Türkiye is preparing to equip its unmanned surface vessels with indigenous air defense missiles, creating a highly flexible and cost-effective protection shield for major warships, ports and critical coastal infrastructure.

Türkiye’s first unmanned fighter aircraft, Bayraktar KIZILELMA, has successfully completed its Mid-Altitude System Identification and Performance Test, marking another major milestone in its development.

The successful launch of the 100+ km range SIPER 1-D missile from the national vertical launch system MİDLAS marks a new era for Türkiye, placing it among the few nations capable of firing their own long-range air defense missiles from domestically built warships.

SSB President Haluk Görgün announced that the KAAN fighter jet and indigenous engine programs are progressing on schedule, emphasizing that KAAN’s future is not dependent on any single foreign engine source and that Türkiye is rapidly advancing toward full independence in engine technologies.

Lentatek’s domestically developed loitering munition system completed its first mission with a major export achievement, delivering a customized version to a friendly and allied nation.

HAVELSAN and Gazi University Hospital signed a strategic partnership to develop an AI-based pathology project aimed at speeding up cancer detection and improving diagnostic efficiency and patient safety.

The first test launch of the SIPER 1-D through the national vertical launch system MİDLAS was successfully completed, giving the Turkish Navy a long-range air defense capability and strengthening security in the “Blue Homeland.”

Türkiye’s Bayraktar KIZILELMA, the National Unmanned Combat Aircraft developed by Baykar, successfully completed its first captive (armed) flight test carrying ASELSAN’s TOLUN precision munition, marking a milestone in the nation’s air-to-ground integration capabilities.

The distinguished observer day of the Türkiye–Egypt Friendship Sea-2025 (Bahr El Sadaka) exercise was held at Aksaz Naval Base in Muğla. Conducted aboard TCG Oruçreis, the drill marked the two nations’ first joint naval exercise in the Mediterranean in 13 years.

The Turkish Navy’s Anadolu Task Group, centered around flagship TCG Anadolu, is taking part in NATO’s “Neptune Strike 25.3” exercise in the Adriatic Sea, conducting amphibious, submarine defense, and joint operational drills alongside 44 allied units.

Türkiye is preparing to develop its own Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) — a move experts describe as one of the most strategic milestones in the nation’s history. The project aims to boost energy independence and technological self-sufficiency.

At TEKNOFEST Istanbul, Jandarma Staff Sergeant Hasan Talha Onuk introduced his innovation — the Kuyag ballistic plate and armor system — which is one-third lighter and 25% more affordable than conventional models.