Aerospace
Bayraktar AKINCI Strikes Armoured and Moving Targets With LGK-82 and GÖZDE
Bayraktar AKINCI used LGK-82 against an armoured vehicle and GÖZDE against a moving target in new live-fire tests involving Baykar, ASELSAN and TÜBİTAK SAGE.
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Naval
ASELSAN Sets MSPO 2026 Focus on DRONEDEF, Electronic Warfare and Maritime Autonomy
ASELSAN will bring DRONEDEF, KORAL AD, ANTIDOT, FULMAR and KILIÇ to MSPO 2026 as its defence partnership with Poland expands.
Industry
Türkiye’s Defence Industry Week: TCG İzmir Sea Trials, ÇAKIR Land Launches and Naval UAV Tests
Türkiye’s defence industry week featured TCG İzmir sea trials, land-launched ÇAKIR tests, KALKAN shipboard flights, GÖKBEY crew training and multiple acceptance…
Aerospace
MKE MMT-76 Completes Helicopter Qualification for Door-Gun Missions
MKE’s 7.62×51 mm MMT-76 has completed helicopter qualification, clearing the weapon for door-gun use after vibration, environmental and air-to-ground firing tes…
Land
FNSS Develops New 23 mm and 25/30 mm RCWS Concepts as SANCAK Gains ATGM Path
FNSS is developing ZU-23-2-based and 25/30 mm remote weapon concepts while a modified SANCAK design adds anti-tank missile launchers.
Aerospace
GE Begins XA102 Hardware Awards as Adaptive Engine Moves Into Build Phase
GE Aerospace has placed orders for about 20–25% of XA102 prototype hardware as the U.S. Air Force adaptive engine moves from digital design into physical assemb…
Unmanned
Hermeus Selects Anduril Lattice for Quarterhorse High-Mach Autonomy
Hermeus will integrate Anduril Lattice for Mission Autonomy into Quarterhorse Mk 2, with the first combined high-Mach autonomy flight planned for 2027.
Industry
US Launches Secure Space Network With About 50 Mobile SCIFs
The U.S. Department of War plans approximately 50 mobile SCIFs to expand classified-work access for defence suppliers and reduce barriers for non-traditional fi…
Aerospace
Turkish Eurofighter Pilots to Begin Flight Training in UK on 7 September
Turkish Air Force pilots will begin Eurofighter Typhoon flight training in the UK on 7 September 2026, followed by an instructor phase as Türkiye prepares for 2…
Aerospace
ASELSAN Demonstrates Three TOLUN Variants From Bayraktar AKINCI
ASELSAN demonstrated TOLUN I, TOLUN F and TOLUN P from Bayraktar AKINCI at Karapınar, showing fragmentation, proximity-fuzed and hardened-target effects.
Industry
UK to Set 3% Defence Spending Date in Spring Review as NATO 3.5% Path Takes Shape
Britain will set a target date for reaching 3% of GDP on defence at its spring 2027 spending review while mapping a path to NATO’s 3.5% core-defence target by 2…
Unmanned
REGENT Squire Tests Freshwater Operations and EW Payloads at Silent Swarm 2026
REGENT’s Squire autonomous seaglider completed its first freshwater test campaign at Silent Swarm 2026 while integrating payloads for electronic warfare and mul…
Industry
Five Turkish Defence Firms Enter 2026 Defense News Top 100 as ARCA Debuts at No. 53
ASELSAN ranks 40th, Turkish Aerospace 48th, ARCA 53rd, ROKETSAN 64th and MKE 81st as five Turkish firms generate $14.9 billion in combined 2025 defence revenue.
Industry
In-Q-Tel Helped Quantum Systems Build U.S. Defence Foothold
Quantum Systems says U.S. investors including CIA-founded In-Q-Tel helped open doors to early CIA and FBI work before the German drone company scaled its Americ…
Aerospace
First HÜRJET Destined for Turkish Air Force Completes Maiden Flight
The first HÜRJET built for delivery to the Turkish Air Force completed an 18-minute maiden flight on 30 August 2026 as serial production accelerates.