The first three GÖKBEY air ambulance helicopters are scheduled for delivery to the Ministry of Health within the next 6 to 8 months, marking a major step for Türkiye’s indigenous rotary-wing capability.

The Blue Homeland-2026 exercise is continuing across the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Eastern Mediterranean with multiple operational scenarios. Mine warfare, amphibious assault, air defense, and anti-submarine warfare drills are among the key activities.

Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces are testing AI-assisted exoskeletons in combat and logistics roles. The systems are reported to reduce soldiers’ physical load by around 30 percent.

The Royal Malaysian Air Force successfully carried out the first flight of the TUSAŞ-built ANKA-THS at Labuan Air Base. The three-hour mission marked a critical step before formal service entry.

The Pentagon has reportedly selected Anduril and Impulse Space for prototype work under the Golden Dome missile defense initiative, as the program faces growing scrutiny over cost and technical feasibility.

STM has released the first test flight footage of its new Long-Range Loitering Munition. The system expands the company’s strike UAV portfolio into a higher-range and heavier-payload class.

The US Army has received the first batch of XM8 carbines, a shorter and lighter derivative of the M7 rifle, and has officially launched testing and evaluation activities.

Bayraktar AKINCI successfully completed firing tests with MAM-T and TEBER-82 munitions, once again demonstrating its precision strike capability.

The US State Department has approved a potential $83.14 million sale to Singapore covering 270 M30A2 GMLRS-AW rockets in 45 pods, along with related support equipment.

Chinese researchers have introduced an open-source flight control system designed for bamboo-frame UAVs, overcoming low-frequency vibration issues that previously limited their practical use.

Defense industry cooperation between Türkiye and Brazil is deepening, with jet engines, joint production, technology transfer, and UAV projects coming to the forefront.

Since 2015, Türkiye has cleared nearly 56 million square meters of land and destroyed 228,000 mines, while also providing risk awareness training to around 20,000 people.