Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani’s first-ever official visit to Türkiye at the ministerial level included stops at the Istanbul Shipyard, Baykar, and TUSAŞ—boosting defense cooperation and technology partnership prospects.

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his delegation visited Baykar’s Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Center, where Selçuk and Haluk Bayraktar briefed them on projects; SSB President Haluk Görgün also attended.

HAVELSAN’s VTOL-capable BAHA, BOZBEY, and BULUT UAVs completed integration tests with ships and USVs; the first deployment will be on Malaysia’s new 99-meter multipurpose vessel.

Bayraktar AKINCI successfully struck its target using ASELSAN’s LGK-82 laser-guided bomb. SSB President Haluk Görgün hailed the test as proof of Turkey’s advanced system integration capability.

Büyütech and Titra Teknoloji signed a strategic agreement at IDEF 2025 to integrate locally developed, high-performance camera systems into Türkiye’s UAVs and unmanned helicopters.

SİPER Product-1 successfully passed its Series Production Acceptance Tests, reinforcing its place in service and advancing Türkiye’s multi-layered “Çelik Kubbe” (Iron Dome) air defense network.

MSB R&D’s MK-84 GAZAP thermobaric bomb disperses 10,000 fragments across a 1-km radius and delivers roughly three times the effect of standard munitions.

TR Mekatronik’s newly developed 6-barrel 20mm gun, unveiled at IDEF 2025, will provide ATAK helicopters and air defense systems with massive firepower.