Romania will purchase the Turkish naval vessel TCG Akhisar (P-1220) directly from the Turkish Navy for €223 million (excluding VAT), according to the Romanian Ministry of National Defence.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated Türkiye’s determination to proceed with the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets, rejecting Greek criticism and asserting that the move is aimed solely at strengthening national security.
Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler held a high-level meeting on Saturday with BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn and UK Ambassador to Türkiye Jill Morris to discuss key defence cooperation matters.
Turkey’s defence and aerospace exports reached a value of USD 3.603 billion in the first half of 2025, marking a 25% increase compared to the same period last year.
Türkiye now commands 65% of the global market in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to Defence Industry President Haluk Görgün.
Türkiye has signed the largest defence export agreement in its history with Indonesia for the sale of 48 KAAN fifth-generation fighter jets.
Turkish defence firm STM has successfully completed the first test firing of its new First-Person View (FPV) Kamikaze Drone, the KarguFpv, which struck its target with full accuracy.
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Turkish defence company HAVELSAN has announced the commencement of mass production for its medium-class Level 1 autonomous unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), BARKAN.
In its 2024 annual report, Turkish defence company Aselsan confirmed the official integration of the Akkor 10 active protection system into the Turkish Armed Forces.
his move follows Otokar’s contract with the Romanian Ministry of Defence, signed in November 2024, for the delivery of 1,059 COBRA II vehicles.
On 17 April 2025, the German government, led by a caretaker coalition of Social Democrats and Greens, blocked the export of around three dozen Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey.
According to Turkish defence website TurkDef, Ankara is seeking to rejoin the F-35 Lightning II programme and acquire the fifth-generation fighter jets.
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