At Foça Gendarmerie Commando School, a six-month course covering land, sea, and air phases prepares commandos for demanding special operations.

The first P-72 Maritime Patrol Aircraft, produced under the Meltem-3 project, entered the Turkish Naval Forces inventory with the tail number TCB-751.

Turkey’s defense industry achieved major milestones in 2019, advancing air, land, naval, missile and electronic systems while strengthening the operational capabilities of national security forces.

Turkey and Malaysia signed 10 key defense agreements at LIMA 2019, covering technology transfer, joint production and information sharing. The collaborations span aviation, naval platforms and rocket technologies.

A classification services contract has been signed for Türkiye’s largest military vessel, the Landing Platform Dock (LPD). The high-technology amphibious ship is planned to be delivered within six years.