Pakistan shows interest in Turkish UAV
Pakistan Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Nadeem Raza, and his delegation visited BAYKAR C/ UAV R&D and Production Centre.
uav News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Systems
Third Akincı on the Sky
Baykar Defence’s third prototype of Bayraktar AKINCI Attack Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Taarruzi İnsansız Hava Aracı /TİHA) completed its first flight.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Pirireis Submarine Might be Delivered to the Navy in 2021
Alper Köse, Head of the Naval Platforms Department at the SSB, provided information about the LHD programme.
Engine and Transmission
SOM’s Engine Waits for June
The head of the Department of Engine and Power Transmission Systems, Mesude Kılınç gave information about some of the Projects.
E/W
Unmanned Systems
New E/W Project for UAV
Presidency of Defence Industries (Savunma Sanayi Başkanlığı /SSB) combines electronic warfare with UAVs on a project called IHASOJ.
Unmanned Systems
Elbit Systems to Supply Hermes 900 UAV to a Country in Asia
Elbit Systems announced that it was awarded an approximately $300 million contract by an Asian country to provide HermesTM 900 UAS.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Unmanned AN-2s: Azerbaijan’s Unknown Heroes
According to MEE, the Azerbaijani military used Soviet-era Antonov An-2 aircraft as a decoy to destroy Russian S-300s with Israeli “Harop” suicide drones.
Investment
Country
Defence Politics
Modernisation
Turkish Defence Industry’s New Target: Overcoming Embargos
The SSİK, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, reviewed new systems for the armed forces, focusing on reducing external dependency and embargo risks.
Air
Logistics
Unmanned Systems
Turkey's indigenous cargo UAV, ALBATROS is in the Sky
DASAL, a subsidiary of ASELSAN and ALTINAY Defence, designed and manufactured the first Cargo UAV prototype, ALBATROS. ALBATROS flies for the first time.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Two More Anka to Protect Blue Homeland
TUSAŞ has delivered two Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ANKA) Male Class to the Turkish Navy. The UAVs have extended-range flight capacity.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Indian Army has leased four Heron UAVs
The Times Now News has reported that the Indian Army has leased four Heron unmanned air vehicles from Israel as part of an emergency procurement program.
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...
