SAHA 2026 International Defence & Aerospace Exhibition

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Unmanned anti unmanned system by Beyond Technologies- 9km wireless range or fiber optic

 

[Fatman17]

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, the eyes of military decision-makers and technology experts will turn to the Istanbul Exhibition Center (IFM), where the activities of the international exhibition SAHA EXPO 2026 for the defense, aviation and space industries will officially open.

Details of the upcoming event tomorrow:

Launch date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 (continues until May 9).
Location: Istanbul Exhibition Center (Yeşilköy), with a total area exceeding 100 thousand square meters.
Opening Ceremony: High-level attendance is expected including senior Turkish officials and defense ministers from allied and partner countries.

What are we expecting in the 2026 edition?

Unprecedented participation volume: The exhibition brings together more than 1,700 exhibiting companies from more than 50 countries, making it a unique global platform connecting the three continents of the world.
Partnerships and agreements: The organizers of the exhibition stated that the current edition aims to exceed previous records in the volume of contracts signed, with a focus on technology transfer and joint production agreements.
The first live shows: Tomorrow a series of live technical shows will begin, most notably:
Drone Challenge (FPV): to demonstrate the speed of maneuvering in complex environments.
Intelligent Ground Vehicle (UGV) Challenge: To test the capabilities of combat and logistics robots.
Rover Challenge: dedicated to space exploration technologies.

Days programme:

The first three days (5 - 7 May): dedicated to official delegations, bilateral meetings (B2B) and professionals in the sector.
The last two days (May 8 - 9): The doors will be opened to the general public to see the latest Turkish and international innovations.

This edition comes under the slogan “Discovering Turkey’s Rising Power,” where major Turkish companies such as “Beykar,” “Aselsan,” and “Roketsan” will display their latest productions of air defense systems, advanced drones, and defense cyber solutions.

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[GoatsMilk]

I am actually impressed by the types of weapons systems that they are introducing regularly. Its like their defence industry is on steroids and this wasn't happening at such pace a decade ago.

snowball effect. When the Turkish Cypriots were being murdered no different then the Palestinians and their lands stolen by white Christian forces, Turkiye intervened and put an end to it and defeated the christian orthodox killers.

Turkiyes reward for bringing peace to that island was military sanctions and embargoes. That started the process of doing everything to develop indigenously.

What your seeing today is 50 years of development. The next 10 years i expect Turkish defence industry to produce more products then they produced in the last 50 years combined.

This is also why the isrealis are in a race against time. Its why they are so desperate to call Turkiye the next iran, while iran has yet to be defeated. They see whats coming more clearly then we see it.

10 years from now Turkiye will have millions of pieces of strike capability, from drones, cruise missiles, guided rocket artillery, ballistic missiles etc. Turks control northern Cyprus and with Syria they can march an army directly into Israel. We are not far like Iran is, we are very close.

They know whats coming just as us Turks know what's coming. For Turkiye each year we get free of this war is not only a blessing for Turkiye its a blessing for the entire Muslim world, because time is what Turkiye needs now.

When the Ottomans conquered Constantinople and destroyed the Roman empire, they did so by having the worlds most advanced cannons. Technology is key.

 

[The SC]

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The other one has 1 post..you can merge it here..

 

[Blain2]

lol

3000km range missile for NK...

Why does Pakistan have 3000km range missile, India is next to them.

The 3000KM range for our systems ensures coverage of all of Indian territory including the Andaman/Nicobar archipelago which is exactly 3000KM and change from the nearest Pakistani launching site.

Turkey is free to have systems with any range as long as it caters to the threat of Israeli hegemony. Conventional alone will not suffice, Turkey has to start thinking about non-conventional systems.

 

[Blain2]

Is an Alternative Engine Coming for KAAN? MoND R&D Unveils GÜÇHAN Engine with 42,000 lbf Thrust at SAHA EXPO​

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New Engine for KAAN: GÜÇHAN Engine with 42,000 lbf Thrust Announced

The Ministry of National Defence R&D Centre unveiled the domestic turbofan jet engine project GÜÇHAN, with a thrust of 42,000 pounds-force, at the SAHA EXPO 2026 fair.

www.yuzde100yerli.com

If Turkey cracks the code on this engine (meaning it is not simply a re-branded RR engine), it is on to something that no other country besides the P-5 has been able to achieve. This would be a monumental upside for the Turkish aviation industry.

 

[Eşbah]

The 3000KM range for our systems ensures coverage of all of Indian territory including the Andaman/Nicobar archipelago which is exactly 3000KM and change from the nearest Pakistani launching site.

Turkey is free to have systems with any range as long as it caters to the threat of Israeli hegemony. Conventional alone will not suffice, Turkey has to start thinking about non-conventional systems.

I don't believe the story about Pakistan having no ICBMs. They are clearly capable of developing these kind of missiles.

However, if this is indeed the case, it is certainly advantageous for Turkey to have this system in her arsenal. Imagine the possibility of a secret agreement between TR and PK, where both nations maintain a segment of a 'global deterrence strategy' to prevent hostile entities from becoming suspicious and which would be activated during moments of existential threats.

 

[HRK]

I don't believe the story about Pakistan having no ICBMs. They are clearly capable of developing these kind of missiles.

However, if this is indeed the case, it is certainly advantageous for Turkey to have this system in her arsenal. Imagine the possibility of a secret agreement between TR and PK, where both nations maintain a segment of a 'global deterrence strategy' to prevent hostile entities from becoming suspicious and which would be activated during moments of existential threats.

In term of capabilities in the domain of ICBM, Our defence minister in the year 2013 or 2014 officially announced Pakistan's technical capability for ICBM.
But as a matter of policy Pakistan have place self imposed restriction on ICBM as it does not meets with our defence needs.

However in future we may have needs for longer range missiles as India has started to built military bases in foreign countries

 

[Blain2]

I don't believe the story about Pakistan having no ICBMs. They are clearly capable of developing these kind of missiles.

However, if this is indeed the case, it is certainly advantageous for Turkey to have this system in her arsenal. Imagine the possibility of a secret agreement between TR and PK, where both nations maintain a segment of a 'global deterrence strategy' to prevent hostile entities from becoming suspicious and which would be activated during moments of existential threats.

Having and declaring are two different things.

We know what we have. But why bring attention to something that is better left unstated? This is the current Pakistani nuclear policy. Keeping things opaque serves our interests better.

 

[The SC]

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[The SC]

Just a short while ago.. Signing of a Turkish-Indonesian agreement under which Indonesia will import 12 fighter jet drone aircraft of the "Kızılelma Bayraktar" type.The agreement also includes the possibility of increasing the number of aircraft that Indonesia will import of this type to 60 aircraft.

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[eagleeye]

Here is an interesting video—unfortunately in Turkish. Perhaps someone could provide a short translation.

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[Corax]

Turkey definitely needs to start thinking about developing a nuclear deterrent, you're developing all the necessary weapons for one, and given the way geopolitics is going, it would be a vital balance in the region. In addition, having another nuclear armed Muslim state, especially one that's part of the western NATO alliance would be more palatable for the west.

 

[MMM-E]

Here is an interesting video—unfortunately in Turkish. Perhaps someone could provide a short translation.

Ministry of National Defense R&D Center Director Nilüfer Kuzulu:


Work on the YILDIRIMHAN Intercontinental Ballistic Missile began 10 years ago.

We have completed the certification of the missile's fuel, warhead, and liquid fuel engines.

We plan to use a 3-ton warhead. Our range is 6,000 km.

The Gazap thermobaric munition was one we wanted to use in our warheads, so we conducted the tests on it.

Our ministry will announce the test results soon


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She says that we have developed hypersonic Missile fuel based on Nitrogen Tetroxite

still ICBMs using this missile fuel such as American MINUTEMAN III , Russian SATAN , SARMAT and Chinese DF-5

 

[MMM-E]

And who is your adversary 6 thousand kilometers away? China? The US?

India
Also , some NATO countries like France, which has a hostile attitude towards Turkiye, is also within range



Turkiye's Ballistic Missile Power ..

150 km J600T can cover Islands in the Aegean
360-560 km BORA and TAYFUN B1/2 can cover Greece
560-1.000+ km TAYFUN B1/2' and TAYFUN B4 can cover Israel
2.000+ km CENK can cover Iran
6.000 km YILDIRIMHAN can cover India