STM has laid down the first blocks of the Replenishment and Logistics Support Ships it is building for the Portuguese Navy in Istanbul. The project marks Türkiye’s first military ship export to an EU and NATO member state.

Turkey has achieved a critical milestone in naval defense systems. Developed by MKE, the BALKIN soft-kill decoy system completed tests successfully and is now ready for mass production.

Turkey has strengthened its offshore energy capabilities by adding 7th-generation ultra-deepwater drilling ships Yıldırım and Çağrı Bey to its fleet. With these vessels, Turkey has risen to fourth place globally in fleet size.

Delays in the production of Russia’s strategic bombers and civilian aircraft have triggered a major crisis within the defense industry. Management changes and growing legal disputes highlight the scale of the problem.

Türkiye’s defense industry is strengthening its global position by expanding unmanned surface vehicle exports, covering both platforms and advanced payload systems across the Gulf and Asia-Pacific regions.

ASELSAN has signed export contracts worth $171 million with Asia-Pacific customers, covering communication systems and payloads for unmanned surface vehicles.

ASFAT announced at DIMDEX 2026 that critical milestones in the TF-2000 air defense destroyer and MİLDEN national submarine projects have been completed, with both programs progressing as planned.

Turkey’s decision to issue a NAVTEX valid for two years in the Aegean Sea reinforces its maritime jurisdiction claims and the demilitarized status of certain islands, alarming Greece.