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Aziziye Mah. Çankaya Ankara
Joined December 2020
🇹🇷 @SageTubitak @roketsan @aselsan SİPER-2 long-range air defence misile was tested against a sea-skimming target, as well as for its target swapping capability mid-flight. 📰turdef.com/article/siper-2-m…
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🇹🇷 @TUSAS_TR AKSUNGUR with an endurance up to 50 hours and the capability to carry different sensor payloads simultaneously provides a versatile and persistent maritime surveillance capability complementing maritime patrol aircraft.
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🇹🇷@TUSAS_TR AKSUNGUR UCAV dropped and processed data from @aselsan ASELBUOY 100P sonobuoys during the TURNAs 2026 naval exercise. 📰turdef.com/article/aksungur-…
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🇹🇷 @MKEgovtr has developed a 20 mm fragmentation ammunition for TOLGA C-UAS system's 20 mm weapon, providing fragment dispersion at a prescribed range to increase hit probability while requiring no modification on the weapon and having lower costs compared to proximity fuse or programmable airburst ammunition. ➡️Work is ongoing for a 35 mm programmable airburst ammunition for TOLGA's 35 mm weapon system to work at longer ranges.
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🇹🇷 @roketsan MLRS platform can launch guided and unguided artillery rockets ranging between 122 mm and 300 mm, as well as BORA Tactical Ballistic Missile.
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🇹🇷 @MKEgovtr tested the shipborne dual 20 mm RCWS for TOLGA C-UAS system during Ateş Serbest 2026 exercise, providing higher hit probability with a fire rate of 3200 RPM and fragmentation ammunition. 📰turdef.com/article/mke-tests…
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🇹🇷 @roketsan Autonomous LAÇİN TV, the TV seeker-fitted variant of LAÇİN guidance kit for Mk-82 bombs, was tested from @BaykarTech AKINCI UCAV. 📰turdef.com/article/roketsan-…
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🇹🇷🇵🇹 @STMDefence announced the keel laying for the second AOR+ ship being built for @MarinhaPT, after the keel laying for the first ship in late January 2026. 📰turdef.com/article/keel-layi…
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🇹🇷 @TUSAS_TR ANKA UCAV flew with the ŞİMŞEK-K UAV, the new iteration of the in-use ŞİMŞEK UAV, usable as a kamikaze UAV or target UAV. 📰turdef.com/article/tusas-s-a…
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🇹🇷 @MKEgovtr MPT-55 and its carbine variant MPT-55K commonly entered service with various Turkish special forces units using 5.56x45 mm assault rifles/carbines more often than 7.62x51 mm ones. Two special purpose derivatives have been developed later on. ➡️TLS-571: Personal Defence Weapon (PDW) with 7" barrel intended for vehicle crew use or other scenarios requiring maximum compactness. ➡️MKE-300: .300 Blackout (7.62x35 mm) carbine capable of firing subsonic ammunition for minimised acoustic signature when using suppressors.
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🇹🇷 @MKEgovtr 's MPT-76 and KNT-76 started out as successors to G3-pattern rifles in Turkish Armed Forces service. Over the years, new derivatives of the two rifles have been developed, leading to a larger family beyond two battle rifle and DMR variants.
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