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Correction. Deal is not for the Adelaides but the M Class ships, which are 2 ex Dutch Karel Doorman Class frigates they got in 2005. It's unclear if any other Turkish subsystem will be a part of the modernization work for the two ships."ADVENT Combat Management System, the deterrent force of the Turkish Navy, has now been exported to Chile, bringing the total number of countries using ADVENT worldwide to nine. "
They will probably use it for the modernization of their two Adelaide Class frigates based on OHP.
Below link also gives some insight to the fair and it also points out that Tulpar with its HITFACT MkII 120 mm turret by Leonardo is a tailored solution to meet the upcoming modernization to replace Brazil’s Leopard 1 and M113 inventory.Turkish industry attends the 2025 LAAD Brazilian defence trade show in force...
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Brazil Opens LAAD 2025 with Turkish Presence in Defence | TURDEF
The 15th LAAD Defence & Security Fair opens in Brazil, hosting 359 firms across all military domains, with Turkiye represented by 21 defence companies.turdef.com
Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
Chile???
"ASELSAN has signed export contracts with a customer in the Pacific region with a total amount of 52.7 Million USD for the direct sales of radar, weapon, air defense and data link systems for naval platforms."
We used to export to Asia-Pacific region countries, who is this Pacific region customer ?
Defense and Aerospace exports were $884 millions in March. Total for Q1 is $1.7bn.
Is the March figure the highest ever recorded? We will most likely see a +$1bn month in 2025!
Mansup is basically the Brazilian Exocet. Ironically we have now come full circle in engine development, from using French engines to being ambargoed, to making our own and now selling said engines to others. First version of Mansup had a Brazilian engine. Pretty sure Edge buying half of the company had a helping hand in Kale securing this win.Turkey Exports First Jet Engine to Brazil!
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Türkiye İlk Jet Motoru İhracatını Brezilya'ya Gerçekleştirdi! | SavunmaSanayiST
Türkiye Brezilya'ya jet motoru ihraç edecek. Kale Jet Motorları, KTJ-3200 Turbojet Füze Motoru ihracatı için Brezilyalı SIATT ile sözleşme imzaladı.www.savunmasanayist.com
Correct, EDGE is funding the majority of MANSUP-ER development and also intends to make it into other versions such as air and sub launched.Mansup is basically the Brazilian Exocet. Ironically we have now come full circle in engine development, from using French engines to being ambargoed, to making our own and now selling said engines to others. First version of Mansup had a Brazilian engine. Pretty sure Edge buying half of the company had a helping hand in Kale securing this win.