Turkey’s AKSUNGUR UAV, powered by the domestically developed TEI-PD170 engine, reached 40,000 feet—setting a new altitude record for the national powerplant. The flight also tested ASELSAN’s AF500 camera and ASPİLSAN’s heated national battery at high altitude.

TUSAŞ announced that Turkey’s indigenous jet trainer HÜRJET has reached 1.2 Mach speed, marking a major milestone in supersonic flight. SSB President Haluk Görgün described the achievement as a new milestone in Turkey’s independent aerospace vision.

Developed by TUSAŞ, the AKSUNGUR UAV achieved precise strikes using ASELSAN’s LGK81 and LGK82 laser-guided munitions during a test flight powered by a national engine. The success highlights Türkiye’s growing self-sufficiency in defense technology.

Kale Jet Motorları has signed a contract with Brazil’s SIATT for the export and supply of the KTJ-3200 turbojet missile engine, marking Turkey’s first-ever jet engine export. The KTJ-3200 powers indigenous cruise missiles such as SOM and ATMACA.

Turkey’s TUSAŞ and Brazil’s Embraer signed a memorandum of understanding at LAAD 2025 to cooperate on joint R&D and production in both civil and military aerospace platforms. The partnership aims to boost the global presence of Turkish aviation.

Turkey is entering a new era in cruise missile technology with SOM, Çakır, Atmaca, Kemankeş, and the mysterious Gezgin. These systems enhance UAV strike capability and strengthen the nation’s deterrence.

Turkey’s historic aircraft factory TOMTAŞ will contribute to HÜRJET production with a 9.5-billion-lira “super incentive” investment. The new facility in Kayseri will employ 1,000 people and manufacture major aircraft components locally.

Bayraktar TB3 successfully hit a 6x6 meter sea target from over 50 kilometers away in its first firing test with Roketsan’s IHA-122 Supersonic Missile, coordinated with Bayraktar TB2 for laser designation.