President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Türkiye achieved remarkable success during NATO’s drill in Germany, highlighting Bayraktar TB3’s successful landing on TCG Anadolu. Defense exports surpassed $10 billion.

At NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2026 exercise in Germany, Turkish defense systems stood out prominently. ASELSAN’s ASLAN UGV and Bayraktar TB-3 showcased advanced operational capabilities.

Bayraktar TB3 conducted an 8-hour, 1,700-kilometer joint mission with Eurofighter jets during NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2026 exercise. The flight demonstrated Türkiye’s growing unmanned systems integration within NATO operations.

Armored and armed multi-purpose patrol boats developed by the Turkish defense industry will be exported to a Southeast Asian country. This marks Türkiye’s first naval platform export to the region.

Türkiye’s first Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), ULAQ, has officially entered service equipped with an indigenous 12.7 mm Remote Controlled Weapon System.

New prototypes of Türkiye’s National Combat Aircraft KAAN have been unveiled for structural and flight testing. The development marks a major milestone toward serial production.

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.

ROKETSAN exceeded $750 million in exports in 2025, achieving more than 50% growth and strengthening its position in the global defense industry.