Turkey IDEF 2025
Held across four major venues—including the Istanbul Fair Center, Atatürk Airport apron, Ataköy Marina, and the WOW Congress Center—the fair occupied over 200,000 m², with 11 indoor halls and multiple outdoor zones. Almost 1500 companies where present at the event. and over 100.000 visitors. and over 9 billion dollars worth of export agreements where signed. And over 200 delegations from over 100 countries visited the IDEF 2025.
Roketsan unveiled six major new systems, such as the submarine-launched AKATA, beyond-visual-range missile GÖKBORA, and the hyper-sonic TAYFUN Block‑4 capabilities
Aselsan celebrated its 50th anniversary with a huge presence, displaying over 300 products in a 7,000 m² booth, primarily in electronic warfare, sensors, and communications technologies
AKATA
Submarine‑launched anti‑ship missile, encapsulated to launch from standard 533 mm torpedo tubes at depths of 15–60 meters.
AKATA got a solid fuel engine and can also be configured as a land attack missile.
| Feature | Details |
| Length | +/- 7m |
| Diameter | 533mm |
| Weight | +/- 1200 kg |
| Range | +250 km |
GÖKBORA
GÖKBORA is a so called BVRAAM (Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile)
| Feature | Details |
| Length | 3.75m |
| Diameter | 180mm |
| Warhead | Fragmentation |
| Range | +180 km |
| Guidance | INS/GPS |
| Engine | Solid fuel |
TAYFUN Block-4
Tayfun (block-4) was unveiled during the IDEF 2025, and its the new Hyper-sonic member of they Tayfun missile line.
| Feature | Details |
| Length | +/- 10m |
| Weight | +/- 7200 kg |
| Range | +/- 800km |
| Speed | Mach 5+ |
| Warhead | HE fragmentation |
| Guidance | INS/GPS |
| CEP | 10m |
Bayraktar Kızılelma S1
Bayraktar Kızılelma S1 Was showcased for the first time at IDEF 2025, Its believed that 10 UCAV will be ready in 2026. It now depends on a Ukrainian turbo fan, goals to make a domestic engine in four years.
| Feature | Details |
| Variant | Kızılelma S1 (serial-production prototype) |
| Exhibited sensors | EOTS: TOYGUN‑100, IRST: KARAT‑100, DAS, AESA |
| Performance | MTOW +/- 6t payload 1.5t |
| Speed | Mach 0.9-1.0 |
| Naval compatibility | Yes, TCG Anadolu carrier-enabled |
GÖKTAN
GÖKTAN is a all weather ground based precision strike system, designed by ASELSAN. it unveiled during this exhibition. Göktan is a six-canister launcher loaded with the Tolun-S and mounted on a tactical truck, witch gives it a 360 degree launch capability. Göktan is answer to the growing demand of indirect fire capabilities around the world.
ŞİMŞEK-2 SLV
The Şimşek-2 SLV is the followup on they Şimşek-1, witch is scheduled for its first test flight in 2027.
The Şimşek-2 is capable for putting 1500kg satellites into a 700km orbit.
| Feature | Details |
| Stages | 3 |
| first stage | 3.3m diameter |
| Second stage and Fairing | 3.0m diameter |
| Length | 39.2m |
| Payload | 1500k |
Kargi Kamikaze drone
The development of the Kargı Kamikaze Drone started in 2015 by Lentatek, its a canister launched with rocket assist (RATO) it was first shown at the EFES-2022.
| Features | Details |
| Launch | RATO (Rocket tassist Take off) |
| Flight time | up to 6 hours |
| Warhead | HE (high explosive) |
| Guidance | RF and Kement data link developed by HAVELSAN |
| Counter drone capabilities | Some variants may have counter-drone functionalities. |
| GPS-Free Operation | Capable of navigating and targeting using terrain information in a GPS-denied environment |
Recap on the IDEF-2025
IDEF 2025 clearly demonstrated Turkey’s defense industry rising to global prominence, with a major onslaught of innovation in counter-UAV, autonomous platforms, munitions, and naval drones. It brought diplomatic, economic, and technology-driven momentum to the industry, particularly across Middle Eastern, African, Central Asian, and Eastern European markets.
Turkish UAV and precision weapons received a lot of international interest, backed by Turkey’s expanding role as a multi-directional defense partner. This exhibit showed the huge expansion of the Turkish defense industries, with over 1300 projects and over 100.000 finding employment in the defense industry.
The IDEF is a school example for modern weapons exhibition, its a great international gathering place.
This exhibition reinforced Turkish defense industry as:
- A technological powerhouse in unmanned systems and precision weaponry
- A strategic exporter expanding its influence in Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East
- A bridge between battlefield demand and innovation, with heavy emphasis on systems tested in live conflict zones
Looking forward to the 2027 event.