Turkey

Turkish Navy to Receive New Versions of ULAQ Unmanned Sea Vehicle

ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defense will deliver two new versions of the ULAQ armed unmanned sea vehicle to the Turkish Naval Forces.

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Leonardo, Baykar Partner to Meet Europe’s Surging Drone Demand

Defense manufacturers Leonardo and Baykar have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly produce unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

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Turkey Presses PKK to Disarm ‘Immediately’

Turkey insisted the PKK and all groups allied with it must disarm and disband "immediately," a week after a historic ceasefire.

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Turkish Akinci Drone Flight-Tested With Domestic AESA Radar

Turkish defense firm Baykar has flight-tested the Murad 100-A active electronically scanned array radar with its Akinci long-range combat drone.

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PKK Declares Ceasefire With Turkey After 40 Years of Armed Struggle

Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle.

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BMC to Provide Altuğ Armored Combat Vehicles for Turkish Army

Turkey has contracted local automotive manufacturer BMC to supply Altuğ 8x8 armored combat vehicles to its land forces.

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In Major Shift, Ocalan Calls for PKK to Drop Weapons, Disband

An emotional crowd broke into applause, while others wept in the main city of Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast Thursday as jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militant group to dissolve and his fighters to lay down their weapons.

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FNSS Pars Alpha Armored Vehicle Clinches Turkish Military Contract

Turkish defense manufacturer FNSS has been contracted for the supply of new generation PARS ALPHA armored vehicles for the Turkish Land Forces.

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Baykar Tests TB2 Drone Equipped With AI Features, Turbo Engine

Turkish firm Baykar has tested its Bayraktar TB2T-AI drone, a "rebirthed" version of the TB2 equipped with advanced artificial intelligence and a turbo engine.

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Aselsan Conducts First Test Launch of Goksur Point Defense System

Turkish defense firm Aselsan conducted the first live fire test of the Goksur point defense missile system earlier this week.

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