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Minister Guler: The U.S. did a Favour by not Giving the F-35
Air Bilateral Relations

Minister Guler: The U.S. did a Favour by not Giving the F-35

Minister Guler: The U.S. did not give us the F-35. This encouraged us to build our plane. Friendly countries want to become partners in this project.

UAVs Will Get Their Eyes from ASELSAN CATS
Unmanned Systems Sensors

UAVs Will Get Their Eyes from ASELSAN CATS

ASELSAN and BAYKAR signed a contract of 17 million 550 thousand dollars. ASELSAN and BAYKAR’s contract is about the delivery of electro-optical systems.

Turkiye to Produce ANKA UAVs in Nigeria
Air Bilateral Relations Unmanned Systems

Turkiye to Produce ANKA UAVs in Nigeria

İsmail Yusuf Abba, Nigeria’s ambassador to Ankara, stated that Turkish Aerospace offered Nigeria to establish an ANKA UAV factory in Nigeria.

Alpha UAV Maker Completes First Round of Investment
Air Unmanned Systems Investment

Alpha UAV Maker Completes First Round of Investment

The Spanish company Alpha Unmanned Systems (AUS), announces closing its first seed round of external investment capital.

Gliding Kuzgun on Trial
Weapon / Missile Ammunition Unmanned Systems

Gliding Kuzgun on Trial

TUBITAK SAGE’s gliding ammunition Kuzgun is spotted under the wing of AKSUNGUR UCAV, waiting for tests.

Airbus Controls UAV from a Tanker Aircraft
Air Unmanned Systems Communication

Airbus Controls UAV from a Tanker Aircraft

Airbus company’s subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, controlled UAVs from an A310 MRTT for Autonomous Formation Flight and Autonomous Air-to-Air refuelling (A4R).

Turkiye Exported UAVs Most
Country Unmanned Systems

Turkiye Exported UAVs Most

According to Turkish Defence and Aerospace Industry Exporters's Association export data, the most exported products are Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).

Selçuk Bayraktar: TB2 is the Testbed for Air-to-Air Missions
Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems Communication Sensors

Selçuk Bayraktar: TB2 is the Testbed for Air-to-Air Missions

Selçuk Bayraktar stated that the Bayraktar TB2 is used as a testbed for air-air combat capabilities at KIZILELMA UCAV.

Qatar to Acquire FS-LIDS
E/W Bilateral Relations Unmanned Systems

Qatar to Acquire FS-LIDS

US approved an FMS to Qatar of the FS-LIDS System of Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1 billion.

US Deploys Eight MQ-9 Reaper UAVs to Greece
Air Bilateral Relations Unmanned Systems

US Deploys Eight MQ-9 Reaper UAVs to Greece

The US has deployed eight MQ-9 Reaper UAVs to Larissa Air Base in central Greece, where a new American base is being created.

Drone Sanctions from EU to Iran
Defence Politics Unmanned Systems

Drone Sanctions from EU to Iran

UAVs play an important role in battles in Ukraine. Invaders and defenders constantly use different kinds of drones for ISR and attack purposes.

Baykar to export AKINCI Armed UAV to Kyrgyzstan
Unmanned Systems

Baykar to export AKINCI Armed UAV to Kyrgyzstan

Baykar's AKINCI UCAV will be exported to Kyrgyzstan. The UAV is used in Turkiye by tarmy, Air Force and the National Intelligence Organization (MIT).

Malaysia selects TUSAŞ’s Anka UAV as Expected
Navy / Maritime Air Unmanned Systems

Malaysia selects TUSAŞ’s Anka UAV as Expected

Malaysian Defence Minister Hussein announced that the government had selected the Leonardo ATR72 MPA and the TUSAŞ Anka-S to meet the RMAF requirements.

TUSAŞ and Kazakh Companies Cooperate on Space and Satellite
Unmanned Systems

TUSAŞ and Kazakh Companies Cooperate on Space and Satellite

Turkish Aerospace has signed an MoU with Kazakh companies Kazsat and Ghalam for long-term satellite and space cooperation.

Albania’s TB2 UVSs Will Be in Service Soon
Unmanned Systems

Albania’s TB2 UVSs Will Be in Service Soon

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama stated Thursday that the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 UAVs that Albania has agreed to purchase would be operational very soon.

Baykar Might be Developing a New Armed UAV: TB4
Unmanned Systems

Baykar Might be Developing a New Armed UAV: TB4

According to Ukrainian Defence Express, BAYKAR might be developing TB4 Armed UAV after the conventional TB2 and the ship-based TB3.