Turkey announced a 229% increase in budget allocation for weapons, ammunition, and defense equipment procurement in 2027. Total defense and security allocations, including the Defense Industry Support Fund, will reach 3.45 trillion liras ($69.64 billion).

HAVELSAN's Engineer Kids on the Road Project conducted applied science workshops in village schools across Trabzon. Through BAHA UAV and BARKAN UGV demonstrations, approximately 500 students were introduced to engineering and technology fields.

STM Defense Technologies reached a significant milestone in its Logistics and Supply Support Ship project for the Portuguese Navy. The block laying ceremony for the second vessel, N.R.P. FERNANDO PESSOA, took place on October 20, 2026, in Istanbul, marking Turkey's first military ship export to an EU and NATO member state.

SAVX, a subsidiary of Titra Teknoloji under Pasifik Teknoloji, has developed the MERKÜT Magazine system to enhance operational efficiency of FPV kamikaze drones. The system keeps multiple drones ready for deployment like ammunition in a weapon magazine. It was first used in the Turkish Armed Forces' Ateş Serbest joint exercise.

The MEBS School and Training Center Command, which has been training Turkish Armed Forces personnel since 1926, is modernizing communications education through artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and cyber defense technologies. The command aims to develop qualified personnel who contribute to operational management, not merely system operators.

Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan visited Aero Vodochody in Prague to examine L-39 Skyfox training and light attack aircraft. Armenia is set to procure four L-39 Skyfox units and currently operates L-39 Albatros aircraft in its air force.

With an investment exceeding 1.5 billion dollars, MKE is significantly expanding its 155mm howitzer ammunition production capacity. Infrastructure modernization efforts at production facilities in Kırıkkale, Kırşehir, and Samsun are expected to be completed this year.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) announced that AKSUNGUR, the world's longest-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle in its class, successfully completed its first test firing with ASELSAN's Bunker-Buster TOLUN P munition. The target was struck with precision.