On Thursday, 6 April, a contract was signed for the construction of three new MİLGEM İstif (İ) Class Frigates within the scope of the MİLGEM İstif (İ) Class Frigate Project,… Continue reading "Turkey Begins Work On Construction of 3 New İstif (İ) Class Frigates"
On December 20, Turkey held its final Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSİK) meeting of the year. The meeting, which took place at The Presidential Complex and was presided over by… Continue reading "Turkey Green-lights Production on 25 Different Projects Including the Tayfun Short-Range Ballistic Missile"
The Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan successfully conducted the first test launch of the domestic vertical launch system known as MIDLAS (which stands for National Vertical Launch System). Within the context… Continue reading "Turkey’s Domestically Produced VLS System MIDLAS Successfully Carries Out Its First Test Launch"
The PNS KHAIBAR (F 282) Corvette, the third ship of the PN MİLGEM project in the construction process and the second ship in the delivery schedule, was launched at the… Continue reading "Third Ship Of The PN MİLGEM Project – PNS KHAIBAR (F 282) Launched"
ROKETSAN, a Turkish defense industry missile and rocket system manufacturer, attended the international defense and security fair INDO Defense Expo & Forum 2022, which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from… Continue reading "Indonesia Becomes First Export Customer for Turkey’s KHAN Ballistic Missile System"
The Bayraktar AKINCI drone, which was created by Baykar as part of the AKINCI Project run under the direction of the Turkish Defense Industry Presidency, is continuing to be tested… Continue reading "Turkey’s Bayraktar Akıncı B Attack Drone Successfully Fires New Laser Guided Missile in Recent Trial"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue we focus on: NATO seeking a replacement for… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (11-15 April)"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We continue to deliver more fascinating news from around the World regarding military… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (21-25 February)"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We continue reporting on the current tensions between Russia and Ukraine, but… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (24-28 January)"
Turkey has successfully tested the long-range domestic air defense missile Siper, according to Turkish Defense Industry President İsmail Demir in a statement on social media on Saturday, November 6. Prof.… Continue reading "Turkey Test-Fires The Siper Long-Range Air Defense Missile"