In December 2025, Qatar took delivery of its first ULAQ armed unmanned surface vehicle (USV) from Türkiye’s Ares Shipyard, with the platform now operational with
A ship spotter photograph circulating on social media shows ASELSAN’s new CENK 350-N fixed-face AESA radar being fitted on Indonesia’s first Merah Putih-class frigate, currently
Turkish defense contractor ASFAT announced the signing of a contract with Romania’s Ministry of National Defence for the sale of TCG Akhisar (P-1220), the lead
On November 30, 2025, Türkiye’s drone manufacturer Baykar announced that the Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned fighter jet successfully engaged and destroyed an aerial target using the
SANCAR, the Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (AUSV) developed by HAVELSAN—one of Türkiye’s leading defense technology companies—has successfully completed acceptance processes following its firing tests. Now
On September 1, 2025, Turkish Sefine Shipyard launched the 4th I-class frigate, the future TCG İçel (F-518) with a ceremony held in Yalova. The ceremony
In an interview with CNN Türk channel, Commander of the Istanbul Naval Shipyard, Rear Admiral Erdinç Yetkin, revealed updates about the naval shipbuilding programs of
On August 15, 2025, the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) commissioned the CGS Dharumavantha, a Doğan-class fast attack craft donated by Türkiye. Previously known as
During IDEF 2025 in Istanbul, Naval News spoke with Hayrettin Karabudak, C4ISR Hardware Engineering Group Manager at HAVELSAN, about the development and operational role of
Indonesia inked a deal with Turkish shipbuilding group TAIS for the procurement of two I-class (Istif-class / Istanbul-class) frigates for the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL).
