The Gökdoğan beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE as a part of the GÖKTUĞ Project, has successfully completed another test-fire. Turkish Defense Industry President İsmail Demir posted footage of… Continue reading "Turkey’s First Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile Gökdoğan Successfully Test-Fired"
A letter by the State Department to Congress says that the Biden administration believes a potential sale of F-16s to Turkey would help U.S. national security interests and bolster NATO’s… Continue reading "US State Department: F-16 Sale To Turkey Would Serve US, NATO Interests"
The President and Chief Executive Officer of Turkish Aerospace Industries, Prof. Temel Kotil, has said that Turkey will jointly manufacture its indigenous Hurjet advanced trainer with Malaysia, should a tender… Continue reading "Turkey Offers Malaysia Joint Production Of Hurjet Light Trainer"
The Turkish Air Force’s remaining fleet of F-4E Phantom IIs have had their planned retirement date delayed to at least 2030, after modernization plans hit a snag. Defense Minister Hulusi… Continue reading "Retirement Of Turkish F-4E Phantom IIs Delayed Through 2030"
Back in 2015 Roketsan, Turkey’s premier producer of air-launched weapons signed a deal with Lockheed Martin to co-develop a variant of the former’s SOM cruise missile. This variant, SOM-J, would… Continue reading "US-Turkish Cruise Missile SOM-J May be a Victim of F-35 No-sale Fallout"