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Communication
E/W
Communication
TAF Receives ASELSAN’s Puhu Electronic Warfare System
Ministry of Defence stated that ASELSAN delivered the Electronic Warfare System to the TSK. The new deliveries of the PUHU-3LT system were made to the army.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
FNSS Showcases PARS Alpha 8x8 and MAV at SAHA EXPO 2024
FNSS will attend the SAHA EXPO International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition, which will be held at the Istanbul Expo Centre between 22 and 26 October.
Land
FNSS Delivers the 300th Anti-Tank Platform to the TAF
FNSS Savunma delivered the 300th Anti-tank platform to the Turkish Armed Forces. The Defence Industry Agency (SSB) President also attended the ceremony.
Unmanned Systems
Akıncı UAV Became “Combat Proven”
Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) used Akıncı Armed UAV for the first time in the “Pençe -Kilit”(Claw-Lock) Operation in northern Iraq on April 18, 2022.
Unmanned Systems
STM Delivers new KARGU Drones to TAF
STM has made new deliveries of the rotary-wing attack drone KARGU to the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF).
Air
Turkish Air Force Completed its A400M Fleet
Turkey became the first country to complete its A400M fleet as it received the long waited for the tenth and last aircraft.
Weapon / Missile
Roketsan Delivers TRG-300 Missiles to TAF
Roketsan delivered dozens of K+ Surface-to-Surface Missiles to the Turkish Armed Forces. The President of SSB Demir, announced the development.
Sensors
ASELSAN Weapon-Locating Radar Entered TAF Inventory
ASELSAN’s weapon-locating radar (STR) entered the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) inventory. Turkish Ministry of Defence (MSB/MoD) announced the development.
Weapon / Missile
Modernisation
Sungur Passed Another Milestone
SSB stated that “Sungur solidified its role in air defence after a successful test firing against a moving target at maximum range and altitude.
Land
New Self Propelled Howitzers for Turkish Armed Forces
Turkey has delivered the first batch of a second-generation indigenous self-propelled howitzer. Three new T-155 Fırtına II were handed over to the Turkish Army.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 12:00 USNI looks at Türkiye’s defence-industrial rise through EFES 2026 - USNI News used the EFES 2026 exercise to examine how Türkiye is linking operational military activit...
- 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 Breaking Defense highlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News spotlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare concept centred on aut...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence reporting keeps focus on KAAN’s next prototype phase - International defence coverage continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s target for the first ‘true...
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 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 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 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...
