Turkey’s defense procurement agency has officially launched a competition for a Turkish-developed and built turbofan engine to power the TF-X indigenous stealth fighter currently under development by Turkish Aerospace. The… Continue reading "Turkey Officially Launches TF-X Stealth Fighter Engine Competition"
The Bayraktar AKINCI drone, which was created by Baykar as part of the AKINCI Project run under the direction of the Turkish Defense Industry Presidency, is continuing to be tested… Continue reading "Turkey’s Bayraktar Akıncı B Attack Drone Successfully Fires New Laser Guided Missile in Recent Trial"
Turkish missile manufacturer ROKETSAN has advanced its work on various versions of the ATMACA missile. With testing of the latest, a coastal defense variant, taking place on 2 July. The… Continue reading "Turkey Tests Coastal Defense Version of ATMACA Anti-Ship Missile For The First Time"
Baykar Chief Executive Officer Haluk Bayraktar says that the Turkish drone manufacturer was very impressed by a Lithuanian fundraiser to raise funds for the purchase of one of its armed… Continue reading "Baykar CEO “Very Impressed” By Lithuanian Solidarity In “Hawk” Fundraiser"
In support of the campaign for Ukraine organized by the Lithuanian television network Laisves TV, the Bayraktar TB2 drone (named ‘Vanagas’ or hawk), which BAYKAR voluntarily decided to provide free… Continue reading "Bayraktar TB2 Drone Arrives in Lithuania Ahead of Hand Over to Ukraine"
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar announced on Monday that it would be donating three TB2 armed drones to Ukraine’s armed forces, after a fundraiser by Ukrainian comedian-turned-politician Serhiy Prytula successfully collected… Continue reading "Baykar Announces Donation Of Three TB2s Following Ukrainian Fundraiser Success"
Turkey continues to expand the diversity of its domestic combat vehicles. In this context, production activities for Turkey’s first national submarine, the STM500, developed by STM Defense Technologies and Engineering… Continue reading "Turkey Starts Production Activities For The STM500 Small Attack Submarine"
Turkey dropped its previous opposition to Sweden and Finland’s applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday, signing a joint memorandum of understanding with the two Nordic countries… Continue reading "Turkey Drops Opposition To Swedish and Finnish NATO Membership"
The Qatar Coast Guard Command has ordered three ARES 40 FIC (Fast Interceptor Craft) from ARES Shipyard, one of Turkey’s most prominent shipyards. The contract was announced at the Milipol… Continue reading "Qatar Purchases 3 ARES 40 Fast Interceptor Craft From ARES Shipyard"
The last of the two ships built for the Qatar Navy as part of the “CTS Project,” QTS 92 Al Shamal, has arrived in Qatar. In February, Anadolu Shipyard handed the… Continue reading "The Qatar Armed Forces Announces The Arrival of the Al Shamal Cadet Training Ship To Doha"