TR Defence Exports & Updates

[Zafer]

Madrid's likely simultaneous cancellation of contracts for Israeli anti-tank missiles and American F-35s appears to be no coincidence. Given the significant deterioration in relations between Spain and Israel, Madrid, in my opinion, having found itself in a stalemate, decided to find a replacement for the F-35 proactively rather than wait for Washington, under pressure from the Jewish lobby, to abandon it, as it did with Türkiye.

Spain is also looking for technology transfer which I presume they didn't find with other vendors.

 

[Oublious]

Kale Jet Motorları bir ülkeye daha jet motoru ihraç edecek | SavunmaSanayiST

Kale Grubu, yıl sonuna kadar bir ülkeye daha jet motoru ihraç edecek. Osman Okyay, 10'dan fazla ülke ile görüşmelerin sürdüğünü açıkladı.

www.savunmasanayist.com

Kale Jet Engines will export jet engines to one more country

Osman Okyay, President of the Defense and Aerospace Manufacturers Association (SASAD) and Vice Chairman of the Board of Kale Group, stated at the 4th Investment Summit held in İzmir that Kale Group will export a jet engine to one more country by the end of the year.

“The engines we produce are mostly used in cruise missiles. In this field, you can only export to countries that already have a certain level of advancement. Brazil was the first of these, and hopefully, there will be other countries soon. There are 10-12 countries with which we are continuing discussions. By the end of the year, we will export a jet engine to one more country, and there may be more than one.”

 

[Afif]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1975620647343558853

SIPER is likely under consideration for BAF's long range AD need, along with HQ9BE. Both offer much needed advanced capabilities. It's great to see things are finally moving forward. Let's see which one is selected.

 

[Sanchez]

Per SSB vice chief, 13 billions worth of deals were signed in the first 9 months of 2025, 6bn of which are exports.

"We signed new contracts worth approximately $13 billion in the first nine months of this year. Our exports for the nine-month period currently stand at $6 billion. "

55% of exports last year were to NATO and European countries.

"NATO and European countries accounted for 55 percent of last year's $7.1 billion in exports."

Savunma Sanayii Başkan Yardımcısı Karataş: "Dünyanın 185 farklı ülkesinde Türk savunma sanayinin platformları ya da sistemleri kullanılıyor" İhlas Haber Ajansı

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www.iha.com.tr

 

[TR_123456]

Per SSB vice chief, 13 billions worth of deals were signed in the first 9 months of 2025, 6bn of which are exports.

"We signed new contracts worth approximately $13 billion in the first nine months of this year. Our exports for the nine-month period currently stand at $6 billion. "

55% of exports last year were to NATO and European countries.

"NATO and European countries accounted for 55 percent of last year's $7.1 billion in exports."

Savunma Sanayii Başkan Yardımcısı Karataş: "Dünyanın 185 farklı ülkesinde Türk savunma sanayinin platformları ya da sistemleri kullanılıyor" İhlas Haber Ajansı

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www.iha.com.tr

So,$7 billion for the armed forces?

 

[Sanchez]

Spain is eyeing a new 6x6 program as a "stopgap" measure for the problematic 8x8 VCR Dragon while also possibly lowering the total 1000 number for Dragons. Turkish firms will possibly take part in the tender process. Indra and Otokar had signed a cooperation deal last week, and Indra also created a new JV with Edge in UAE.

Defensa prepara la licitación de un nuevo blindado de seis ruedas mientras se resuelve el problema con los 8x8 Dragón

La opción de Indra para comprar la planta de Santa Bárbara en Trubia daría lugar a una reordenación del sector en torno a esos dos contratos Más información: El Gobierno presiona a Indra para que compre Santa Bárbara y salve el 8x8, blindado estrella de Defensa

www.elespanol.com

Dragon 8x8 program, as well as the tracked IFV program VAC are to be cancelled. Chances for FNSS and Otokar are increased a tiny bit. Otokar had signed a deal with Indra and FNSS with TSD and Oesia.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1978093928483049747

 

[Costin1984]

Very interesting discussion between the Turkish ambassador in Romania and a defence based tv channel. Lots of rumours about of extensive military cooperation ( Tulpar, Altay tanks,drones, ammunition, etc).

 

[Sanchez]

Very interesting discussion between the Turkish ambassador in Romania and a defence based tv channel. Lots of rumours about of extensive military cooperation ( Tulpar, Altay tanks,drones, ammunition, etc).

This was a great talk on a macro level on relationship between the two countries; less so on defence directly. Which is okay, he's just an ambassador.

One question, on Hisar, they refer to the ship as Ushora/Uşora. Is this going to be the new name of Akhisar, is it finalized?

 

[Costin1984]

This was a great talk on a macro level on relationship between the two countries; less so on defence directly. Which is okay, he's just an ambassador.

One question, on Hisar, they refer to the ship as Ushora/Uşora. Is this going to be the new name of Akhisar, is it finalized?

Usoara means light in Romanian....basically, the ambassador says " light corvette ", in Romanian
In the Romanian Navy,the Hisar is seen as a quick stop gap between an OPV and a corvette....a light corvette, they call it.


Interestingly, trade volume between Pakistan and Turkey was 1.4 billion dollars in 2024.....trade between Romania and Turkey is 11 billion dollars this year....speaks volumes about the real world vs slogans.