TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Develops Communication Buoys for Submarines
TÜBİTAK BİLGEM is developing AUAG, a submarine-launched buoy to establish communication with other units above the surface without needing onboard antennas.
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Navy / Maritime
Communication
Space
Türkiye’s OTV completes successful engine ignition in orbit
Fergani Space’s orbital transfer vehicle ignited its hybrid engine in space, performing an orbit-raising manoeuvre according to the company’s press release.
Space
Germany’s €35bn Military Space Strategy Push Sparks Debate
Germany’s new space strategy allocates €35bn for military orbital capabilities by 2030, raising fresh debate over the limits of international space law.
Space
Sensors
The US Tests LRDR to Distinguish Actual Warheads and Decoys
The combined flight test at Clear Space Force Station demonstrated that the radar can distinguish actual warheads from decoys at a long distance.
Space
U.S. Reports Say Mysterious Russian Satellite Lost Control
Reports from the U.S. state that Russia’s Cosmos 2553 satellite, which has been subject to controversies between the U.S., has begun spiralling out of control.
Space
Sensors
Engine and Transmission
TUSAŞ and DeltaV agree on High-Resolution Micro Satellites
Turkish Aerospace Industries has signed an agreement with DeltaV to procure propulsion equipment for the High-Resolution Micro Satellite System Project.
Space
Turkiye’s New Spaceport: Why Somalia?
The upcoming spaceport in Somalia is the next step following the missions of the first Turkish astronauts and the launches of various start-up satellites.
Space
Communication
Baykar’s Indigenous Satellite Fgn-100-D1 Reachs Space
FGN-100-d1, the largest satellite ever built by a private Turkish company, was developed indigenously by Fergani Space and successfully launched into space.
Space
Communication
SpaceX Launches Five Turkish Satellites with Falcon 9
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 reusable space launch vehicle has launched Plan-S and Fergani’s satellites, along with 131 payloads, as part of the Transporter-12 mission.
Space
Iran Aims for High Earth Orbit-Capable Rockets
An Iranian MoD official reported to local media that the new Safir space launch vehicle is a "step towards reaching 36000 km orbit".
Space
Bilateral Relations
Communication
Niger Signs Deal with Russian Glavkosmos for Three Satellites
Niger has signed an agreement with Glavkosmos, a subsidiary of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency, to acquire three satellites.
Space
Communication
Expo and Air Show
Turkish Aerospace Presents its Small Size GEO Satellites
Turkish Aerospace brings space to Azerbaijan. The company presents its small GEO satellite, which was developed with the joint venture company gsatcom.
Space
Fergani Close to Launching Its First GNSS Satellite
Baykar's space subsidiary, Fergani, will launch the first satellite of Turkiye's GNSS constellation this year.
Space
Germany’s New Spy Satellites Fail in Orbit
Germany’s LEO spy satellites fitted with SAR payload lost function in orbit only months after launch due to antenna malfunction.
Space
Communication
Turkiye’s Indigenous Satellite Türksat 6A is in Orbit
Turkiye launched its first domestically produced telecommunications satellite, Türksat 6A. A move that secures Turkiye’s rights in space.
Space
Kosmos 2576: U.S. Suspects Russian ‘Inspector Satellite’
U.S. officials are concerned about Russia’s Kosmos 2576 being an Inspector Satellite and having anti-satellite capabilities.
