The Presidency of Defense Industries signed contract amendments at SAHA 2026 for the Delican UAV and rotary-wing mini cargo UAV projects.

Israel has approved a major procurement plan for new F-35 and F-15IA fighter jets to strengthen its long-term air superiority.

SAHA 2026 will bring together more than 1,700 companies from over 120 countries in Istanbul to showcase Türkiye’s next-generation defense technologies.

Türkiye’s defense and aerospace industry exported $962 million in April, while January-April exports rose 28 percent year-on-year.

The EFES-2026 Joint Combined Exercise brought together military elements from eastern and western Libya under the same training framework for the first time. The participation stands out as a significant military milestone for the “One Unified Libya” vision.

ASELSAN reported a strong start to 2026, with first-quarter revenue rising 15% in real terms to TRY 34.3 billion, new export contracts climbing 69% to $629 million, and backlog reaching $20.7 billion.

An official signing ceremony was held at Airbus facilities in Madrid for the export of Türkiye’s indigenous jet trainer HÜRJET to Spain. The agreement marks a major milestone for Turkish aerospace exports in the European and NATO markets.

Australia selected Lockheed Martin’s HIMARS and Precision Strike Missile solution over the Thales-Kongsberg StrikeMaster concept in a $2.7 billion long-range strike program. The decision is expected to strengthen both Canberra’s precision-strike capability and its wider defense-industrial plans.