for five institutions including ASFAT and MKE Inc. Tüfekçi was at SSB previously.

Weapon / Missile

MKE's 155 Yavuz is Stuck in Finance Ministry in Malaysia

20 Apr, 22:15
1 min read

The Malaysian Defence Ministry has reportedly reviewed the planned acquisition of the Yavuz Self-Propelled Howitzer from Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Turkiye.

E/W Ammunition

Boğaziçi Reveals İlter as counter-UAV measure.

19 Mar, 14:11
3 min read

Boğaziçi developed a drone detection and neutralisation system called “İlter”, which offers autonomous, smart, passive solutions that do not harm human health.

Land Navy / Maritime Expo and Air Show

UAE’s IDEX and NAVDEX Kick-Off

20 Feb, 11:45
2 min read

UAE's biggest defence expos, IDEX and NAVDEX, start today in Abu Dhabi. More than 50 Turkish defence companies and institutions are represented at the expo.