Minister Varank: TF’s Mission Computer Delivered
Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank stated that the mission computer to be used in the fighter jet was delivered to Turkish Aerospace.
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Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Investment
TÜBİTAK SAGE and Varzene Metal Join Their Forces
TÜBİTAK-SAGE and TEI subsidiary Varzene Metal signed a protocol to cover the development of new-generation alloys in the defence industry.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Hungarian Minister Visits Turkiye to Deepen Cooperation
Invited by his Turkish counterpart Mustafa Varank, Hungarian Minister of Technology and Industry Laszlo Palkovics visited Turkiye. Two ministers held bilateral meetings while the Hungarian minister paid particular interest in the Turkish defence industry.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Investment
Turkiye Gets Submarine Missile Test Bed
TÜBİTAK SAGE has implemented the first submarine missile test infrastructure (DATA) to simulate submarine munitions without requiring a submarine.
Bilateral Relations
Turkey and Ukraine join their forces
Ukraine and Turkey have struck an agreement that would greatly increase manufacture of Bayraktar unmanned combat aerial vehicles in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Weapon / Missile
Engine and Transmission
Ramjet Gökhan Prototype Will Be Available Soon
Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan test fires from the plane have been accomplished, and the prototype of the Ramjet Gökhan missile will be available in 2022.
Space
Turkish Space Agency Strategy Paper Published: Space Has the Priority, Problems Must Be Solved
Turkish Space Agency (Türkiye Uzay Ajans/TUA) published its first strategy document today. The report evaluates the Agency’s strengths and weaknesses and highlights the goals.
Bilateral Relations
UK Might be on UCAV Queue
Speaking to CNN TÜRK, Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank said that the UK is closely interested in Turkish UCAVs. Varank’s words indicates Bayraktar’s TB2 UAVs.
Country
SSIK Convened at the Presidential Complex
The Defence Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) met in the Presidential Complex, presided over by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Expo and Air Show
Second Day at MRBS Completed
On the second day of the Military Radar and Border Security Summit (MRBS), the systems to protect Turkey's air, land and sea borders and critical facilities were discussed. The Minister of National Defence and Minister of Interior attended the summit on the first day of Industry and technology minister Mustafa Varank.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Bilateral Relations
Expo and Air Show
Havelsan and PT Dirgantara signed MoU at Teknofest21
HAVELSAN and Indonesia's state-owned company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), a manufacturer of aircraft and air platforms, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on developing simulators for the N219 aircraft.
Air
Weapon / Missile
SAGE Begins Ramjet engine project: Gökhan
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar announced TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) SAGE’s (Defence Industries Research and Development Institute) new project; air to air missile with ramjet engine Gökhan.
Ammunition
ASFAT and TÜBİTAK SAGE to produce HGK-82 kits
ASFAT and TÜBİTAK SAGE will produce an HGK-82 guidance kit to add precise strike capability to the existing 500 lb Mk-82 ammunition.
Space
First Ignition for the Lunar Mission
The vertical firing test of the Probe Rocket’s propulsion system (SORS) is successfully performed.
