BMC Eliminated from Spain's 2,200-Vehicle Military Truck Tender Over Missing Prototype Registration, Says Infodefensa. Daimler, Iveco, Scania, Volvo and Rheinmetall Competing for €1 Billion Contract.
Karsan announced a 99.5% autonomous driving success rate at MOVE 2026 in London. By 2028, safety drivers will be removed, costs will decrease by 34%, and new born-autonomous vehicles will be produced.
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.
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.
Türkiye is challenging global giants, having surpassed $10.6 billion in defence exports. With $8 billion in contracts from SAHA EXPO, the target of breaking into the top 10 is drawing closer.
TAI has signed a strategic contract with GE Aerospace for the supply of F404 turbofan engines for the mass production of HÜRJET.
The national Mission Planning System FSGP, developed by HAVELSAN, will be exported to Spain together with the HÜRJET jet trainer aircraft. Details in our news.
Colombia plans to replace its Israeli-made Hermes UAVs with Bayraktar TB2 and TB3. Details of the strategic move challenging the Airbus Sirtap project.
TAI General Manager Demiroğlu announced that GÖKBEY will become an Air Ambulance. The option for the number of HÜRJET aircraft to be exported to Spain to increase to 45 is also in our news.
HAVELSAN is exporting the training infrastructure featuring Embedded Simulation technology for the TUSAŞ-made HÜRJET to Spain. Technical details of the system that turns the aircraft into a flying simulator.
The Spanish defense site interpreted the ITP Aero and TEI partnership for KAAN's engine as a "strategic survival move." According to the analysis, this engine will make KAAN faster and thermally stealthier than the F-35.
Spanish defense analysis site Defensa y Seguridad labeled KAAN as the "Dark Horse" of aviation. The report emphasizes KAAN is in the F-22 class, not the F-35.