DefenceTalkDefenceTalkTurkey’s big push into the Mediterranean featuring controversial gas drilling, tough rhetoric and warships is rooted in a grand vision of a “Blue Homeland” that takes over waters claimed by EU neighbours. Fearful of being denied a fair share of the region’s bountiful natural gas wealth, Turkey sent a research vessel and a small navy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkeys-bid-to-become-maritime-powerhouse-unsettles-mediterranean-76197/

DefenceTalkThe contract for the Armoured Amphibious Assault Vehicle (ZAHA) Project was signed between SSM and FNSS on March 7th, 2017 in Ankara. Program was initiated by the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) to meet the amphibious armoured vehicle requirement of the Turkish Naval Forces Command. In addition to enabling the safe landing of units during […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fnss-to-develop-new-armored-amphibious-assault-vehicle-for-turkish-navy-69579/

DefenceTalkTurkey has awarded its biggest defense company, Aselsan, a contract for the design, development, and production of a domestically-executed strategic radar. The Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) signed the deal with Aselsan in early August. The multimission phased-array radar, known as CAFRAD Faz-1, is expected to be similar to the ALPHA multimission M-2258 advanced lightweight […]https://www.defencetalk.com/aselsan-developing-multimission-phased-array-strategic-radar-for-turkey-48827/