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TUSAŞ and ROKETSAN signed the HÜRSAT-2 project contract in a step aimed at building a Turkish family of satellites weighing between 200 and 650 kilograms and adaptable to different missions and users. The project seeks to reduce production time and cost, while supporting satellite launches via a platform being developed by ROKETSAN.
Muttalip Tütüncü, Secretary-General of SAHA İstanbul, believes that the growth of Turkey’s defense industry can no longer be sustained by relying solely on the domestic market, and that small and medium-sized enterprises are required to shift toward exports and develop high-tech, low-cost solutions. He also stressed the continuing need for localization, investment in artificial intelligence, and the expansion of civilian and space applications for defense technologies.
Baykar announced that the Bayraktar AKINCI unmanned aircraft successfully conducted a launch test of the supersonic İHA-300 missile, hitting a maritime target at a distance exceeding 250 kilometers. The test adds a long-range weapons system to the range of munitions integrated onto the aircraft, but by itself does not establish that the missile has entered operational service.