TUSAŞ's ANKA, ANKA III and AKSUNGUR UAVs are controlled from thousands of kilometres away via CTech's SkyARX satellite terminal. The company has expanded its product family with SkyARX E-Ku.
At Ateş Serbest 2026, MİKON Gözükara UAVs took off from a rotating system integrated into a guard post with a 30-UAV capacity and destroyed a sniper team with pinpoint accuracy. MİKON also carried out smoke screening for 15 minutes.
The domestic programming language BERK, developed in Muğla, is now live. The compiler catches errors before the program runs. Code can be written in Turkish. The basic version is free and runs on Windows 10 and 11.
The Defence Industry Agency has signed the procurement contract for the land-based ÇAKIR Project. More than 200 subcontractors are involved in the project alongside ROKETSAN. Deliveries of BORA and TAYFUN continue.
Şişecam has developed smart-dimming glass with PDLC technology for the Togg T10F. Light transmittance can be controlled zonally, and it will work in integration with the vehicle's systems via an ECU. The need for a roof blind may be eliminated.
The Ministry of National Defence announced that acceptance of the SUNGUR and OMTAS missiles has been completed, SOM-B1T and SOM-AT munitions have been taken into the inventory, and MKE has carried out an E-APC delivery.
TÜBİTAK has announced the results of the first call of BiGG Investment 2026. Of 2,844 applications, 91 entrepreneurs received the Seal of Excellence, and 3 clean technology ventures became eligible for TL 2.25 million in investment.
Türkiye is Europe's 4th largest bicycle manufacturer. Sector representative Akgül set out a $1 billion export target, the TL 40,000-50,000 price range for electric bicycles, and new markets.
National systems including KORKUT, TOLGA, SİVRİSİNEK, ATAK, AYAZ, KARGU, ASLAN, BARKAN and PALEM were field-tested during Ateş Serbest-2026. Here are the highlights from the exercise.
The Italian Air Force will procure 6 units of the Astore Levante, produced by LBA Systems, the joint venture between Baykar and Leonardo. The platform, based on the TB3, will use ROKETSAN munitions.
The second phase of TÜBİTAK UZAY's MİYOKA experiment has been completed. The module, on which lead-free soldering was carried out in space, will be brought to Earth aboard SpaceX CRS-35. Türkiye has proven its in-space manufacturing capability.
MKE's 20 kW Fibre Laser Weapon System destroyed a drone target at a distance of 760 metres with pinpoint accuracy during Ateş Serbest-2026. The system offers a cost-effective solution in close-in air defence.