The United Kingdom has joined the European LEAP initiative despite delays to its Defence Investment Plan. A lightweight, low-cost air defence weapon is planned by 2027 to counter drones and missile threats.

Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV successfully destroyed a target UAV over the Black Sea using ROKETSAN’s EREN loitering munition in a critical air-to-air test.

ROKETSAN and Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University held a strategic meeting to enhance domestic production capacity and strengthen university-industry integration in Türkiye’s defense sector.

ROKETSAN signed strategic agreements in Riyadh during World Defense Show 2026 for joint production of cruise missiles and anti-tank missile systems in Saudi Arabia.

Roketsan aims to launch commercial and military satellites into orbit using fully domestic launch systems within the next few years under the Şimşek Project.

Rising Turkish defense company SKYDAGGER successfully tested its TOYCA 05 kamikaze UAV. The system stands out with air-launch capability from multiple platforms.

ROKETSAN has named one of its newly developed indigenous precision-guided missile systems after martyr Eren Bülbül, sending a strong message of remembrance and national unity.

Türkiye’s nationally developed jet engines eliminate foreign dependency in missile systems while opening new export markets, led by deliveries to Brazil and growing global demand.