Teknofest Southeast in Şanlıurfa showcases a full-scale mock-up of Turkey's KAAN fighter jet alongside indigenous defense platforms including Bayraktar TB2 and Akıncı. The five-day festival combines advanced technology exhibitions with educational activities and celebrates the region's cultural heritage.

Türkiye's premier technology and aerospace event, Teknofest, launched its 15th edition in Şanlıurfa. Running from September 30 to October 4, the event will showcase domestic defense platforms and aerial demonstrations to thousands of visitors.

The MQ-9A Reaper fleet in the U.S. Air Force inventory has declined to approximately 135 unmanned aerial vehicles. The fleet dropped from 351 aircraft reported in fiscal year 2022, due to accidents, combat losses, and planned retirements. With the production line currently closed and restart requiring 2-3 years, the service faces significant constraints in spare platform production capacity.

Turkey's largest aviation, space and technology festival opened in Şanlıurfa on September 29. The five-day event will feature Bayraktar TB2, Bayraktar TB3, ANKA and ATAK helicopters. More than 1.6 million participants from 99 countries submitted applications.

ASELSAN successfully demonstrated its two electronic warfare systems designed to counter mini and micro UAVs as well as next-generation FPV drones at the Gölbek Firing and Test Center. The KANGAL FPV 100 and EJDERHA AD 210 systems showcased high performance in neutralizing threats through a layered defense approach.

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is investigating the procurement feasibility of TEI's PD170 turbodiesel aviation engine for unmanned aerial vehicle projects. The development demonstrates growing international recognition of Turkish defense industry propulsion technology.

Turkey has delivered the first two domestically developed Hürkuş-II advanced trainer aircraft to the Turkish Air Forces Command. A total of 55 aircraft are planned for delivery by the end of 2028.

AKINCI armed unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Baykar successfully completed its first firing test with the Morpheus Guidance Kit (MGK) developed by ASELSAN using entirely domestic components. The test was conducted from Çorlu Flight Training and Test Center.