TAYFUN Block-3 locked onto a moving surface target at long range with its seeker head and destroyed it with surgical precision.

Ay Yıldız Joint Headquarters will host defense ministers and senior NATO representatives as part of its first official organization during the NATO Summit.

Turkey's MKE-developed TOLGA Close-Range Air Defense System was presented to a 64-member international delegation from 24 countries through live-fire demonstrations. The system achieved 100 percent success rate against kamikaze drones, swarm attacks, and fixed-wing unmanned aircraft.

France-based Thales introduced the DeepFinder UHF radar family at Eurosatory 2026, designed to enhance Europe's air defense infrastructure. The system, available in mobile and fixed versions, can detect ballistic, hypersonic, and space-based threats while serving as a key complement to SAMP/T NG air defense batteries.

Within the NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum, Turkish defense industry products and national air platforms will be presented to international delegates under the coordination of the Presidency of Defense Industries.

The Presidency of Defense Industries announced that Turkey's annualized defense and aerospace exports exceeded $11 billion for the first time, reaching 514.86 billion Turkish lira. June exports reached $802.8 million, marking a 29.6% year-over-year increase.

Ay Yıldız Joint Headquarters will bring the Ministry of National Defense and force commands together in a single high-tech campus.

Baykar-acquired Italian aerospace company Piaggio Aerospace achieved operational continuity in its first year, retained 677 employees, and launched the new Avanti NX product family.