Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar announced at the SAHA 2026 Expo that the company aims to begin initial serial deliveries of its Kızılelma unmanned combat aircraft during 2026.

Turkey's new Artificial Intelligence Action Plan, developed under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, aims to establish the country as a leading global player in AI-driven defense applications. Domestic solutions like T3 AI and HAVELSAN MAIN platform are driving the transformation.

Türkiye and Kazakhstan have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture for the production and maintenance of unmanned aerial vehicles. The agreement covers the ANKA platform developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries and aims to strengthen defense industry cooperation between the two nations.

Sudan's military deployed the Bayraktar AKINCI unmanned aerial vehicle armed with the EREN air-to-air missile, developed by ROKETSAN, to successfully neutralize an adversary drone. The operation demonstrated the operational effectiveness of Turkish defense industry air-to-air weapon systems.

ROKETSAN’s KARA ATMACA successfully destroyed its farthest-range target during a test firing, demonstrating long-range precision strike capability.

ROKETSAN’s TAYFUN Block-2 has entered the Turkish Armed Forces inventory, strengthening Türkiye’s long-range strike and strategic deterrence capability.

German media claims that Berlin is evaluating Turkish long-range missile systems, including Yıldırımhan and Tayfun Block-4, as alternatives to Tomahawk.

According to claims in the German press, Berlin is evaluating Türkiye’s missile systems to address its long-range defence capability gap.