Turkey

By Robert Wall
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.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkey could seal a Eurofighter deal by year-end, closing a yawning capability gap and achieving parity with Greece over the Aegean Sea.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesia has committed to purchasing 48 of the Turkish Aerospace Industries Kaan combat aircraft, becoming the type's first export customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace Industries has received the first major government order for the Gokbey utility helicopter, securing a deal for 57 from the military.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first domestically produced warplane appears to be making steady progress towards service entry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A Turkish uncrewed aircraft system developer has secured orders from the country’s military for a rotary-wing logistics platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan has lifted the lid on an internally developed ramjet-powered, beyond-visual-range, air-to-air missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
Turkey has signed an MOU with the UK that could lead to a Eurofighter Typhoon purchase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
Turkey is nearing an agreement to acquire Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, according to people familiar with the talks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
After a lull, Turkey is starting to lay out more for defense.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Steve Trimble
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.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Participants in the annual Turkish-led Anatolian Eagle exercises trained as the exercise adapts to a new era of high-intensity warfighting.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Aselsan says it is looking to commence production of its Yildrim 100 laser-based directed infrared countermeasures system (DIRCM) late this year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
One of two prototypes of Turkish Aerospace Industries’ Anka 3 uncrewed combat air vehicle has been lost after crashing upon landing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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