The Turkish Naval Forces Command recently published a document summarizing significant milestones in the Turkish Navy’s history. The document highlighted some interesting recent achievements. According to the document, the Laser… Continue reading "Meteksan’s NAZAR Laser Electronic Attack System Enters Service With The Turkish Naval Forces"
The Turkish Defense Industry Agency has announced the start of taxi tests of prototypes of its indigenous TF-X stealth fighter and Hurjet advanced jet trainer. Turkey’s procurement agency head Ismail… Continue reading "Turkish TF-X Fighter and Hurjet Trainer Prototypes Begin Taxi Tests"
TAI signed contracts with Indonesia, Chad, and Algeria for the export of ANKA UAVs at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2023) held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition… Continue reading "Indonesia, Chad and Algeria To Procure ANKA UAVs From TAI"
Lockheed Martin announced that Rheinmetall will be producing center fuselage sections for the F-35. This comes on the heels of Germany’s purchase of 35 A model F-35s in December of… Continue reading "Rheinmetall to Produce F-35 Center Fuselage"
Stray Soviet-era sea mines, which first appeared in the Black Sea during the Russia-Ukraine War, continue to pose a threat to the surrounding countries. One of these mines exploded last… Continue reading "Stray Sea Mines In The Black Sea Continue To Pose A Threat To Surrounding Countries"
Another significant milestone has been reached in the HURJET project, Turkey’s domestic jet trainer and light attack aircraft. In this context, Turkish Aerospace Industries completed engine integration on the first… Continue reading "TAI HURJET Jet Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft Completes Its First Engine Test"
Portugal has begun talks with the Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar about purchasing unmanned aerial vehicles. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu made the announcement during a press conference with Portuguese Foreign… Continue reading "Portugal In Talks With Turkish Drone Manufacturer Baykar For The Purchase of UAVs"
STM (Defense Technologies Engineering Inc.), one of Turkey’s leading defense companies, announced in a press release on January 25 that it had delivered to the Pakistan Navy the PNS/M KHALID (S-137),… Continue reading "The Pakistan Navy Receives The Second Modernized Agosta 90B Class Submarine"
Bayraktar TB2, developed by Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar, has achieved yet another export success. On January 18, the company announced the signing of a $370 million contract with the Kuwaiti… Continue reading "Kuwait Becomes the 28th Country to Purchase Bayraktar TB2s"
The Russian arms industry is extremely important to Russia as it underpins both Russia’s hard power capabilities and makes up a significant part of the Federation’s economy. According to one… Continue reading "The Future of Russian Arms Exports"