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SAHA EXPO 2026 in Istanbul spotlights Turkey’s defense-aerospace scale-up, with Baykar, EDGE Group and multi-domain systems on t

SAHA EXPO 2026 opens in Istanbul as a “global meeting point” for the defense and aerospace industry, with organizers calling it Europe’s largest event. Participating firms including Baykar and EDGE Group plan to showcase next-generation unmanned platforms, munitions and multi-domain defense systems.

Discovered 2026-05-04T09:11:36.734256-07:00 | 2026-05-04T09:11:36.734256-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

The SAHA EXPO 2026 lineup signals how quickly unmanned platforms and munitions are moving from experimentation into public industrial pipelines, echoing the multi-aircraft swarm and loitering-weapon momentum seen in recent Baykar reporting (source:7f3141a1-c676-46cd-8d93-848b9a156160).
For suppliers and integrators, the expo’s focus on multi-domain defense systems makes it a barometer for what militaries are prioritizing next—particularly as European countries scale counter-UAS and C-UAS architectures (source:88e972f0-266d-40d1-a43d-83ee2ebb5602, source:a3888e99-5b93-4260-9d08-e1bb23a5c507).
The emphasis on new cooperation avenues provides a timely read on regional partnership strategies—at a moment when states are also planning force-integration and sustainment programs grounded in earlier battlefield lessons (source:7d25fd72-718b-4c9e-bf4a-100248e3dcef).

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