The Defense and Aviation category brings together modern military and aviation technologies such as fighter jets, helicopters, UAVs/UCAVs, radar systems and missile platforms. Here you will find encyclopedic articles on defense industry projects, air power doctrines, indigenous platforms and next-generation air warfare concepts.
TUSAŞ HÜRJET is a Turkish jet trainer aircraft program. It is most commonly associated with advanced jet training—serving as a key “bridge” in the pilot training pipeline before transitioning to modern fighter aircraft. Depending on concept and configuration discussions, HÜRJET is sometimes also linked to light-attack or multi-role flexibility, but its core identity is built … Read more
TUSAŞ KAAN is Türkiye’s national combat aircraft program, often associated with the goal of developing a new-generation fighter platform. The project has also been referenced publicly under the “MMU” (National Combat Aircraft) label. KAAN is typically discussed not only as an airframe, but as an air-power system built around sensors, software, avionics architecture, and mission … Read more
TUSAŞ AKSUNGUR is a Turkish-developed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform often highlighted for long-duration missions. It is commonly associated with wide-area surveillance, reconnaissance, and ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance). The ability to remain airborne for extended periods and adapt to different mission needs is what makes AKSUNGUR especially relevant in “persistence-driven” scenarios. What is TUSAŞ AKSUNGUR … Read more
TUSAŞ ANKA is a Turkish-developed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) family designed for long-endurance missions. ANKA is most often associated with wide-area surveillance, reconnaissance, and ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance). Its core value is the ability to stay airborne, observe large zones, and continuously feed command-and-control with sensor data. What is TUSAŞ ANKA used for? Commonly discussed … Read more
Bayraktar TB2 is a Turkish-developed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform commonly classified in the “medium-altitude long-endurance” (MALE) category. It is primarily associated with intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions and is generally described as a system that can be configured with different payloads depending on mission needs. What is Bayraktar TB2 used for? Bayraktar TB2 … Read more
The Turkish defense industry covers a broad ecosystem of products developed across unmanned systems, missiles and rockets, layered air defense, electronic warfare, armored vehicles, and naval platforms. This page is designed as a hub: it summarizes prominent Turkish defense products in one place and can later be expanded into separate, detailed pages for each item. … Read more
C-UAS is the abbreviation for “Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems” and refers to all technologies, tactics and procedures used to detect, track, identify and neutralize threats coming from unmanned aircraft (UAS / drones). In simple terms, C-UAS is the entire “defense ecosystem” against drones. As drones have rapidly spread in hobby, commercial and military use, new security … Read more
A short-range air defense system, commonly known by its English acronym SHORAD (Short Range Air Defense), refers to air defense solutions designed to protect troops and critical sites against low-altitude threats. These systems act as the “last chance shield” against targets such as mini and micro drones, low-flying helicopters, cruise missiles, tactical UAVs and rockets … Read more
A beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile is a weapon that allows a pilot to launch at an enemy aircraft without seeing it with the naked eye, using radar and other sensors to fire from medium to long range. In modern air combat, BVR missiles, radars and data links act together as a single system, so that … Read more
An unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) is a class of armed unmanned aircraft designed primarily for offensive missions and air combat roles. Unlike traditional armed drones (often referred to as SIHA in Turkish), UCAVs are not limited to air-to-ground strikes; they are developed for air-to-air combat, deep strike missions, suppression of enemy air defences (SEAD) … Read more
