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STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş., having played a key role in the significant progress seen in the field of defence in the past couple of years in Türkiye, offers critical solutions in such areas as naval platforms, tactical mini-UAV systems (loitering munitions) and cyber security.
Turkey has agreed to supply Egypt with its renowned drones as both Islamic nations seek to strengthen their diplomatic ties, which has been upgraded from normalisation to strategic.
After being delayed for several months, Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter aircraft, “KAAN,” is expected to conduct its maiden flight before the end of March, according to the Chief Executive Officer of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), Temel Kotil.
The Turkish government has signed contracts to replace foreign-made weapons system used by its armed forces with those manufactured by its local defence companies.
The administration of President Joe Biden is reported to have written a letter to the country’s Congress requesting approval for the sale of 40 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets and 80 fighter aircraft modernization kits to Turkey, estimated to be worth US$20 billion (RM90 billion).
A few days ago, the Turkish Navy received three ships and an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), all domestically built, including its first national frigate named “TCG Istanbul” with 80 percent localisation.
As reported earlier, Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence is currently conducting due diligence on several Turkish shipbuilding companies before deciding which company will supply the Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch 2 to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).
As a temporary measure while developing its own fighter jet engines, Turkey has reportedly sought permission from the United States to build under-license the F-110 GE-129 engines produced by General Electric (GE).
The highly anticipated maiden flight of Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter aircraft, “KAAN,” scheduled for last night (December 27), did not materialize as planned, disappointing the citizens of the Mediterranean nation and global observers.
Türkiye’s unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), Bayraktar TB3, tailored for the country’s newly commissioned aircraft carrier, successfully completed a long-duration flight test recently, remaining airborne for 32 hours, its developer said.