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Does Türkiye Build Its Own Submarines? MİLDEN and Reis
Not yet — and the honest answer matters more than the slogan. Every submarine in...
The Otokar ARMA II 8x8 is the newest member of the ARMA family of tactical...
The 2026 calendar of TEKNOFEST, one of the largest events in aviation, space and technology,...
SAHA EXPO 2026, one of the major gatherings of the defence, aerospace and space industry,...
Figures relating to Turkey have become clear in NATO's announced defence spending data for 2026....
That one of NATO's high-level summits will be held in Turkey has brought the country's...
Defense Exports & Cooperation
Does Türkiye Build Its Own Submarines? MİLDEN and Reis
Türkiye builds submarines under German licence at Gölcük but has never designed or exported one. Where MİLDEN, the Reis class...
Baykar
SİVRİSİNEK Drone Reportedly Spotted in Azerbaijani Service
Images suggest Baykar's SİVRİSİNEK loitering munition is in Azerbaijani service in Nakhchivan, though neither Ankara nor Baku has confirmed any...
Missiles & Air Defense
TAYFUN Blok-2 Missile: Land Forces Take Delivery of a Third Batch
Türkiye's Land Forces received a third batch of Roketsan's TAYFUN Blok-2 missile in 2026, MSB says, as HÜRKUŞ-II's acceptance ceremony...
Baykar
Bayraktar KALKAN Makes First Flight From TCG Anadolu as PİRANA Sinks Target
A VTOL drone launched from TCG Anadolu and MKE's PİRANA kamikaze boat destroyed a target as Türkiye's Denizkurdu-I/2026 naval exercise...
Air Defense Systems
ASELSAN, ROKETSAN Sign €1.23 Billion Air Defence Deal
ASELSAN will supply air defence sub-components worth €1.23 billion to ROKETSAN, a KAP filing shows, as Türkiye scales up its...
Defense Companies
Turkish Defence Factories Abroad: Where Türkiye Builds
Turkish firms own plants in Italy, Romania, the US and Egypt — but mostly minority stakes elsewhere. Who owns what...
Defense Companies
Altınay Defense Opens UK Subsidiary in Push for ‘Global 100’
Turkish supplier Altınay Defense has opened a UK subsidiary, Altınay Aerospace Technologies International, to expand exports and NATO industry ties.
Air Defense Systems
Turaç Unveils Drone Kalkanı, a Shotgun-Armed Anti-Drone Turret
Turkish ammunition maker Turaç has unveiled Drone Kalkanı, a twin-shotgun turret that shreds small drones at 150 metres, debuting at...
Land Systems
Roketsan’s KARAOK Anti-Tank Missile Scores First Hit on Aerial Target
Roketsan says its man-portable KARAOK anti-tank missile has hit an aerial target for the first time, adding a possible counter-drone...
Defense Exports & Cooperation
Turkish DUMRUL Mini Helicopter Debuts at NATO’s REPMUS 2026
TITRA Teknoloji's DUMRUL mini unmanned helicopter is flying mission scenarios at NATO-adjacent exercise REPMUS 2026 in Portugal, a first for...
TCG ANADOLU (L-400) is the largest warship ever operated by the Turkish Naval Forces and...
Türkiye's defence and aerospace exports reached roughly $11 billion over the past twelve months, according...
İMECE, Turkey's first domestically designed and produced high-resolution observation satellite, continues its mission in space,...
Figures relating to Turkey have become clear in NATO's announced defence spending data for 2026....
Türkiye exports air defence, but almost entirely from the bottom of the architecture. The confirmed...
Türkiye’s government has penciled in a 229 percent increase in defence spending over the next...
Turkish Aerospace, ASELSAN and MKE spent three days this week showing Egyptian officers and foreign...
The process of adding another İstanbul-class frigate, developed under the MİLGEM project, to the Naval...
Türkiye issued its first fully domestic military type certificate on September 9, when a joint...
ASELSAN has brought a new $56 million guided-weapons production facility online in Türkiye, the company...
Turkish Aerospace subsidiary CTech signed a cooperation memorandum with Estonian battlefield-communications startup Wayren at MSPO...
Turkey's state-owned defence manufacturer MKE (Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi) signed a memorandum of understanding with...