Turkey and Ukraine join their forces
Ukraine and Turkey have struck an agreement that would greatly increase manufacture of Bayraktar UCAV in Ukraine, according to Zelensky.
uav News
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Communication
ASELSAN Delivers AKINCI's SatCom
ASELSAN has delivered the Satellite Communication (SatCom) System for the AKINCI Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Platform.
Air
Unmanned Systems
GA Announces Mojave UAS for Operations at Remote Areas
General Atomics (GA-ASI) has offered the first official details about a new unmanned aircraft, the Mojave, which is a derivative of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Russian Anti-Drone Defence Simulators Get into Inventory
Technodinamika, holding under Rostec state enterprise, prepares the batch of unmanned target helicopters to enter service in early 2022.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Russia Develops AI for UAVs, Man in Loop is the Mystery
Russia's one of the high-tech companies Kronstadt is developing technology to allow various armed UAVs to be integrated into a swarm. Human’s role is unkown.
Investment
Expo and Air Show
ASPİLSAN introduced Fuel cell at Saha Expo
ASPİLSAN ENERJİ introduces its new fuel cell and co-products at SAHA EXPO 2021, which can be used in many domains such as UAVs, vehicles and submarines.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ delivers Blue Homeland's new guard Aksungur UAV
The Aksungur UAV is delivered to the Turkish Navy for the first time. The prototype was built in 18 months at TUSAŞ facilities.
Bilateral Relations
Turkish – Angolan Relations Rising
Angola has earlier sought Turkish UAVs, and the negotiations on Monday also involved armoured land vehicles, according to Turkish President Erdoğan.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
USAF Awarded Exosonic Contract to Develop Supersonic UAV
USAF has awarded a 15-month Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Exosonic to develop a low boom supersonic UAV demonstrator.
Investment
TRTEST to Export Testing Capabilities
The TRTEST company was established to test Turkey’s defence industry products. It signed a cooperation protocol with Fly Bvlos Technology, a UK-based company.
Air
Unmanned Systems
VTOL UAV Tests Carried Out at The Turkish Border
HAVELSAN’s “digital troop” VTOL UAV, BAHA conducted the first field test on the border under security forces’ observation.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Baykar and MotorSich sign MoU during TEKNOFEST 2021
Baykar and Ukrainian MotorSich signed a contract during the Teknofest in Istanbul on September 24, according to Ukrinform.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
TB3 will fly with TEI’s PD-170 Engines
TUSAŞ Engine Inc. (TEI) President and General Manager Mahmut Akşit stated that TEI’s PD-170 engine family would power Baykar’s TB3.
Air
Unmanned Systems
SSB moves fast and systematic on the UAV project
SSB demanded companies to prove their technological maturity in order to participate in the tender.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Kalecik Becomes UAV Test Centre
Ankara Development Agency and TRTEST have signed the Kalecik Unmanned Air Systems Test and Evaluation Centre Project.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
HAVELSAN’s Digital Troops are presented at IDEF
HAVELSAN wants to bring network-centric warfare into life between robotics and human being. The company presented its solution at IDEF.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Army expands electronic warfare integration across brigades - The US Army is increasing the integration of electronic warfare capabilities into brigade-level form...
- 15:00 European nations accelerate airbase hardening programmes - European governments are investing in hardened aircraft shelters, dispersed operating locations and...
- 15:00 China strengthens military-civil fusion in space capabilities - China continues integrating commercial and state space assets to enhance military communications, su...
- 15:00 Japan expands stockpiles of long-range stand-off weapons - Japan is increasing procurement and domestic production of stand-off missiles as part of efforts to...
- 15:00 Autonomous maritime surveillance networks gain wider adoption - Navies are increasingly deploying autonomous maritime systems in coordinated surveillance networks t...
- 15:00 Counter-drone doctrine shifts toward affordable mass defence - Military planners are focusing on affordable counter-UAS solutions capable of defeating large number...
- 15:00 Hypersonic defence programmes prioritise persistent tracking - Defence agencies are developing sensor architectures designed to maintain continuous tracking of hyp...
- 15:00 Military satellite constellations expand tactical support roles - Distributed satellite constellations are increasingly being used to provide tactical communications,...
- 15:00 Collaborative autonomy emerges as key future force multiplier - Defence organisations increasingly view collaborative autonomous systems operating in coordinated gr...
- 15:00 Industrial resilience becomes core requirement in defence planning - Governments are incorporating supply-chain security, manufacturing resilience and surge production c...
- 12:00 Turkey targets more defence sales as Western rearmament accelerates - Reuters reported that Türkiye's defence exports reached $10 billion in 2025, with exports to Europe...
- 12:00 ASELSAN to ramp up Steel Dome deliveries in 2026 - Reuters reported that ASELSAN plans to deliver more than 150 components for Türkiye's ÇELİKKUBBE air...
- 12:00 Defense News highlights ASELSAN's autonomous warfare vision - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to showcase a future warfare concept built around...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye's expanding defence role in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become a key security partner for Mali through drone exports, mil...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar's European expansion - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar's expansion into Europe reflects the growing importa...
- 12:00 French study identifies Türkiye as a major new European supplier - The Foundation for Strategic Research assessed Türkiye as one of the most successful new entrants in...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar export performance - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar's drone exports reached $1.8 billion in 2024, with around 90...
- 12:00 Foreign media focus on KIZILELMA at SAHA 2026 - International exhibition coverage highlighted Baykar's KIZILELMA unmanned combat aircraft among the...
- 12:00 International observers track KAAN and export milestones - The Defense Watch reported that Türkiye entered 2026 with ongoing KAAN flight testing, record defenc...
- 12:00 German Patriot deployment underscores air-defence debate - Reuters reported that Germany will deploy a Patriot air-defence system to southeastern Türkiye for s...
- 09:00 US Air Force expands focus on contested logistics operations - The US Air Force is increasing investment in contested logistics concepts, including autonomous resu...
- 09:00 European defence planners prioritise protection of ammunition facilities - European governments are investing in hardened storage sites and dispersed ammunition facilities to...
- 09:00 China advances integration of AI into military decision support - China is expanding efforts to incorporate artificial intelligence into command, intelligence and bat...
- 09:00 Japan strengthens rapid deployment capability for remote islands - Japan is enhancing airlift, sealift and logistics capabilities to reinforce remote island territorie...
- 09:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain importance in seabed security - Navies are increasingly deploying autonomous underwater vehicles to monitor seabed activity and prot...
- 09:00 Counter-drone systems increasingly combine soft-kill and hard-kill methods - Military organisations are adopting layered counter-UAS architectures that integrate jamming, spoofi...
- 09:00 Hypersonic missile threats accelerate investment in early warning networks - Defence agencies are expanding space-based and terrestrial early warning systems to improve detectio...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations become standard military approach - Military space planners increasingly favour distributed constellations of smaller satellites to impr...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft drive changes in airpower doctrine - Air forces are adapting operational doctrine to incorporate autonomous collaborative aircraft that c...
- 09:00 Production depth increasingly determines defence export success - Defence customers are placing growing emphasis on supplier production capacity, delivery speed and l...
