Air Force
The Turkish Land Forces is on the verge of taking delivery of their first T-129 ATAK attack helicopters as the production of the aircraft gathers momentum. Speaking at the IDEF exhibition in 2013, company representatives stated…
May 9 2013 / Read More »
Turkey has been one of the keenest partners in the multinational Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) consortium, but major disputes with the leading manufacturer in this huge program have weakened Turkish enthusiasm. Last month, Turkeys defense procurement…
Feb 27 2013 / Read More »
ANKARA — A Turkish move to deploy NATO’s Patriot ground-to-air missiles on its southern border with Syria has antagonized regional rivals Iran and Russia. And defense industry sources say it could obviate the need for the…
Dec 3 2012 / Read More »
Army
Otokar made further moves to position itself as a viable alternative to Western manufacturers with the release of three new vehicles at the IDEF exhibition in Istanbul. Alongside the second prototype of the Altay MBT, Otokar…
May 8 2013 / Read More »
Turkey’s vehicle manufacturing powerhouse Otokar has unveiled a new 35 ton armored infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) at the IDEF 2013 international defense industry fair. Appropriately named ’Tulpar’ after the Turkic mythological horse with wings that protects warriors in battle, the vehicle…
May 8 2013 / Read More »
The US joint venture that builds the Javelin anti-tank missile came through town recently to introduce a new senior executive, underscoring American industry’s hot pursuit of a contract for a medium-range weapon for the French Army,…
May 2 2013 / Read More »
Navy
Finmeccanica company Alenia Aermacchi is to supply eight new-generation ATR 72-600 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft to the Turkish Navy under a contract amendment signed with Turkey’s Defence Industries Undersecratariat (SSM) at…
May 10 2013 / Read More »
Turkish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Vessels.TCSG 701 “Dost” and TCSG 703 “Umut” were delivered to Turkish Coast Guard.on April 5. Deputy Minister of National Defence Mr. Hasan Kemal Yardımcı, Undersecretary of Defence Industries Mr.Murad Bayar,…
May 2 2013 / Read More »
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri is well known for showing a wide array of designs at naval expositions, and a huge model of the Italian Navy’s sail training ship Amerigo Vespucci dominates their display at the Euronaval exposition…
Oct 30 2012 / Read More »
Intel
Sikorsky is still yet to sign a contract with Turkey for the license-manufacture of 109 T-70i Black Hawk helicopters, more than two years after the airframe was formally selected for the Turkish Utility Helicopter Programme. In…
May 9 2013 / Read More »
Turkey has a vibrant and increasingly capable defence industry that is determined to boost its export earnings up to $2 billion a year, a goal that the Defence and Aerospace Industry Exporters Association says is well…
May 8 2013 / Read More »
Turkey is testing blood samples taken from Syrian casualties brought over the border from fighting in recent days to determine whether they were victims of a chemical weapons attack, local government and health officials said on…
May 1 2013 / Read More »
Science & Tech
Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi & Ticaret AS, a producer of civilian and defense electronic systems, and partners will build fourth-generation mobile phone software and equipment, allowing Turkish operators to avoid costly imports. Aselsan, along with Netas Telekomunikasyon…
Mar 16 2013 / Read More »
NASA followed up its picture-perfect landing of a plutonium-powered rover Sunday night with a picture of the balletic Mars landing — as well as some well-earned self-congratulation about what the accomplishment says about NASA’s ingenuity. “There…
Aug 6 2012 / Read More »
Economy
Turkey is getting ready to choose a winning tender for its second nuclear plant and Istanbul’s third airport as early as tomorrow, amid a firesale of many state assets, including a key port in Istanbul and…
May 2 2013 / Read More »
Turkey’s first electric bus, the Doruk Electra, produced by Turkish bus maker Otokar, is ready to be produced serially and hit the roads after completion of a six-month testing period. Doruk Elektra, which runs completely on…
May 2 2013 / Read More »
Strategy
New rules on Turkish defense procurement that broaden the jurisdiction and procurement management powers of the country’s defense procurement agency are raising concerns over whether that power will be abused, analysts said. The Turkish government on…
Oct 30 2012 / Read More »
By Ismail Duman Turkey marks 60th anniversary as a member of NATO. As a loyal ally of NATO, Turkey made historic choice of siding with the Western Bloc and since 1952, it has served as a…
Jul 21 2012 / Read More »
Terrorism
The United States’ top intelligence chief paid an unannounced two-day visit to Ankara to discuss deepening instability in Syria and the joint fight against terrorism. David Petraeus, chief of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), held meetings…
Mar 13 2012 / Read More »
Turkish security forces killed eight alleged members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party during clashes in the southeastern province of Bingöl today. Bingöl Gov. Hakan GĂĽvencer said the militants were killed in a clash near Yayladere town…
Dec 15 2011 / Read More »
