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Expected Achievements by Turkish Defense Industry in 2026

 

▫️ The first delivery of the KIZILELMA Unmanned Combat Aircraft will be carried out.


▫️ The serial production contract for KAAN will be signed.

▫️ The first delivery of TB3 UCAVs capable of shipborne takeoff and landing will be completed.

▫️ The first delivery of TB2T-AI UCAVs, featuring AI-supported increased payload capacity, will take place.

▫️ The TS1400 turboshaft engine will be integrated into the GÖKBEY helicopter, and platform-level ground tests will be conducted.

▫️ HÜRKUŞ deliveries will begin.

▫️ Within the National Combat Aircraft Indigenous Engine Development Project, the PDR (Preliminary Design Review) process will be completed and the CDR (Critical Design Review) contract will be signed.

▫️ High-volume deliveries will be carried out within the scope of air defense and missile systems projects.

▫️ The serial production process of the AKYA torpedo will be launched.

▫️ ATMACA Weapon System capability will be integrated into submarines.

▫️ MİDLAS integration will be completed on combat ships.

▫️ Contracts will be signed for the indigenous development of artillery systems of various calibers subject to export licenses.

▫️ With the GİZEM Project, a contract enabling entry into the group of countries possessing high-power laser weapon systems will be implemented.

▫️ Under the BULUT Program, design activities will continue, and cloud infrastructure will be put into operation at the first pilot-selected center.

▫️ In terms of platforms and subsystems, simultaneous progress will be made in land, naval, electronic warfare, radar-sensor, and space-based communications domains.

▫️ The GÖKBAĞI Project, targeting low Earth orbit satellites and military 5G/6G communication infrastructure, will be launched.

▫️ In the DIRCM technology, which is critical for the survivability of air platforms, a system integrated onto a helicopter under ASELSAN’s prime contractor role will be inducted into the inventory.

▫️ For layered airspace coverage, at least two new deliveries each of ALP-100G and ALP-300 early warning radars will be made.

▫️ To ensure spectrum dominance, the new-generation land-based electronic warfare system KORAL 200 will be inducted into the inventory.

▫️ Deliveries of ILGAR-2, which combines electronic support and electronic attack capabilities, will be completed.

▫️ Within the scope of the ALTAY Serial Production Project, a double-digit number of ALTAY tanks will be delivered to the Land Forces Command.

▫️ 15 Medium-Class Unmanned Ground Vehicles in different configurations will be inducted into the inventory, and serial production projects will be initiated.

▫️ For the Naval Forces, the TCG Muratreis submarine will be commissioned, and the modernization of the TCG 18 Mart submarine will be completed.

▫️ The 6th MİLGEM vessel, TCG İzmir, equipped with indigenous missiles, radar, and sensors, will be delivered.

▫️ 4 LCTs for amphibious operations will be delivered to the Naval Forces, and 70 RHIB boats to the Land Forces.

▫️ Within the indigenous development program for kamikaze unmanned surface vehicles, a swarm capability demonstration at sea will be conducted.

Source: @pars_pluss

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