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TOWARDS HYPER WAR CAPABILITY
The Turkish Armed Forces has been testing joint operations capabilities after a rapid increase in the number of national defense industry products in its inventory, primarily electronic warfare and air defense systems, warships, and unmanned aerial vehicles. Baykar's AI-powered mini cruise missile Kemankeş-1 continues to undergo firing tests from the strategic-class Bayraktar Akıncı UCAV. “The Kemankeş smart munitions integration and testing activities carried out with the Akıncı strategic UAV platform, capable of flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet, provide serious indications of Turkey's hyper warfare capacity development,” Dr. Can Kasapoğlu, senior researcher at the Hudson Institute, said.
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SDF DIGS IN ALONG BORDERLINES
Following the suspension of the Paris talks by the Damascus government, the SDF, which advocates decentralized government in Syria, increased its activity in Raqqa, Aleppo, Deir ez-Zor, and along the Turkish border after holding a conference in Hasakah with prominent Druze and Alawite figures, Turkish state-owned Anadolu News Agency reported on Sept. 5.
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HIDDEN GIANT OF TURKISH DEFENSE SECTOR IN ÇORUM
A private company near Çorum with a history of only six years, ARCA Defense, has become the hidden leader of the sector.
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TURKEY DRAFTS ITS FIRST MARITIME JURISDICTIONS LAW
The legislation comes amid disagreements with Greece and Israel in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean.
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TURKISH AND AMERICAN FIRMS SIGN AGREEMENT DESPITE CAATSA
TA that signed engines agreement with GE is currently developing the Kaan and Hürjet aircraft.
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INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE: IMAGINATION OR REALITY?
The specifications announced far exceed any product developed by the Turkish defense industry to date.
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ASELSAN’S DERİNGÖZ TO COUNTER NAVAL MINE THREATS
Conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz and the naval warfare in the Black Sea have underscored the critical importance of mine countermeasures.
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BAYKAR SHOWCASES NEW KAMIKAZE DRONES
Drone factories will be established in all 81 provinces with the revenue generated from SAHA 2026.
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KEY DETAILS EMERGE ON HÜRJET EXPORT TO SPAIN
Significant details regarding the terms of the agreement now coming to light. The Spanish industry will receive the lion’s share of production.
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CRASHES IN TURKISH ARMY CONTINUE: FIRST CHINOOK JOINS THE LIST
A series of aircraft crashes related to the Turkish Armed Forces over the past six months has sparked debate over whether there was external interference.
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NEW COMMANDO BRIGADES TO BE ESTABLISHED
Turkey will assume command of NATO's Allied Reaction Force starting in 2028, and the TAF plans to increase the number of its commando brigades from 25 to 40 within the next three years.
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DOUBLE SHOW OF STRENGTH IN SOMALIA
Turkey launched offshore oil and gas exploration off the eastern coast of Africa, deploying a 7th-generation ultra-deepwater drillship. Simultaneously, Turkish F-16 fighter jets, T-129 attack helicopters, and AS-532 Cougar utility helicopters, and the aircraft performed ceremonial flyovers across Mogadishu.