KAAN P1 Runs Its First Taxi Test as Türkiye Races to Replace Its US Engine Pro
Turkish Aerospace released footage of KAAN P1, the second prototype of Türkiye's fifth-generation fighter, completing its first taxi test in Ankara. Behind it sits the...
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US Congress Clears the Way for GE F110 Engines to Power Türkiye’s KAAN
The United States Congress has cleared the export of General Electric F110 engines for Türkiye’s KAAN fifth-generation fighter, after a joint resolution seeking to block...
HAVELSAN Clears NATO FMN Spiral 4 Interoperability Tests at CWIX 2026
HAVELSAN certified four software systems — DOOB-HQ, KAPI, NONC2 ATA DLP and LYNX — under NATO's FMN Spiral 4 framework at the CWIX 2026 exercise...
MKE’s TOLGA counter-drone system scores 100% in live-fire trial before 150 military observers
Türkiye’s state ordnance manufacturer, Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi (MKE), demonstrated its TOLGA short-range air-defence system in a live-fire trial on 17 July 2026, reporting a...
Aselsan Signs €1.47 Billion Contract to Expand Türkiye’s Steel Dome Air Defence Production
Türkiye's Aselsan signed a €1.47 billion contract with the SSB to expand serial production for the Steel Dome (Çelik Kubbe) air defence architecture.
Bayraktar Kızılelma Fires Roketsan’s JET-230: First Supersonic Air-to-Ground Shot at 120 km
Baykar's KIZILELMA fired a Roketsan JET-230 supersonic missile at a target over 120 km away, its first air-to-ground shot with a supersonic weapon.
Turkish Air Force Inducts Roketsan’s SOM-B1T: 250 km Cruise Missile Sheds Its French Engine
Türkiye's SOM-B1T enters Turkish Air Force service with Kale's KTJ-3200 turbojet, ending the cruise missile's dependence on a French engine.
No Foreign Off-Switch: How ASELSAN Is Building a Crisis-Proof Military 5G Core
ASELSAN's GÖKBAĞI ties a military 5G core to a LEO satellite network, giving Türkiye's forces secure, crisis-proof communications with no foreign off-switch.
How a New Domestic Turbofan Hopes to Break a Critical Chokepoint for the KIZILELMA
TEI's TF6000 turbofan reaches Baykar and TUSAŞ in 2027, a domestic engine built to free the KIZILELMA and ANKA-3 from imported Ukrainian powerplants.
Trump Says the US Will Lift CAATSA Sanctions on Türkiye
Trump says the US will lift CAATSA sanctions on Türkiye, a shift that could free GE F110 engines for the KAAN, reopen the F-35, and...