Land
MGCS Project Company Formed by KNDS, Rheinmetall & Thales
Four of Europe’s biggest land-systems players have set up a single company in Cologne to develop the Franco-German successor to the Leopard 2 and Leclerc — yet…
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Industry
Türkiye Defence Exports Hit $10B Record in 2025
Türkiye defence exports 2025 passed the $10 billion threshold for the first time, marking a structural shift in the country’s defence and aerospace industry. Ac…
Aerospace
MSB SAHA 2026 Briefing Highlights New Systems
MSB SAHA 2026 messaging placed Türkiye’s defence industry on a broader strategic footing. At Istanbul Expo Center on 7 May 2026, the Ministry of National Defenc…
Industry
SAHA 2026 Signals Türkiye’s Geopolitical Reach
SAHA 2026 has moved beyond a standard defence exhibition. It has become a strategic marketplace for Türkiye’s defence industry, export policy and foreign policy…
Aerospace
ASELSAN Steel Dome Adds New C-UAS Layer
ASELSAN Steel Dome gained a broader lower-layer air-defence package at SAHA 2026, where ASELSAN introduced six systems designed to strengthen Türkiye’s electron…
Aerospace
MIZRAK Loitering Munition Debuts at SAHA 2026
Baykar’s MIZRAK loitering munition will make its first public appearance at SAHA 2026, adding a long-range, AI-assisted strike and surveillance system to Türkiy…
Aerospace
STM TUNGA-X Drone Debuts at SAHA 2026
Counter-UAS | Türkiye | SAHA 2026 By Muzaffer Ünsaldı | 21 May 2026 | Defence Agenda STM TUNGA-X drone made its public debut at SAHA 2026 in Istanbul, positioni…
Analysis
Drone Warfare 2026: AI, Robots and Swarms
Drone warfare 2026 has entered a more complex phase. Ukraine’s battlefield shows that FPV drones, unmanned ground vehicles, AI-enabled targeting and open digita…
Aerospace
European Air Defence Needs an ASAP Plan
European air defence is becoming a central test of the continent’s rearmament agenda after a new CSIS brief called for an EU-backed “ASAP for Air Defense” progr…
Aerospace
Yıldırımhan Missile Propellant Breakthrough
Missiles | Türkiye | SAHA 2026 The Yildirimhan missile programme has entered a more consequential phase after Türkiye disclosed progress in domestic liquid-prop…
Industry
Pentagon Low-Cost Containerized Munitions Plan
Low-Cost Containerized Munitions have moved from concept to procurement pathway. The Pentagon now plans a major push for affordable strike mass. On 13 May 2026,…
Industry
SAHA 2026 Post-Show Media Review
SAHA 2026 generated a post-show news cycle driven by contract value, export signalling, programme-level announcements and product-launch density rather than by…
Aerospace
Bayraktar TB3 Reaches New Threshold on TCG Anadolu
Bayraktar TB3’s operations from TCG Anadolu during NATO Steadfast Dart 2026 moved Türkiye’s shipborne unmanned airpower concept beyond the demonstration phase a…
Industry
ASELSAN 2025 Revenue Reaches TRY 180.4 Billion
ASELSAN 2025 Revenue Signals Strong Growth in Defence Sector Türkiye’s leading defence electronics company, ASELSAN, reported a TRY 180.4 billion revenue for 20…
Aerospace
SOM-J Live Warhead Test Hits Target
SOM-J Live Warhead Test Hits Target, Strengthening Türkiye’s Stand-Off Strike Portfolio Türkiye’s SOM-J live warhead test has emerged as one of the most consequ…