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.
varank News
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Investment
SAGE and Varzene Metal Join Their Forces on Defence industry
TÜBİTAK-SAGE and TUSAŞ Engine Industry’s 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
Hungarian Minister of Technology and Industry Laszlo Palkovics visited Turkiye and paid particular interest in the Turkish defence industry.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Investment
Tubitak Sage implemented submarine missile test bed
TÜBİTAK SAGE has implemented the first submarine missile test infrastructure (DATA) to simulate submarine munitions without requiring a real submarine.
Bilateral Relations
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.
Weapon / Missile
Engine and Transmission
Varank: Ramjet Gökhan Prototype Will Be Available Soon
Varank: Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan test fires from the plane have been accomplished, and the prototype of the Ramjet Gökhan missile will be available in 2022.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
UK Might be on UCAV Queue
Industry and Technology Minister Varank said that the UK is closely interested in Turkish UCAVs. Varank’s words hints 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 MRBS, the systems to protect Turkey's air, land and sea borders and critical facilities were discussed.
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 MoU.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Tubitak SAGE Begins Ramjet engine project: Gökhan Air to Air
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar announced TÜBİTAK SAGE’s new project; air to air missile with ramjet engine Gökhan, similar to MBDA’s Meteor missile.
Ammunition
ASFAT and TÜBİTAK SAGE to produce HGK-82 guidance kits
Turkish MoD company 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.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 12:00 USNI looks at Türkiye’s defence-industrial rise through EFES 2026 - USNI News used the EFES 2026 exercise to examine how Türkiye is linking operational military activit...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Ankara’s goal of doubling defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after export...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense highlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News spotlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare concept centred on aut...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence reporting keeps focus on KAAN’s next prototype phase - International defence coverage continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s target for the first ‘true...
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
