Turkiye’s First EU-NATO Warship Export Goes to Romania
Turkiye has delivered a Hisar-class vessel to Romania, marking its first warship export to an EU-NATO member after years of failed Romanian corvette plans.
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Navy / Maritime
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
Turkish naval programmes gain momentum inside NATO
STM has started construction of the second Portuguese Navy logistics ship as Turkish naval programmes simultaneously advance in Portugal, Romania and Türkiye.
Navy / Maritime
Second Malaysian LMS Batch-2 corvette enters the water
STM has launched Raja Laut (142), the second LMS Batch-2 corvette built for the Royal Malaysian Navy, advancing one of Türkiye’s major naval export programmes.
E/W
Unmanned Systems
STM’s KARGU gains radar-jamming capability with JINN
STM Defence Technologies integrated the JINN electronic warfare pod into the KARGU loitering munition, enabling DRFM-based radar jamming during field tests.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
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.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
SAHA EXPO 2026: STM Unveils TENGİZ Multirole XLUUV
STM unveiled its TENGİZ armed XLUUV to perform a wide variety of combat and non-combat missions for extended periods during the SAHA EXPO 2026 exhibition.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
STM to Display Its New UAV Systems at SAHA EXPO 2026
STM shared a teaser for UAVs to be unveiled at SAHA EXPO 2026, which were previously seen in an infographic covering the future unmanned platforms portfolio.
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.
Navy / Maritime
STM Launches the First LMS Batch 2 Corvette for Malaysia
The first LMS Batch 2 corvette out of three for the Royal Malaysian Navy, based on MİLGEM Ada-class design, was launched at the İstanbul Shipyard by STM.
Air
Unmanned Systems
STM’s New Long-Range Kamikaze UAV Makes Maiden Flight
STM shared the first flight test video of its new long-range kamikaze UAV, which was previously shown in its rendering for upcoming unmanned platforms.
Land
Air
Unmanned Systems
STM Unveils Its Next Unmanned Platform Developments
STM has unveiled several new unmanned platforms, including new UAV types and a large armed UUV under development on its multi-domain operation concept.
Navy / Maritime
STM and TAIS Launch TCG Akdeniz Frigate at Anadolu Shipyard
Fifth I-class frigate and the first in the additional batch, TCG Akdeniz (F-519), built under the partnership of STM and TAIS Shipyards, has met the sea.
Country
Antalya sets the tone for Türkiye’s defence export strategy
Senior officials outline export growth, NATO-linked engagement and sector coordination as the Defence and Aerospace Industry Global Strategies Conference opens.
Navy / Maritime
Keel Laying Ceremony Held for Portugal’s First AOR+ Ship
The keel laying ceremony for the Portuguese Navy’s first of two Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment and Logistics Support Ships (AOR+) was held at Ada Shipyard.
Unmanned Systems
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Single-drone era ends as STM tests live swarm strike
Modern air defences have rendered single-UAV strikes insufficient, with STM’s live-fire swarm test confirming the shift toward coordinated saturation attacks.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
STM–Barzan Strengthens Unmanned Systems Capabilities in Doha
STM has signed an MoU with Barzan to collaborate on the joint production and development of advanced unmanned aerial systems and unmanned naval platforms.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 15:00 European anti-drone defence shifts toward layered effectors - European manufacturers are increasingly pairing anti-drone missiles with high-energy laser weapons,...
- 15:00 Autonomous swarm technologies gain momentum in Europe - Drone swarm challenges and uncrewed systems programmes highlighted at ILA Berlin 2026 showed growing...
- 15:00 Germany links loyal wingman ambitions to sovereign defence industry goals - German interest in collaborative combat aircraft is increasingly tied to a wider push for sovereign...
- 15:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 15:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 15:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
- 12:00 Leonardo and Baykar complete first K-SWARM flight tests - Breaking Defense reported that Leonardo’s M-346 and Baykar’s KIZILELMA completed joint autonomous fo...
- 12:00 Janes details M-346 and KIZILELMA crewed-uncrewed teaming trial - Janes reported that Baykar and Leonardo demonstrated crewed-uncrewed teaming between an M-346FA and...
- 12:00 Italy approves Leonardo-Baykar drone joint venture with conditions - Reuters reported that Italy conditionally approved the Leonardo-Baykar joint venture under Golden Po...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense reports ASELSAN lands Steel Dome contract - Breaking Defense reported that ASELSAN signed a €780 million deal to provide air-defence technologie...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Ankara’s goal of doubling defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after export...
- 12:00 Baykar targets first serial KIZILELMA deliveries this year - Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar told Anadolu’s English service that the company aims to begin the first s...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense spotlights Baykar’s K2 kamikaze drone - Breaking Defense reported that Baykar unveiled the AI-enabled K2 Kamikaze UAV with swarm capabilitie...
- 12:00 Leonardo says Baykar partnership will produce European-made drones - Leonardo executives told Anadolu’s English service earlier this year that the Baykar-Leonardo partne...
- 12:00 Foreign coverage keeps focus on Baykar’s entry into the European market - International reporting around the Italian approval decision emphasised that the Leonardo joint vent...
- 12:00 KIZILELMA remains central to foreign reporting on Turkish UCAV ambitions - Recent foreign defence coverage has continued to focus on KIZILELMA as Baykar’s flagship step into h...
- 09:00 NATO presses allies to cover US air and naval shortfalls - Washington is asking European allies and Canada to provide more aircraft and naval assets to NATO as...
- 09:00 AI drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could transform warfare within five years, p...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European firms and air for...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into infrastructure - Drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating demand for...
- 09:00 European anti-drone defence shifts toward layered effectors - European manufacturers are increasingly pairing anti-drone missiles with high-energy laser weapons,...
- 09:00 Autonomous swarm technologies gain momentum in Europe - Drone swarm challenges and uncrewed systems programmes highlighted at ILA Berlin 2026 showed growing...
- 09:00 Germany links loyal wingman ambitions to sovereign defence industry goals - German interest in collaborative combat aircraft is increasingly tied to a wider push for sovereign...
- 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 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
