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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...
A new electronic warfare system development contract has been signed between the Presidency of Defence...
The export performance achieved by ROKETSAN in its national missile portfolio, led by the ATMACA...
With Türksat 6A, Turkey's first domestically designed and produced communications satellite, entering service, the country's...
İMECE, Turkey's first domestically designed and produced high-resolution observation satellite, continues its mission in space,...
ROKETSAN presented four new systems to the public for the first time at the SAHA...
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...
Türkiye's aircraft engines are built almost entirely by one company: TEI, TUSAŞ Engine Industries, at...
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) is Türkiye's state-owned aviation prime contractor and the company that designs and...
ASELSAN has signed a contract worth €1,234,210,000 to supply sub-components for air defence systems to...
Turkish Aerospace, ASELSAN and MKE spent three days this week showing Egyptian officers and foreign...
The first production-standard HÜRJET destined for the Turkish Air Force took to the air for...
ASELSAN put four of its precision-guided munitions through a live-fire gauntlet at the Konya Karapınar...
Defence industry sources report that the production tempo of the ALTAY main battle tank is...
CTech, the Istanbul-based communications subsidiary of Turkish Aerospace, has unveiled a hybrid satellite and line-of-sight...
Unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer Baykar is reported to be planning an investment of around 250...
Roketsan has brought a wide slice of its guided-weapons catalogue to MSPO 2026, the International...
Türkiye’s government has penciled in a 229 percent increase in defence spending over the next...
A Bayraktar TB3 flew off the deck of TCG Anadolu on September 22 and dropped...