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Air Warfare
Russian prototype Il-112V aircraft crashes near Moscow
17th August 2021
The new Il-112V military transport aircraft has crashed in a forested area outside the Kubinka airfield, near Moscow, during a training flight.
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Air Warfare
Indonesia and Pakistan pursue similar strategies with Chinese UCAVs
8th September 2021
The Chinese-built CH-4B features strongly in both Indonesian and Pakistani unmanned air combat capabilities.
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Training
IDEF 2021: Q3D launches flight sim training
17th August 2021
Quantum3D is now making available simulator flight training on a number of fixed- and rotary-wing simulators through its parent company, Havelsan.
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Defence Notes
Breakthrough on Turkish sanctions remains far from reality
30th July 2021
The US government is not for changing course on Turkish sanctions but Ankara continues to show it is more than capable of bypassing them.
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Land Warfare
IDEF 2021: Turkish Armoured Vehicle Procurement (Defence Insight analysis)
13th August 2021
The growing domestic industrial base in Turkey is capable of delivering several armoured vehicle programmes — but stumbling blocks remain, especially with the difficult Altay MBT programme.
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Naval Warfare
IDEF 2021: Indigenous Turkish Naval Programmes (Defence Insight analysis)
13th August 2021
Turkish surface vessel and submarine programmes are increasing in ambition, scope and cost.
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Land Warfare
Russia pitches more S-400 SAM systems to Turkey
22nd July 2021
Rosoboronexport announced at MAKS 2021 its intention to deliver more S-400 SAM systems to Turkey.
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Land Warfare
Turkey tests new Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher
28th June 2021
Turkey has successfully tested and integrated the 107mm Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher onto its BMC-produced armoured vehicle.
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Air Warfare
US approves Hellenic F-16 fleet upgrades
4th August 2021
An FMS has been approved by the US State Department for F-16 support and equipment to be delivered to Greece.
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Naval Warfare
Italian defence budget funds future destroyer development
12th August 2021
In its 2021-2023 multi-year defence planning document, Italy has committed funding to develop its DDX future destroyer, along with various other naval programmes.
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Air Warfare
Baykar eyes first flight for MIUS in 2023
23rd July 2021
A new UAV is earmarked for deployment on the amphibious assault ship Anadolu — but Turkish planners have more ambitious goals for the unmanned fighter.
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Digital Battlespace
Artificial intelligence becomes the critical enabler of future operations (Studio)
27th August 2021
The US and its allies have found themselves in the middle of an AI arms race, with the prize of decision dominance on the battlefield for whoever gets there first.
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Defence Notes
Turkey and Qatar tighten their military bonds
9th July 2021
The latest basing agreement underlines the enduring benefits of the Qatar-Turkey military relationship, despite the end of the GCC embargo.
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Naval Warfare
MKEK waits for starting gun on 76mm tests
22nd July 2021
MKEK claims a rapid R&D phase for an indigenous naval gun amid a wider push in Turkey to shrug off reliance on imports.
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Air Warfare
Airbus goes further than before in arming C295
7th July 2021
An armed version of the C295 has finally undergone test flights and ground tests in Spain.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 (Qatar)
Programme Background In 2018 at DIMDEX, it was revealed that Qatar had bought six Bayraktar TB2 UAVs from Turkey. The deal also included three ground control stations, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 (Turkmenistan)
Programme Background On 27 September 2021, Turkmenistan unveiled three Bayraktar TB2 UAVs during a parade to celebrate the nations 30th Anniversary of independence from the ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Aksungur [Chad]
Programme Background According to SavunmaSanayiST, reporting in April 2024, Chad received two Aksungur drones in 2024 following the Central African country's purchase of the Anka-S and ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
Reis Class (1-6) [Turkey]
Programme Background Turkey is taking delivery of six Reis-class Type 214TN diesel-electric attack (SSK) submarines from German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). The new boats ...
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Fighter - multirole
Multirole Fighter [Turkiye]
Programme Background Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Turkey had already paid $1.4 billion into the programme, while its defence industry has ploughed significant ...
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Amphibious assault ships
TCG Anadolu LHD [Turkey]
Programme Background TCG Anadolu is a Multipurpose Assault Ship (LHD) built by Sedef in Tuzla for the Turkish Navy. The vessel, which is the single ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 [Rwanda]
Programme Background Media Links In October 2021, online reports emerged linking Rwanda with Baykar's TB2 drone. It was reported that the RFF's ongoing experience conducting military ...
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Fighter - multirole
TF-X Kaan Next Generation Fighter [Türkiye]
Programme Background Requirement Geopolitical factors have spurred aircraft development in Türkiye. With its removal from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project following the Russian S-400 ...
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Trainer
KT-1T - Turkey
In 2007, Turkey bought 40 KT-1 aircraft under a $400 million deal that puts average unit cost estimate around $10 million per platform.The first five ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Ada Class Corvettes (3-4) [Ukraine]
It was announced in December 2020 that Ukraine had ordered an undisclosed number of corvettes from Turkey. It was later disclosed that the December 2020 ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Ada Class Corvettes (3-4) [Ukraine]
It was announced in December 2020 that Ukraine had ordered an undisclosed number of corvettes from Turkey. It was later disclosed that the December 2020 ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | New Generation Maritime Patrol Aircraft [Turkey]
The Turkish Nay is seeking a New Generation Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) to replace turboprop-powered ATR-72-600 and CN-235 aircraft. Turkey intends to commission jet engine-powered ...
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Data links
Data links | New Generation Maritime Patrol Aircraft [Turkey]
The Turkish Nay is seeking a New Generation Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) to replace turboprop-powered ATR-72-600 and CN-235 aircraft. Turkey intends to commission jet engine-powered ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | New Generation Maritime Patrol Aircraft [Turkey]
The Turkish Nay is seeking a New Generation Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) to replace turboprop-powered ATR-72-600 and CN-235 aircraft. Turkey intends to commission jet engine-powered ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | New Generation Maritime Patrol Aircraft [Turkey]
The Turkish Nay is seeking a New Generation Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) to replace turboprop-powered ATR-72-600 and CN-235 aircraft. Turkey intends to commission jet engine-powered ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Tanks
Leopard 2A4 T1
Roketsan upgraded 40 Leopard 2A4s of Turkish Land Forces with a hybrid armour package including Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA), ballistic cage armour and composite armour. ...
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Airborne rockets - guided
Cirit
The Cirit 70mm laser-guided missile was designed to fill the gap between cheap and low-precision unguided rockets and high-cost guided antitank missiles. Cirit can be ...
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Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons
Mizrak-O OMTAS
The Mizrak-O OMTAS (Medium-Range Anti-Tank Missile System) is a Turkish-made anti-tank guided missile manufactured by Roketsan. It is designed to be effective against armored threats ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
SiPER Block-1
The SİPER Block-1 missile is Turkey's domestically developed long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, designed to defend against high-altitude, long-range aerial threats. The missile is part ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
HİSAR-A
The Hisar-A is a short-to-medium range surface-to-air missile developed and produced by Roketsan. Equipped with an Imaging Infrared seeker, the missile is in service with ...
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Trainer
Hurkus
Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defence Industries signed an agreement with Turkish Aerospace Industries in March 2006 for the Hurkus Turkish Basic Training Aircraft development programme. Three ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
HİSAR-O
The Hisar-O is a medium-range surface-to-air missile developed by Roketsan to protect military bases, ports, facilities, and troops from aerial threats such as fixed-wing aircraft, ...
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
LGM-V
The Laser Guided Missile Vehicle (LGM-V) mounts a Roketsan Pedestal Mounted CiRiT (PMC) launcher on an FNSS ACV-19 tracked vehicle. Roketsan originally developed its CiRiT ...
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Submarine-launched torpedoes
Tigerfish Mk 24 Mod 2
The Mk 24 Mod 2 Tigerfish is a British-made 21-inch, electrically powered heavyweight torpedo built for anti-submarine and anti-surface-ship warfare.
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Air-to-surface missiles, Anti-ship missiles
ÇAKIR
ÇAKIR is a family of multi-service compact cruise missiles developed by Turkish state-owned defence company Roketsan.
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Kaplan-10
The Kaplan-10 is a new-generation armoured fighting vehicle designed for operations with main battle tanks. It has a low silhouette and the ability to operate at ...
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Guided munitions
MAM-L
The Roketsan Smart Micro Munition (MAM-L) is designed to be used for taking down heavily armoured vehicles, by all classes of UAVs and light attack aircraft. The ...
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Artillery rockets
TRG-300 Block I
TRG-300 is a 300 mm artillery rocket developed by Turkish ROKETSAN, serving as the heavy rocket in the TRG family of guided artillery missiles.
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Loitering munitions
Alpagut
Unveiled at SAHA Expo 2022, the Alpagut is a loitering munition being developed by STM and Roketsan. It is hoped the platform will be able to ...
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Artillery rockets
TRG-230
TRG-230 is a 230 mm GNSS/INS guided artillery rocket developed by the Turkish ROKETSAN as the medium-range guided artillery rocket for the firm’s universal MLRS ...