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.
Turkey’s TAI, UK’s BAE Systems join forces for collaborative drone ‘opportunities’
As part of the agreement, TAI will share its experience in unmanned aircraft development and production, while BAE Systems will support through coordination of regional sales to Europe and other regions, a TAI official told Breaking Defense.
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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.
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.
Europe is pouring money into defense. Can US firms reap the reward amid trans-Atlantic tension?
At Paris Air Show, US executives said they see multiple paths for enlarging their share of the European defense market, including coproduction deals, mergers and acquisitions, and the creation of European-based subsidiaries.
Turkish Aerospace eyes full development of local KAAN fighter jet engine by 2032
KAAN flight tests currently feature General Electric's F110 turbofan engine, but Ankara has long prioritized a local alternative to reduce dependency on overseas suppliers.
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Indonesia and Turkey ink deal for 48 KAAN fighter jets
Turkish Aerospace Industries, producer of the stealth jet, said that Indonesian and Turkish defense officials formally signed an agreement for the deal during a ceremony at the Indo Defence trade show in Jakarta.
A joint project? Turkey’s KAAN fighter program attracts Gulf interest, exec says
"There are lots of interest [from a] number of countries, but these things are taking a lot of time and high-level decisions,” Turkish Aerospace Industries General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu told Breaking Defense.
TAI exec claims 20 Turkish KAAN fighters to be delivered in 2028
Temel Kotil, TAI's general manager, claimed that the domestically-produced Turkish jet will outperform the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
The sights of IDEX Day 2 [PHOTOS]
From air to land to sea, defense firms from around the world showed off their wares at the second day of the Abu Dhabi-based expo.
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Turkish firms show off at DIMDEX with big presence, new models
It was impossible not to take note of just how strong the Turkish presence was, out-pacing any other nation’s products on the show floor. The companies also came with a number of designs being revealed for the first time, a sign of how Turkish firms view the Qatari market.
Iraq Closes In On Drones, Helicopters And EW From Turkey
Iraq wants 12 T-129 ATAK helicopters, six Koral electronic warfare systems, and an unspecified number of TB2 Bayraktar armed drones as part of the deal, which would tie the two countries closer.
US Halts F-35 Parts Shipments To Turkey
WASHINGTON: The US economic vice is beginning to tighten on Recep Tayyip Erdogan, president of Turkey, who has made it a mark of his presidency to test just how far he can stretch the bonds that knit his country to NATO and the United States. The Pentagon announced today, as my Reuters’ colleague Mike Stone […]