TUSAŞ’s ANKA UCAV Fires L-UMTAS ATGM at 15000 ft Altitude
Turkish Aerospace’s ANKA UCAV fired ROKETSAN’s L-UMTAS laser-guided ATGM at an altitude of 15000 ft from a dual carriage rack and successfully hit the target.
tusas News
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkiye and Pakistan Talk About Kaan and the Helicopter
Turkiye and Pakistan discuss bilateral projects at the 8th Pak-Turk Industrial Expo Joint Working Group meeting. Some 32 institutions attended the meeting.
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ to Deliver ANKA-S to Indonesia by October 2025
Indonesian Air Force will receive Anka-S UAVs from TUSAS and deploy them in Air Squadron 52 at Raden Sadjad Air Force Base, Natuna, replacing the CH-4.
Air
Leonardo Tries to Convince Madrid for M-346 over Hürjet
Italian Leonardo tries to convince Spain to choose its M-346 jet advanced trainer aircraft over the Turkish Aerospace’s Hürjet according to InfoDefensa.
Weapon / Missile
TÜBİTAK SAGE Unveils GÖKHAN Ramjet-Powered BVRAAM’s Design
GÖKHAN ramjet-powered beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, first announced in 2021, has been put on TÜBİTAK SAGE’s updated website alongside the design.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Turkish Defence and Aviation Industry Panorama in 2024
The Turkish defence industries maintained their momentum in 2024, continuing the trajectory set in previous years across air, land, and naval domains.
Unmanned Systems
Homeland Security
Kenya Adds Six Bayraktar TB2 Armed UAVs to its Inventory
Baykar’s Bayraktar TB2 Armed UAVs will be on duty in Kenya along with Turkish Aerospace’s ANKA-S UCAVs. Kenya has added six TB2 Armed UAVs to its inventory.
Air
Maiden Flight of the Turkish Air Force’s Hürkuş II Aircraft
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) announced on social media that the Hürkuş aircraft, which will serve to train Turkish Air Force pilots, completed its maiden flight.
Air
Görgün: Second Kaan Prototype to Fly by the End of 2025
Haluk Görgün, the Secretary of SSB, announced that the second prototype of the Turkish Fighter is set to make its maiden flight by the end of 2025.
Air
Turkiye and Spain to Collaborate on Hürjet
Secretary of SSB Professor Haluk Görgün announced that an agreement was signed between Turkiye and Spain regarding the Jet Training Aircraft Project.
E/W
Investment
Communication
Sensors
ASELSAN and TUSAŞ Sign a new Agreement
ASELSAN and TUSAŞ signed a new agreement regarding Avionics, Communication, Radar, electronic warfare, Electro-Optic, Navigation and Guidance systems.
Air
Algeria Shows Interest in AW249 Attack Helicopters
Algeria is reportedly interested in acquiring seven of Leonardo’s newest AW249 Fenice attack helicopters for use by the Algerian Air Force.
E/W
Investment
ASELSAN Signs Contracts with HAVELSAN and TUSAŞ
ASELSAN signed agreements with HAVELSAN and TUSAŞ to procure Identification Friend or Foe, Navigation, and Communication Systems.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
MBDA Shows RCM2 Remote Carrier for Different Platforms
RCM2 was first revealed during ILA2024 alongside the Eurofighter Tranche 5 fighter. It will be launchable from aircraft, ships, and MLRS.
Air
Ammunition
Modernisation
New Turkish F-16 Plan Lowers the Budget
Turkiye cut F-16 procurement budgets without giving up on missiles and ammunition. The new plan without modernisation kits is limited to $7 billion.
Air
Homeland Security
JÖAK Demonstrates Deployment With T625 Gökbey
Turkish Gendarmie's special forces unit JÖAK's operators demonstrated deployment with the service's new T625 Gökbey utility helicopter.
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