Türkiye has exported a warship to a NATO and EU member state for the first time. The corvette Contraamiral Roman, delivered to Romania, also marks the first international deployment of the MKE DENİZHAN-76 naval gun. The vessel has a domestic content rate exceeding 80 per cent.
Is Japan's New Trainer Aircraft Candidate HÜRJET? Minister Fidan Signals UAV and Defence Cooperation
Foreign Minister Fidan signalled joint production with Japan in UAVs and unmanned systems. The Japanese press has highlighted TUSAŞ's HÜRJET as a candidate to succeed the JASDF's T-4 fleet. The Airbus-backed HÜRJET is a rival to the FA-50.
GÖKDOĞAN (65+ km, active radar) and BOZDOĞAN (25+ km, IIR) have passed their live warhead tests. The domestic rivals to the AMRAAM and Sidewinder are ready for the TAF inventory. They will be integrated onto the AKINCI and KIZILELMA.
Belgian Defence Minister Francken: "We Took Türkiye as a Role Model, We Were Impressed by Kızılelma"
Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken announced that he was impressed by Kızılelma, took Türkiye as a role model, and requested cooperation regarding SAFE loans.
Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken announced that his country will launch a UCAV tender and that they are open to working with Türkiye in this process.
According to the German newspaper Die Welt, Germany is conducting negotiations to purchase YILDIRIMHAN and TAYFUN Block-4 missiles from Türkiye, abandoning US Tomahawk missiles.
Queen Mathilde of Belgium, together with a high-level delegation consisting of the Defence and Foreign Ministers, visited and inspected Baykar's National Technology Centre.
TAI CEO Demiroğlu confirms official talks with Spain for KAAN fighter jet. The KAAN era, focused on technology transfer instead of the F-35, launches in Europe.
ARCA Defence signed two major export contracts totalling $3.4 billion for 155 mm artillery ammunition, and a production facility is being established in Estonia.
Otokar signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Automecanica factory in Romania for 85 million euros, enabling the production of armored vehicles within the European Union.
The industrialization agreement covering the local integration and modification processes of 30 HURJETs for the Spanish Air Force, led by Airbus, was signed in Madrid.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited ASELSAN's Gölbaşı Campus. The contributions of the Turkish defence industry to NATO and its technical production capacity are gaining importance every day.