SEDEC to Open Doors for Export
SEDEC 2024, organized with the support of the SSB and the SSI, will open its doors on 21-23 May with the slogan "Target export".
Tawazun News
Expo and Air Show
Investment
Bilateral Relations
Expo and Air Show
UAE Delegation Visits Turkiye to Invest in Defence Industry
A delegation from the UAE visits Turkiye. The delegation will evaluate investment opportunities in various fields, especially in the defence industry.
E/W
Expo and Air Show
Tawazun is interested in Turkish Andar
United Arab Emirates defence institution Tawazun Council is interested in the Turkish Defence Company Andar. Andar provides electronic subsystems.
Land
Expo and Air Show
IDEX: Otokar Has New Targets in the UAE and the Region
Otokar's UAE company Otokar Land Systems showcases its commitment to United Arab Emirates at IDEX Expo where it exhibits Cobra and Rabdan armoured vehicles.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Roketsan Signs MoU with Tawazun Council
Roketsan signed an MOU with the United Arab Emirates defence Institution Tawazun Council at IDEX Expo in Abu Dhabi.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
TB2 Bayraktar Armed UAVs to UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has acquired TB2 Bayraktar unmanned aerial systems from Turkiye. The process is carried out silently.
Bilateral Relations
Turkiye and UAE to strengthen defence industry cooperation
Turkiye and the UAE make an effort to strengthen cooperation in the defence industry. TAWAZUN Economic Council and UAE company executives visited SSB.
Expo and Air Show
TAWAZUN became the sponsor of SEDEC
SEDEC CEO Dr Murat Doruk announced that the UAE firm Tawazun will attend the Conference Sponsor of SEDEC 2022.
Bilateral Relations
Turkey and UAE Sign Defence Industry Cooperation Agreement
President Erdoğan visits the UAE following Sheikh Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi’s visit to Turkey in November.
Bilateral Relations
Tawazun and Bahrain to cooperate in defence industries
Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun) and Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) have signed a MoU to increase defence industry.
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...
