The AKYA, developed by Roketsan and Turkey’s first heavyweight torpedo, was fired for the first time at a real target. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced the development on his… Continue reading "Turkish Naval Forces Test-Fire The AKYA Heavyweight Torpedo"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important news. As October continues, this week we’ve covered a variety of interesting news stories… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (18-22 October)"
Geçitkale airport, which was established in 1982 to land Turkish warplanes, is 40 kilometers east of Ercan, Northern Cyprus’ only civilian airport. Training planes were stationed at the airstrip, and… Continue reading "Turkey Constructing A New Drone Base in Northern Cyprus"
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has begun converting the Simsek Training System into a Loitering Munition System, alternatively known as kamikaze or suicide drones, Temel Kotil, head of TAI revealed in… Continue reading "Turkey to Use Target Practice UAVs as “Kamikaze Drones”"
The Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries has released a video outlining its plans for 2021, including the first trials of an indigenous engine for the Altay main battle tank project. … Continue reading "Altay Tank Indigenous Engine Trials Among Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries’ Plans For 2021"