Turkey

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

By Chen Chuanren, Tony Osborne
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Five additional NATO members have joined a coalition of western countries aiming to help Ukraine bolster its electronic warfare capabilities.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Israel reports it has driven weapons sales abroad to new heights.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
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.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Czech airframer Aero Vodochody has signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin for the development of a reconnaissance pod.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Turkey and Belgium are planning to join a multinational effort to provide drones to Ukraine, the Latvian government that leads the effort with the UK said.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Tusas Engine Industries has revealed the designation for the indigenous engine that will power Turkey's homegrown combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Turkey and China have signed a new air services accord that more than doubles weekly passenger flight rights between the two countries.
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu says the company’s Hurjet could become the training platform for NATO nations.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
With new prototypes in manufacturing and domestic technologies moving forward, Turkey’s Kaan fighter program is taking shape.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace Industries is adapting the design of its 10-metric-ton transport helicopter to be more like Sikorsky’s Black Hawk.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s second-ever Carrier Strike Group with Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers has set sail for the Asia-Pacific region.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s Aselsan has adapted its Tolun glide bomb for ground launch from multiple-launch artillery systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Letters of intent to acquire the Ultra Short come from more than 50 companies and Electra.aero values those preorders at nearly $9 billion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Spanish Air Chief Gen. Francisco Braco Carbo was flown in one of two Hurjet development aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
President Donald Trump’s State Department has announced that the U.S. export control system authorized a whopping $318 billion in foreign arms sales in 2024.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Data from payloads fitted to the aircraft, including electro-optical cameras and radar imagery, will be sent from the UAS to a Geo-Information Center.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Development of the new missiles follows the introduction of weapons with a range of 800 km into the national inventory.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK is ratcheting up efforts to sell Eurofighters to Turkey with a visit of two Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft to Ankara.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
In total, legislators approved 38 projects with a combined value of about €21 billion ($26.7 billion).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Jouppi
The Aviation Week Intelligence Network is tracking $193 billion in open opportunities for military aircraft over the next decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Aircraft that had been earmarked for upgrade to the F-16V standard will now be upgraded by Turkish Aerospace Industries.
Budget, Policy & Operations