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The shooting down of a Turkish RF-4E Phantom reconnaissance jet on June 22, 2012 by Syria after it had violated Syrian airspace near Latakia was a secret false flag operation planned by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) to push Turkey into a military incursion into its southern neighbor at the outset of the civil war in the Arab country while dragging NATO along with it.

Three Turkish defense firms took their place this year in a prestigious list of the world's top 100 defense firms, with two climbing up the rankings and the third making its debut.

Turkey's leading defense companies Aselsan and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI, also known as TUSAŞ) signed a deal with the Indonesian companies PT Dirgantara and PT Len on July 6 to collaborate on defense products.

Turkey has successfully tested its first national missile, dubbed "Kaan," in the Black Sea province of Sinop, Defense Minister Fikri Işık stated on May 11.

Turkey's benchmark index closed the week with a 384.55-point hike to reach 92,423.93 points on April 21, marking it the second highest close of all time.      

Turkey's defense company ASELSAN has started developing an electromagnetic ball system (EMT) technology, which is also dubbed "Railgun," reaching a speed six times faster than sound in its first test-fires, daily Dünya has said in a report. 

Some 53 people were detained in an operation targeting followers of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen at Turkish defense giant Aselsan. 

Police have launched an operation against suspected followers of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen in Turkey's leading defense systems producer, Aselsan. 

Some 84 detention warrants were issued in the operation that was carried out on March 9 as part of the investigation carried out by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. 

Turkey's first cell tower system for GSM networks will go into service in April, according to a top representative from the main developer company.

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has said it transferred to defense electronics firm Aselsan an S-70i Black Hawk helicopter for use as the prototype aircraft for the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP), in a statement on March 2.