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Turkey seeks drone development and production with Japan

Turkey wants to deepen defense industry ties with Japan through the joint development and production of drones, anti-drone systems and related aviation technology, Foreign...

Syrian troops join Turkey’s EFES drills in first foreign exercise since Assad’s fall

Syrian army units took part in Turkey’s EFES-2026 military exercise in the western province of İzmir, in the first reported participation by Syria’s reconstituted...

Germany to deploy Patriot air defense system to Turkey

Germany will deploy a Patriot missile air defense battery to Turkey as part of a NATO rotation, Berlin's defense ministry said Monday. Some 150 soldiers...

Iraq to buy 20 Turkish air defense systems after strikes linked to US-Israeli war with Iran: report

Iraq is finalizing the purchase of 20 air defense systems from Turkey after drone and missile strikes hit the country amid a US-Israeli confrontation...

Turkey confirms preliminary talks with Spain on sale of KAAN fighter jets: report

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has confirmed preliminary government-to-government contacts with Spain over the possible sale of its KAAN fifth-generation fighter jet, the Spanish defense...

Turkey displays model of 6,000-km missile at İstanbul defense expo

Turkey’s Defense Ministry is displaying the model of a new ballistic missile, the Yıldırımhan (Lightning), at the SAHA 2026 defense exhibition in İstanbul, presenting...

ASELSAN becomes Turkey’s most valuable listed company amid defense export boom

Turkey’s defense electronics giant ASELSAN has become the country’s most valuable publicly traded company, with a market capitalization exceeding 2 trillion lira ($44.4 billion),...

Turkey’s nuclear-powered submarine plan part of ‘global power’ vision: defense minister

Turkey has begun planning design, feasibility and future production work for a nuclear-powered submarine, Defense Minister Yaşar Güler said in an April 22 written...

Turkey, Spain hold Hürjet signing ceremony in Madrid

Turkey and Spain held a signing ceremony in Madrid on Tuesday for the export of Turkey’s domestically developed Hürjet advanced jet trainer, formalizing a...

Turkey ranks 18th globally with $30 billion in military spending in 2025: SIPRI

Fatma Zibak Turkey’s military spending rose to $30 billion in 2025, making it 18th among the world’s top defense spenders, according to new data from...

Turkey to expand elite infantry brigades after lessons from Ukraine, Iran war: defense ministry

Turkey’s defense ministry said Thursday it has begun work to increase the number of commando brigades, elite light infantry formations trained for hard terrain...

Turkey in talks with Italy on missile defense system after regional tensions: report

Turkey is in talks with Italy to purchase and co-produce a European missile defense system as it seeks to strengthen its air defenses amid...

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