ARES Shipyard Unveils ARES 76 Corvette Details
ARES Shipyard announced at Qatar Dimdex the ARES 76 Corvette design it prepared for a foreign customer.
mke News
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Country
SSB Announces Top Ten Turkish Defence Exporters
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
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
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
Celal Sami Tüfekçi, the deputy defence minister, will be responsible for five institutions and companies, including ASFAT and MKE Inc.
Weapon / Missile
MKE's 155 Yavuz is Stuck in Finance Ministry in Malaysia
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.
Boğaziçi Savunma Teknolojileri has 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
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) biggest defence expos, IDEX and NAVDEX, start today in Abu Dhabi. More than 50 Turkish defence companies and institutions are represented at the expo, which marks the evolution of Turkish-BAE relations.
Country
Keleş will be Appointed as MKE’s New General Manager
There is a change of duty in Makine ve Kimya Endüstrisi (Makine ve Kimya Endüstrisi Inc / MKE), a Turkish weapons and military chemical producer. İlhami Keleş became the new General Manager of the company.
Expo and Air Show
ASFAT Plans Arpan Mock-Up for IDEX
ASFAT, is preparing an Arpan truck-mounted howitzer mock-up for IDEX. The company promoted a self-propelled system in the IDEAS exhibition.
Weapon / Missile
The First Export Success of Boran to North Macedonia
The Army of North Macedonia has ordered Boran lightweight air transportable towed howitzer.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Country
Interview / Exclusive File
Turkish Defence and Aviation in 2022
Defence Industry Agency (SSB) announced in January 2022 its 2022 schedule and targets for the year. This article will remind the targets that were accomplished in 2022. The President of SSB, Professor İsmail Demir, has predicted that the industry would export more than 4 billion USD in 2022 and Turkiye reached that goal on December 18, 2022, with 4.084 billion USD.
Weapon / Missile
MKE Produces Meko’s 127 mm Barrel
The Court of Accounts (Sayıştay) completed its first report within the scope of its 2021 audit on MKE Inc, which was incorporated last year. The report submitted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) revealed that the company produces a 127 mm naval gun barrel.
Bilateral Relations
Saudi Delegation Visits Turkish Institutions and Companies
Talal Bin Abdullah Alotaibi, Deputy Minister of Defence of Saudi Arabia, came to Turkiye yesterday upon the invitation of Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar. The Deputy Minister and a delegation of 27 members accompanying him visited Minister Akar today.
