Türkiye’s defense and aviation industry signed over $1 billion worth of contracts in the first month of 2025. The sector’s domestic production rate has reached 95 percent.

The Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that the frigate TCG Salihreis visited and briefed a fishing vessel off the coast of Egypt on January 25, 2025, as part of the NATO Operation Sea Guardian Focused Operation (FOCOPS) 2025-1.

Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani highlighted strong technological synergy with Baykar, confirming that the two companies are working intensively toward potential cooperation in next-generation unmanned systems.

Defense Industry Agency (SSB) President Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün announced that Turkey is now the world’s 11th largest defense exporter, surpassing $7 billion in exports — over half of which went to NATO allies.

Bayraktar TB2 UAVs joined the Albanian Armed Forces, completing their first flights at Kuçova Air Base as the country’s first NATO-standard air platforms.

Italy’s Parliament approved two FREMM EVO frigates and 272 Leopard tanks, pairing naval upgrades with an “Italianized” Leopard program worth about €8.3 billion.

By joining Germany-led European Sky Shield Initiative, Türkiye aims to enhance NATO cooperation while contributing to Europe’s air defense capacity.

Finland will join NATO’s Air Policing mission in Romania with eight F/A-18 fighter jets and nearly 100 personnel, marking its first overseas NATO mission.