The Head of Turkey's Defense Industry Agency Haluk Görgün stated at the Turkey-Saudi Arabia Defense Industry Days held in Istanbul that both nations aim to advance their defense ecosystem through joint projects. Saudi Arabia targets raising its defense industry localization rate to 50 percent under its 2030 Vision.

Poland's Defense Ministry announced the receipt of the final 2026 shipment of K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers and K2 Black Panther main battle tanks from South Korea. Dozens of systems have arrived and will be integrated into eastern forces within days.

German defense contractor Rheinmetall signed a contract to supply 20 Skyranger 30 air defense systems to the Belgian Armed Forces. The systems will be integrated into vehicles equipped with hooklift loading mechanisms, with deliveries beginning in late 2028.

Turkish UAV manufacturer Skydagger announced it has surpassed initial targets and reached annual production levels of 150,000-160,000 FPV drones. The company is strengthening its production infrastructure with the mobile factory MDF500 while preparing for TOYCA kamikaze UAV launch tests from TCG ANADOLU.

A delegation led by Pavlo Palisa, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the President of Ukraine, examined the TOLGA Close-Range Air Defense System developed by MKE. The system provides multi-layered defense capabilities against unmanned aerial vehicles.

BAMEX 2026, organized by Mali's Ministry of Defense and The Peak Defense, opened its doors in Bamako. Over 20 Turkish defense companies participated, with delegations from more than 40 African nations attending the exhibition.

Turaç, a Turkish ammunition manufacturer, showcased its anti-drone solutions at BAMEX 2026 fair in Mali. The "Drone Shield" system, integrating capabilities of five Turkish defense entities, detects targets at 800 meters and neutralizes them at 150 meters through autonomous fire.

Turkish defense company STM demonstrated national technological capabilities by deploying its unmanned autonomous underwater vehicle NETA 300 in the Mediterranean for wreck detection and mine identification operations.