IDEF 2025 – Gökbora versus Gökhan, the Turkish ramjet powered BVR air-to-air missiles duel
The Turkish Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) signed two research and development contracts, one with Roketsan and Aselsan, one with
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BAE Systems welcomes Memorandum of Understanding between republic of Türkiye and United Kingdom for the purchase of Typhoon aircraft
23 July 2025 – BAE Systems has welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of Türkiye
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Aselsan successfully tests Göktan system
Ankara, 21 February 2025- The first live-fire test of GÖKTAN system, conducted in Sinop, northern Türkiye, marked a major milestone
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Turkish MoD announces the steel cutting for the indigenous MUGEM aircraft carrier, TF-2000 AAW destroyer and MILDEN submarine
During the January 2, 2025weekly press conference the Turkish Ministry of Defence spokesman announced the celebration of the first welding
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Çakir, the new Roketsan multi-platform cruise missile
Roketsan, the Turkish missile manufacturer champion, unveils at Farnborough its latest product, the Çakir, a cruise missile with an over
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FNSS aims at expanding its export base, company CEO says
Interview of Nail Kurt, FNSS CEO, by Paolo Valpolini “My feeling is that although symmetric wars against peer adversaries are
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Roketsan air defence: from Sungur to Levent
By Paolo Valpolini At IDEF 2021 the Roketsan stand was full of premières, one of them being the Levent, a
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IDEF 2021
Planned for late May 2021 but moved to the right due to COVID considerations, the 15th edition of IDEF 2021,
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FNSS: a PARS 6×6 for Turkish Special Forces
By Paolo Valpolini Sometimes lessons are learned the hard way. This is what should have happened to Turkish Special Forces
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More details on Turkish ACVs modernisation
By Paolo Valpolini On 14 October 2020 the President of the Turkish Defense Industries (SSB) Ismail Demir talked about the
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