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.

HAVELSAN’s Flight Mission Support and Planning System will be integrated into HÜRJET and exported to Spain alongside the aircraft, marking a new step for Türkiye’s defense software exports.

Turkish Aerospace Industries is using DSA 2026 in Kuala Lumpur to build on its ANKA success in Malaysia and pursue new cooperation in trainer aircraft and unmanned systems. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also visited the TAI stand and signed the full-scale HÜRJET mock-up.

STM will attend DSA 2026 in Kuala Lumpur from April 20 to 23, highlighting the LMS Batch-2 corvette program for Malaysia alongside its national naval and unmanned systems.