White House and Senate Block the Transfer of F-35 fighters to Turkey
On 13 August 2018 US President Donald Trump signed into law the $716 billion US National Defence Authorization Act. Of its salient mandates, the bill...
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Turkey Expects First S-400 Air Defence System Delivery in 2019
Turkey’s foreign minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, announced that Ankara expects the first deliveries of the Almaz-Antey S-400 Triumf long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system before late 2019.
Turkey’s AKP Claims Export Win Amid Economic Pressures
On 24 May, Turkey’s ruling party – the Justice and Development Party (AKP) – claimed that Pakistan signed its contract for 30 Turkish Aerospace Industries...
Turkey and Ukraine Proceed with An-188 Transport Aircraft Program
At Eurasia Airshow 2018 Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Ukroboronprom’s (UOP) Antonov announced that they will jointly proceed with the development and production of the...
Turkey gets Altay MBT rolling by selecting BMC for serial production
The Undersecretary for Defence Industries (SSM) Ismail Demir announced that the Turkish auto-manufacturer BMC was selected to mass-produce the Altay main battle tank (MBT)
Turkish Aerospace Industries delivers 2 Anka-S to Turkish Forces
On 08 April, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced that it delivered two Anka-S unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), raising the...
Qatar will buy Turkish drones, ships and armoured vehicles
At DIMDEX 2018, Qatar signed deals worth $800 million US with Turkey for the purchase of Bayraktar TB2 drones, patrol and training boats, and NMS...
Pakistan signs contract to upgrade second Agosta 90B
According to an announcement by the Turkish defence contractor Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş. (STM) on 28 February, Pakistan has signed the contract to...
TAI sees growth of interest in T129, Anka UAV
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is nearing a firm contract for the sale of 30 T129 attack helicopters to Pakistan. It is also in talks with...
BMC says it won Turkish Government bid for Altay MBT engine
Turkish auto-manufacturer BMC’s Chairman, Ethem Sancak, says that BMC has won the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries’ (SSM) contract to develop a diesel engine for...