TURKISH DEFENSE INDUSTRY

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Türkiye and Russia’s Military Drone Programmes: Why a Great Aviation Industry Came Late

Türkiye and Russia’s Military Drone Programmes: Why a Great Aviation Industry Came Late

Russia holds one of the world's oldest aircraft design traditions. Sukhoi, MiG, Tupolev, Yakovlev — all were building combat aircraft before Türkiye had an aviation...

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ANKA and TAPAS: Same Class, Two Different Outcomes — The MALE Drone Programmes of Türkiye and India

ANKA and TAPAS: Same Class, Two Different Outcomes — The MALE Drone Programmes of Türkiye and India

Two countries set out, in the same class and in adjacent periods, to build their own medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aircraft. They reached first flight at...

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Türkiye and Europe’s MALE Drone Programmes: Why Europe Started Over Three Times

Türkiye and Europe’s MALE Drone Programmes: Why Europe Started Over Three Times

Since 2007 Europe has launched three separate programmes to build a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aircraft. Two were cancelled; the third had still not flown by...

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Drone Programmes That Started in the Same Era: Where Are They in 2026?

Drone Programmes That Started in the Same Era: Where Are They in 2026?

Between 2004 and 2011, at least eight countries set out to build a medium-altitude unmanned aircraft of their own. They started with different budgets, different...

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Blue Homeland by the Numbers: 175,000 Visitors, 2,698 Teams and a 3 Million Lira Prize Pool

Blue Homeland by the Numbers: 175,000 Visitors, 2,698 Teams and a 3 Million Lira Prize Pool

Turkey's naval technology festival, TEKNOFEST Blue Homeland (Mavi Vatan), opens its second edition at Golcuk Naval Shipyard in Kocaeli on 20-23 August 2026. The first...

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World’s Largest Ammunition Manufacturers: The 155 mm Race, Capacity and Exports Compared (2026)

World’s Largest Ammunition Manufacturers: The 155 mm Race, Capacity and Exports Compared (2026)

The war in Ukraine turned the defense industry's least glamorous business into its most strategic one overnight: ammunition. Atop the list of the world's largest...

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Ahmet Kaygusuz Appointed Deputy General Manager at ARCA Defence, Türkiye’s Top 2025 Exporter

Ahmet Kaygusuz Appointed Deputy General Manager at ARCA Defence, Türkiye’s Top 2025 Exporter

Ahmet Kaygusuz has been appointed Deputy General Manager for Business Development and Corporate Communications at ARCA Defence, the company ranked first among Turkish defence and...

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FOTONİKS products: full guide in five categories (2026)

FOTONİKS products: full guide in five categories (2026)

Quick answer: As of 2026, FOTONİKS lists close to 40 products across five categories: dismounted soldier systems, platform-integrated systems, reconnaissance-surveillance systems, optical communication systems, and...