Middle East missiles, large contracts and space ambitions: 2025 review
There was no shortage of news in the Middle East in 2025.
Middle East defense industry flexes its muscles with nine firms in SIPRI’s Top 100
Companies from Israel, the UAE and Turkey made an estimated $31 billion in arms revenue in 2024, according to a new report.
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London’s Eurofighter sale to Turkey: A win for industry, a loss for strategy
Approving the sale of Eurofighters to Turkey may have had good optics. but it undermines NATO's collective security, argues Sinan Ciddi from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Eurofighter CEO says Turkish order could serve as ‘wake-up call’ for additional exports
One major upside for the consortium, should the wave of additional contracts arrive, is that the volume of export aircraft on order would be greater than those signed by the Eurofighter home nations of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.
Turkey inks deal for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets
"This landmark agreement with Türkiye is a win for British workers, a win for our defence industry, and a win for NATO security," British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
A ‘modern concept’: Turkey’s Aselsan reveals new Steel Dome details
The Turkish defense giant recently opened up more of its sprawling facility for journalists to get a look at some Steel Dome components.
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The latest from EDGE Group and an interview with Aselsan’s CEO: Middle East Defense Digest [Video]
Breaking Defense's Agnes Helou runs down the latest from the Middle East after Israel's attack on Qatar. Then she speaks to the CEO of Aselsan.
What’s in a pin? Trump dons golden F-22 during Erdogan meeting
Fashion aside, the president said he and the Turkish leader would discuss Ankara rejoining the F-35 program, suggesting Erdogan would be "successful" in buying jets he wanted.
Turkey’s Aselsan inks $1.9B deal with military for air defense systems
During a visit by Breaking Defense to Aselsan facilities in late August, the company displayed 47 vehicle-based air defense systems that had been formally delivered to the Turkish armed forces.
The KAAN and beyond: Turkish defense firms highlight domestic capability, with eyes abroad
Breaking Defense recently got an inside look at some major Turkish defense firms.
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Turkey’s $1.5B Steel Dome hub envisioned as Europe’s largest air defense facility
Breaking Defense visited what's expected to be the center of Turkey's sprawling Steel Dome national air defense effort.
On the ground at Turkey’s arms expo: The Middle East Defense Digest [VIDEO]
Agnes Helou takes you on a tour of the IDEF 2025 show floor. Then she interviews the CEO of Turkish Aerospace Industries.
Aselsan adds new platforms for Turkey’s Steel Dome national air defense, eyes export deals
"There is a huge demand, but main purpose is to make something together — co-production, co-design, co-investment," Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol told Breaking Defense of the international market.
Regional sales and ASFAT’s CEO on his expansion plans: Middle East Defense Digest [Video]
In this first edition of the Middle East Defense Digest, Agnes Helou walks you through some recent weapons deals in the region before interviewing ASFAT CEO Mustafa Ilbas.