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Internal and External Weapon Integrations for KAAN
Air Weapon / Missile

Internal and External Weapon Integrations for KAAN

TÜBİTAK SAGE has performed integration work of both internally and externally carried munitions for the KAAN fighter jet in 2025, according to the activity report.

SOM-J Hits Sea Target with Live Warhead During Test
Air Weapon / Missile

SOM-J Hits Sea Target with Live Warhead During Test

SOM-J cruise missile was tested with its penetrating HE-FRAG warhead optimised against ships and land targets in line with SOM-J’s dual-use principle.

AAMs’ and SOM-J Under Integration for KAAN Internal Bays
Air Weapon / Missile

AAMs’ and SOM-J Under Integration for KAAN Internal Bays

Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır stated that the integration work of air-to-air missiles and the SOM-J cruise missile has started.

Kacır; SOM-J achieves full engagement on sea target test
Weapon / Missile

Kacır; SOM-J achieves full engagement on sea target test

TÜBİTAK SAGE completes a new live-fire test with the SOM-J cruise missile, achieving full engagement against a surface target after a low-altitude sea-skimming.

Norway Receives All 52 F-35s and Unveils First JSM Missile
Air Weapon / Missile

Norway Receives All 52 F-35s and Unveils First JSM Missile

Norway has completed the delivery of 52 F-35 jets and received its first Joint Strike Missile (JSM), boosting national and NATO operational capabilities.

SOM-J Cruise Missile Hits Sea Target in Firing Test
Weapon / Missile

SOM-J Cruise Missile Hits Sea Target in Firing Test

SOM-J cruise missile launched from an F-16 fighter jet of the 401st Test Squadron successfully hit a sea target in its first anti-surface warfare firing test.

ANKA-III UCAV Scores Second Weapon Test with TOLUN SDB
Ammunition Unmanned Systems

ANKA-III UCAV Scores Second Weapon Test with TOLUN SDB

TUSAŞ ANKA-III flying-wing UCAV has performed its second weaponry test with the ASELSAN TOLUN, hitting the target successfully.

Netherlands Orders JASSM-ER Cruise Missiles
Weapon / Missile

Netherlands Orders JASSM-ER Cruise Missiles

A LoA has been signed between the U.S. government and the Netherlands to provide JASSM-ER air-launched cruise missiles.

Roketsan Displays Its Products at Paris Air Show
Weapon / Missile Expo and Air Show

Roketsan Displays Its Products at Paris Air Show

Roketsan is exhibiting its missile, rocket and ammunition technologies at the Paris Air Show in France.

TUSAŞ Presents Anka-3 Deep Strike UAV
Ammunition Unmanned Systems

TUSAŞ Presents Anka-3 Deep Strike UAV

TUSAŞ presented Anka-3 deep strike UAV that will function as Loyal Wingman with Turkish Fighter KAAN and fire missiles or release ammunition.

F-16 Fires SOM-J while Aksungur, and Akıncı Wait Their Turn
Weapon / Missile

F-16 Fires SOM-J while Aksungur, and Akıncı Wait Their Turn

The SOM-J 5th Generation ASuW Missile had its first live-fire test at the Sinop Firing Range with an F-16C aircraft from the 401st Test Fleet Command.

SOM and ATMACA’s engine KTJ-3200 is close to mass production
Weapon / Missile Engine and Transmission Expo and Air Show

SOM and ATMACA’s engine KTJ-3200 is close to mass production

Agreements were signed at IDEF for the mass production of KTJ-3200 engines to power up SOM and ATMACA missiles.

JSM at Drop Test From JSF
Air Weapon / Missile

JSM at Drop Test From JSF

Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency released photos from a test conducted in February of the JSM, the air-launched version of the NSM.