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.
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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...
Türkiye’s Tayfun Block-3 Becomes Its First Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile
Roketsan test-fired the Tayfun Block-3 against a moving vessel in the Black Sea, giving Türkiye its first anti-ship ballistic missile through a new terminal seeker.
Turkish Defence Firms Break Into NATO Markets as Europe Rearms
Turkey's defence exports hit a record $10 billion in 2025 as Aselsan, Baykar and other firms break into NATO markets across Poland, Spain and Romania.
KIZILELMA Strikes with ASELSAN’s TOYGUN in First Fully Indigenous Guidance Test
Baykar's Bayraktar KIZILELMA struck a ground target using ASELSAN's TOYGUN targeting system with LGK-82 and TEBER-82 bombs — its first firing to designate targets with...
Türkiye Pushes Two Western Arms Deals at Once: F-16 Vipers and Italian SAMP/T
Türkiye is advancing two Western arms files at once — 40 F-16 Block 70 jets from Lockheed Martin and the SAMP/T air-defence system via Italy...