2025 Comes with Three Major Platforms for the Turkish Navy
Constructions of the MILDEN submarine, TF-2000 air defence destroyer, and the MUGEM aircraft carrier were launched alongside the new year for the Turkish Navy.
stm News
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
STM to Build Naval Logistics Ships for the Portuguese Navy
STM will design and build two Auxiliary Oiler Replenishers and a Logistics Ship for the Portuguese Navy in Turkiye.
Navy / Maritime
Construction of LMS Batch 2 Corvettes Begin
STM has started the construction of Malaysia's LMS Batch 2 corvettes based on MİLGEM design with the steel cutting ceremony.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Expo and Air Show
STM Showcases Its Solutions at NATO
STM will showcase its command, control, and decision-support systems solutions to international delegations at the NATO Edge and I/TSEC fairs in the US.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
STM Participates in IDEAS 2024 with its Naval Solutions
STM has taken a booth at the IDEAS 2024 defence exhibition held in Pakistan, which showcases warship and submarine designs such as Ada Class Corvettes.
Navy / Maritime
Ukraine’s future Flagship is at Acceptance Tests
The Ukrainian Navy released a video showcasing the Ivan Mazepa’ corvette at state tests. The ship, built by Turkish STM, began construction in January 2021.
E/W
Investment
Sensors
ASELSAN Signs a contract with STM
ASELSAN and STM have signed a sales contract with a total value of EUR 58.626.094,- for the use of a country in Asia – the Pacific region.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
STM Exhibited its first Pressure Hull of STM500
STM exhibited the pressure hull of Turkiye’s first national submarine, the STM500, at the SAHA Expo.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
STM’s NETA Family of UUVs Launched at SAHA EXPO
STM has debuted its NETA 300 and NETA 1000 UUVs with a ceremony in the SAHA EXPO 2024 exhibition.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
STM to Debut New Underwater Platform in SAHA EXPO 2024
The Turkish firm has published a teaser for its new underwater platform appearing to be a UUV to be debuted in the SAHA EXPO 2024 exhibition.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
STM Tests HEAT Warhead for Kargu Kamikaze UAV
The Turkish firm has shared test footage of the HEAT warhead for the Kargu rotary-wing kamikaze UAV on X (Twitter).
Expo and Air Show
Azerbaijan’s defence expo ADEX 2024 Opens Doors in Baku
Azerbaijan’s International Defence Exhibition ADEX 2024 opens its doors in Baku with the participation of 24 countries. Turkiye attends expo with 51 companies.
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
Turkish STM Pioneers New Submarine Technologies
STM launched the CTD Probe, which is used aboard oceanographic research and naval vessels to collect data on seawater's physical properties.
Navy / Maritime
Engine and Transmission
Istif Class Frigates Secure LM2500 Marine Gas Turbines
GE Aerospace has agreed with STM -TAIS to supply LM2500 marine gas turbines for the İstif-Class frigates.
Navy / Maritime
RMK Marine Launches the Second Ukrainian MİLGEM
The second Ukrainian MİLGEM corvette, Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi (F-212) was launched in Istanbul.
Unmanned Systems
STM Exports BOYGA UAV for the First Time
STM’s BOYGA UAV is exported to an undisclosed customer. The UAV carries the ammunition to the target area and drops on it.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 15:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain role in critical infrastructure security - Navies are increasingly deploying autonomous underwater vehicles to monitor and protect undersea cab...
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- 15:00 Hypersonic weapon proliferation drives demand for space-based tracking - Defence agencies are accelerating development of space-based sensor constellations capable of provid...
- 15:00 Military logistics automation becomes mainstream procurement priority - Armed forces are expanding procurement of autonomous logistics vehicles and AI-assisted supply syste...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft concepts reshape force structure planning - Air forces are increasingly designing future force structures around combinations of crewed aircraft...
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- 09:00 China advances military satellite constellation deployment - China continues expanding military satellite constellations designed to enhance communications, navi...
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- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward scalable architectures - Military organisations are increasingly procuring counter-drone systems built around open architectu...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence programmes focus on persistent target custody - Defence agencies are prioritising sensor networks capable of maintaining continuous tracking of mano...
- 09:00 AI-assisted command systems gain momentum in military planning - Armed forces are accelerating adoption of AI-assisted command-and-control systems designed to improv...
- 09:00 Collaborative autonomy emerges as key defence technology trend - Military planners increasingly view teams of autonomous systems operating cooperatively as a major f...
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