ROKETSAN AND STM TESTED NEW WEAPON SYSTEMS
UAV-300 missile test marked a milestone as the longest-range munition produced in Turkey and fired from an airborne platform.
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TURKEY REJECTS GREEK CLAIMS OF EFFORT TO BLOCK EUROFIGHTER MISSILE DEAL
Athens has succeeded in blocking Turkey’s access to the Meteor missiles it ordered along with the Typhoons, according to the Greek media.
ANKARA HESITANTLY ACKNOWLEDGES NEGOTIATIONS TO GET RID OF S-400
The government has started to admit that it is seeking a way to rid itself of the S-400 missiles it bought from Russia.
ISTANBUL MUNICIPALITY OFFICIAL ABDUCTED
Turkey needs more long-range and defensive missiles, according to the National Security Academy (MİA), a branch of the Turkish intelligence agency MİT.
ASELSAN TAKES FIRST STEP INTO A NEW SECTOR
Aselsan will establish a new factory in Eskişehir to start manufacturing ceramic radomes used in missile systems.
CRITICAL MILESTONE FOR AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES
Turkey's first indigenous air-to-air missiles will be deployed on F-16 and Kaan fighter jets, as well as the Akıncı UCAVs and Kızılelma UFAs.
COST OF OPAQUE GOVERNANCE: TOXIC DEBATES ON NATO & IRAN
“Am I obliged to answer this question?” was the reply of Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan when he was asked about behind-the-scenes diplomatic efforts that, according to the anchorwoman, had succeeded in stopping ballistic missile attacks from Iran against Turkey.
NATO, U.S. SAY TURKEY WAS TARGET; ANKARA HOLDS BACK
The intended target of the ballistic missile launched from Iran and intercepted on Turkish airspace on March 4 remains disputed. While Turkey said the missile was heading toward the eastern Mediterranean, NATO said the target was Turkey, and U.S. officials pointed to the location, Incirlik Air Base. Iran, however, denied that Turkey was the intended target.
INTELLIGENCE ACADEMY URGES TRANSFORMATION IN MILITARY CAPACITY
Turkey needs more long-range and defensive missiles, according to the National Security Academy (MİA), a branch of the Turkish intelligence agency MİT.
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.
ROKETSAN UNVEILS ITS MOST POWERFUL BALLISTIC MISSILE
Turkey's most powerful ballistic missile made its public debut on April 7 — not through an official announcement, but through a presidential photo op at Roketsan's inauguration ceremony, with no details offered to guests or media.
SOM-J TO BEGIN MASS PRODUCTION
Following test firings on March 21, the SOM-J cruise missile is now ready to move into mass production.