An official signing ceremony was held at Airbus facilities in Madrid for the export of Türkiye’s indigenous jet trainer HÜRJET to Spain. The agreement marks a major milestone for Turkish aerospace exports in the European and NATO markets.

The United States plans to establish a regional drone training center in Morocco to strengthen technology-based capacity building and security cooperation across Africa. The initiative is part of a broader shift toward partnership-driven defense support.

TUSAŞ’s jet-powered Süper ŞİMŞEK UAV was delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces last month. With its ability to alter radar signature and flight profile, the platform stands out in decoy and air defense suppression missions.

The indigenous GÖKBEY helicopter was used for the first time during “Boarding and Disembarking from a Helicopter Training” held in Kastamonu. With 2,555 trainees, the activity also became the highest-attendance training of its kind.

Baykar showcased its new-generation unmanned systems, the K2 Kamikaze UAV and Sivrisinek loitering munition, during a demonstration in Keşan. The event highlighted AI-supported swarm autonomy, GNSS-independent navigation, automatic target detection, and strike capabilities. Both systems are set to be displayed publicly for the first time at SAHA 2026, to be held on 5–9 May.

Spanish aerospace company Airtificial has signed a contract worth more than €16 million with Turkish Aerospace Industries to produce flight control sticks for HÜRJET aircraft destined for Spain’s F-5 replacement program. The broader Spanish HÜRJET acquisition covers 30 aircraft under a €2.6 billion agreement, with deliveries expected from 2028.

SYS Group will unveil the CANiK M3 FALCON for the first time at SAHA 2026. Developed for air platforms, the new 12.7x99 mm heavy machine gun stands out with its open-bolt design and high reliability.

The full-scale static test aircraft built under the KAAN National Combat Aircraft program has rolled out of the hangar, marking a major milestone in structural verification and flight safety preparation ahead of future stages.