TUSAŞ General Manager Mehmet Demiroğlu announced that the United Arab Emirates has expressed strong interest in Turkey’s KAAN National Combat Aircraft. He also revealed that discussions are underway for the joint development of a new air platform between TUSAŞ and the UAE.

Developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ), the T625 GÖKBEY Utility Helicopter has successfully completed low-altitude cold weather tests in Sweden’s Kiruna region, proving its capability to operate and maneuver even at -30°C.

Developed by ASELSAN, the indigenous ANTIDOT-2 Electronic Support Pod has been successfully tested on Baykar’s TB-2 UAV. Experts say this compact yet powerful system has no equivalent worldwide and marks a major leap in Turkey’s electronic warfare capabilities.

Developed by STM, the portable rotary-wing loitering munition drone KARGU has been in the Turkish Armed Forces inventory since 2018 and has now been exported to more than 10 countries. STM continues to expand its export success with new ammunition types and increasing orders

Technical updates to Turkey’s KAAN and HÜRJET aircraft highlight the growing maturity of the country’s aerospace engineering, driven by real flight data and national design capability.

Roketsan CEO Murat İkinci announced that the AI-supported “Steel Dome” air defense system, developed with TÜBİTAK, ASELSAN, and MKE, will soon be deployed in the field.

The Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) revealed Turkey’s top defense and aviation exporters for 2024. Baykar topped the list with $1.8 billion in exports.

Baykar achieved $1.8 billion in exports in 2024, selling advanced UAVs to 35 countries and maintaining its 60% share of the global drone market.