During the DENİZKURDU-I/2025 Exercise, Bayraktar TB3 UCAVs launched from TCG Anadolu and the AKINCI UCAV flying from Northern Cyprus destroyed all designated targets with different munitions. Türkiye showcased its air–naval operational power in the Blue Homeland.

Türkiye’s kamikaze drone KarguFPV successfully struck an armored vehicle with full precision during its first explosive test using an armor-piercing warhead. Developed by STM, the system strengthens its role as a deterrent in asymmetric warfare.

Bayraktar KIZILELMA successfully completed its first live-fire trials in Çorlu, striking two separate targets with ASELSAN’s TOLUN and ROKETSAN’s TEBER-82 guided munitions.

In a coordinated test, Bayraktar TB3, Bayraktar KIZILELMA and Bayraktar AKINCI took off one after another, successfully demonstrating strike, maneuver and operational sortie capabilities.

Türkiye’s defense and aviation sector increased its exports by 39% in the January–September period, reaching 6 billion dollars, with September alone contributing 574 million dollars.

Türkiye’s first unmanned fighter aircraft, Bayraktar KIZILELMA, has successfully completed its Mid-Altitude System Identification and Performance Test, marking another major milestone in its development.

SSB President Haluk Görgün announced that the KAAN fighter jet and indigenous engine programs are progressing on schedule, emphasizing that KAAN’s future is not dependent on any single foreign engine source and that Türkiye is rapidly advancing toward full independence in engine technologies.

Lentatek’s domestically developed loitering munition system completed its first mission with a major export achievement, delivering a customized version to a friendly and allied nation.