Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shared a photo of himself in front of the Bayraktar Kızılelma Unmanned Combat Aircraft developed by Baykar at the Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology… Continue reading "Baykar Releases The First Images Of The Bayraktar TB3 With Foldable Wings"
The Turkish Naval Forces Command received the first batch of FNSS Defense Systems’ Marine Assault Vehicles (MAV). Turkish Defense Industry (SSB) President Ismail Demir announced the delivery via his social… Continue reading "Turkish Naval Forces Command Receives The First Batch Of FNSS Marine Assault Vehicles"
The Turkish Naval Forces Command recently published a document summarizing significant milestones in the Turkish Navy’s history. The document highlighted some interesting recent achievements. According to the document, the Laser… Continue reading "Meteksan’s NAZAR Laser Electronic Attack System Enters Service With The Turkish Naval Forces"
The first prototype of Hürjet, the jet aircraft developed by Turkey’s largest aviation manufacturer Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for pilot training and light attack missions, was unveiled last week at… Continue reading "Turkey Unveils The First Prototype of the HURJET Jet Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft"
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar announced on Wednesday that its prototype Kizilelma armed drone has officially made its first flight. Baykar Chief Technology Officer Selcuk Bayraktar made the announcement by uploading… Continue reading "Baykar’s Kizilelma Armed Drone Makes Official First Flight"
Another critical stage in the development of the Bayraktar KIZILELMA, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter aircraft project developed by Baykar, has been completed. On Sunday, November 20, Bayraktar KIZILELMA successfully completed… Continue reading "Turkey’s Unmanned Fighter Aircraft Bayraktar KIZILELMA Successfully Completes Its First Automatic Taxi Testing"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue and much of our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (7-11 March)"
At a press conference conducted at HAVELSAN’s headquarters in Ankara with the attendance of news organizations on Monday, January 31, Turkish Presidency of Defense Industry President İsmail Demir presented the vision… Continue reading "Defense Industry President İsmail Demir Announces The Goals of the Turkish Defense Industry for 2022"
Production and assembly activities for the prototype aircraft of the HÜRJET Project, which was launched by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in 2017 in order to meet the Turkish Air Force’s… Continue reading "Turkey Starts Production of HURJET Jet Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft"
Baykar today released the first concept renders of its MIUS (Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi, or Unmanned Combat Air System). The renders show off the jet-powered MIUS’ profile. While the fuselage… Continue reading "Baykar Unveils New Carrier Capable Unmanned Combat Aircraft Concept"