NATO Highlights Turkiye as a Key Player at Steadfast Dart
Promotion of Turkiye’s contribution to the multi-national Steadfast Dart 2026 exercise in NATO releases point to the elevating role in Europe’s defence.
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Analysis
Land
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Regional / Strategy
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
TCG İstanbul Hits Target UAV with HİSAR-D RF Missile
The lead ship of I-class frigates, TCG İstanbul (F-515), hit the high-speed target UAV successfully with the HİSAR-D RF air defence missile for the first time.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
STM to Showcase Naval Systems and UAVs at Indo Defence 2025
Turkish defence firm STM will exhibit its naval platforms and tactical UAVs at Indo Defence 2025, one of Asia-Pacific’s key military events, held in Indonesia.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
STM Showcases Its Defence Solutions on Two Continents
Türkiye’s STM will exhibit its naval platforms and tactical mini UAV systems at two major international defence exhibitions in Brazil (LAAD) and Norway (UDT).
Navy / Maritime
Sedef Shipyard Launches 3rd Turkish Istif-class Frigate
STM- TAIS partnership launched the 3rd Istif-class frigate TCG İzmit. Two frigates, TCG Izmir and TCG İzmit, part of the MILGEM Project, met waters in two days.
Navy / Maritime
Investment
Two Moves from ASFAT: TF-2000 and Shipyard Construction
Defence Ministry company ASFAT Inc. is expected to perform two strategic moves as it gave signals about one of them on social media a few days ago.
Bilateral Relations
Turkiye Makes Package Defence Export to Indonesia
ASELSAN and ROKETSAN have signed deals with Indonesia covering the export of multiple products.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Turkish and Pakistani MİLGEM Corvettes Conduct Exercises
Turkish MoD has shared that during the TURGUTREİS-9 naval exercise, MİLGEM corvettes TCG Heybeliada (F-511) and PNS Babur (F-280).
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Turkish Armed Forces Use New Systems in EFES-2024
EFES-2024 exercise to be conducted in İzmir, Turkiye, will house new defence products for different military branches of the Turkish Armed Forces.
Navy / Maritime
TAIS Lays the First Block of İzmit Frigate
TAIS Shipyards, responsible for constructing the next I-class frigates, has laid the first block of the İzmit (F-517) frigate.
Navy / Maritime
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DENİZKURDU-II/2024 Naval Exercise: More than 100 Ships
DENİZKURDU-II/2024 naval exercise, which will be conducted in the Black Sea, Marmara, Aegean, and Eastern Mediterranean seas, begins today.
Navy / Maritime
A New Procurement Model for TF-2000 Might be on Table
The SSIK may invent a new solution so the Turkish Navy reaches the TF-2000 Air Defence Destroyer. TurDef understands that some modalities are being discussed.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
TCG Istanbul (F 515) Fires HİSAR-D RF Missile from MİDLAS
The first ship of İ-class frigates has achieved a milestone by firing ROKETSAN’s HİSAR-D RF from MİDLAS, a Turkish indigenous vertical launching system (VLS).
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
New Platforms of the Turkish Navy to Enter Service
New naval platforms will be accepted into the service with the ceremony on the 19th of January, as TurDef wrote exclusively.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Logistics
January 19: A Big Day “four” Turkish Navy
Four new capabilities for the Turkish Navy, TCG Istanbul F-515, TCG Derya A-1590, TCG Arif Ekmekçi (A-575) and Marlin will enter the Turkish Navy inventory.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Turkiye Tests Helicopter Securing and Transfer System
Turkiye’s first national Helicopter Securing and Transfer System is tested on TCG İSTANBUL, Türkiye’s first national frigate.
