Turkey

Aselsan is making a $1.5 billion investment in new facilities to support development of Turkey's Steel Dome air defense system and increase production capacity.

Wet lease operator BBN Airlines Türkiye is anticipating its first Boeing 777-300 freighter conversion from Mammoth Freighters in the first quarter of 2026.

Turkey’s iGA Istanbul Airport says it is “on track” to achieving net zero emissions across all ground operations by 2050.

Western defense primes continue to play an important role in Turkish modernization plans, but Turkey will increasingly rely on domestic purchases, resulting in a 12% increase in the number of in-service Turkish military aircraft from 1,269 today to around 1,467 in 2035.

BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn says talks with Turkey to sign an MOU over the purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets are “progressing pretty quickly.”

Turkey could seal a Eurofighter deal by year-end, closing a yawning capability gap and achieving parity with Greece over the Aegean Sea.

Indonesia has committed to purchasing 48 of the Turkish Aerospace Industries Kaan combat aircraft, becoming the type's first export customer.

Turkish Aerospace Industries has received the first major government order for the Gokbey utility helicopter, securing a deal for 57 from the military.

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first domestically produced warplane appears to be making steady progress towards service entry.

A Turkish uncrewed aircraft system developer has secured orders from the country’s military for a rotary-wing logistics platform.

Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan has lifted the lid on an internally developed ramjet-powered, beyond-visual-range, air-to-air missile.

Turkey has signed an MOU with the UK that could lead to a Eurofighter Typhoon purchase.

Turkey is nearing an agreement to acquire Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, according to people familiar with the talks.

Turkey’s ASFAT is trying to turn domestic military factories into export powerhouses for aerospace maintenance and parts.

U.S. Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, said he will continue blocking indefinitely the transfer of Lockheed Martin F-35s purchased by Turkey during a July 9 hearing.

The four-nation Eurofighter combat aircraft is “still very much in the game” for potential export sales to Saudi Arabia and Turkey, says a UK government minister.

Participants in the annual Turkish-led Anatolian Eagle exercises trained as the exercise adapts to a new era of high-intensity warfighting.

Aselsan says it is looking to commence production of its Yildrim 100 laser-based directed infrared countermeasures system (DIRCM) late this year.

One of two prototypes of Turkish Aerospace Industries’ Anka 3 uncrewed combat air vehicle has been lost after crashing upon landing.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense has not formalized a contract with Turkish Aerospace Industries for the Kaan next-generation fighter program.

Turkey has secured its first export order for its indigenous Kaan combat aircraft after Indonesia signed a deal to acquire 48 examples of the fighter.

Five additional NATO members have joined a coalition of western countries aiming to help Ukraine bolster its electronic warfare capabilities.

Israel reports it has driven weapons sales abroad to new heights.

It is hard to hear aircraft take off amid the noise of metal being machined in the workshops of the Turkish Air Force’s 2nd Air Maintenance Factory Directorate.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.