Türkiye’s first unmanned fighter jet, Bayraktar KIZILELMA, successfully completed its EOTS Performance Test Flight. The test validated the platform’s advanced targeting and electro-optical capabilities.

Defense Industry President Haluk Görgün announced that the KAAN Technology Facility, built by HAVELSAN within the TUSAŞ campus, will significantly enhance the national fighter jet’s digital capabilities and engineering capacity.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Türkiye achieved remarkable success during NATO’s drill in Germany, highlighting Bayraktar TB3’s successful landing on TCG Anadolu. Defense exports surpassed $10 billion.

The United Kingdom has joined the European LEAP initiative despite delays to its Defence Investment Plan. A lightweight, low-cost air defence weapon is planned by 2027 to counter drones and missile threats.

Türkiye has revised its Eurofighter Typhoon procurement plan, aiming to build a 56-aircraft fleet within 3–4 years through acquisitions from the UK, Qatar, and Oman.

HÜRJET, developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries, will conduct test flights between February 23 and March 16 over the Mediterranean coast of Antalya. Supersonic speeds may be reached during trials.

Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV successfully destroyed a target UAV over the Black Sea using ROKETSAN’s EREN loitering munition in a critical air-to-air test.

Bayraktar TB3 conducted an 8-hour, 1,700-kilometer joint mission with Eurofighter jets during NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2026 exercise. The flight demonstrated Türkiye’s growing unmanned systems integration within NATO operations.