KAAN P1 Runs Its First Taxi Test as Türkiye Races to Replace Its US Engine Pro
Can TEI's TF-35000 free the KAAN — and Türkiye's export pipeline — from US engine controls?
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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...
Leonardo–Baykar LBA Systems Drone Venture Reaches Full Operational Readiness at Farnborough
Leonardo and Baykar have declared their LBA Systems joint venture fully operational, announcing at the Farnborough International Airshow that the necessary regulatory authorizations are in...
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...
How Loyal Wingman UCAVs Are Evolving Into Collaborative Combat Aircraft Pro
A global survey of loyal wingman UCAVs and collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) – the XQ-58 Valkyrie, MQ-28 Ghost Bat, and the rise of the $30M...
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...
Pakistan Air Force: Can the J-35 and Kızılelma Replace the F-16? Plus Pro
Baykar recently test-fired a Roketsan JET-230 aeroballistic missile or air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) from its Bayraktar Kızılelma unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV). This would be...
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.
Türkiye Confirms It Will Join Canada-Led Defence, Security and Resilience Bank
Türkiye has told Canada it will join the Canada-led Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) as a founding member, weeks after the NATO summit in...
Field Marshal Asim Munir Visits Türkiye for Defence Talks as Ankara–Islamabad Ties Deepen
Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir met President Erdoğan and defence officials in Ankara during a two-day Türkiye visit focused on defence cooperation.