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Diplomatic and security relations are being deepened within the scope of the defense cooperation initiative initiated at the leadership level between the Ministries of Defense of Türkiye and Germany.
According to the statement made by the Ministry of National Defense, as a reflection of the defense cooperation initiative initiated at the leadership level between the Turkish and German Ministries of Defense, the delegation of the Ministry of National Defense paid a courtesy visit to Nils Schmid, Parliamentary State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry of Defense.
The delegation then met with Martin Schafer, Policy Director of the German Federal Ministry of Defense, and his accompanying delegation.
During the meetings, opportunities for strengthening regional security, especially in current areas of conflict, protecting the common interests of the two countries and developing areas of cooperation were discussed, and views were exchanged on concrete work that could be implemented within this framework.
During the contacts, the importance of strategic cooperation between Türkiye and Germany was also emphasized and the continuation of result-oriented contacts that would contribute to regional peace and stability was confirmed.

Iraqi-backed Houthis in Yemen claimed to have shot down a Saudi Arabian Apache helicopter near the Najran region. There is no statement from Saudi Arabia yet. The Yemeni civil war continues from 2014.
In the Defense and Aviation Sector, Görgün stated at the workshop in Bursa that new contracts worth 15 billion dollars were signed with companies in 2026 and that they predict that this figure will reach 20 billion dollars by the end of the year. He also stated that the main contractors in the sector have worked with more than 16 thousand domestic companies in the last three years and placed orders worth more than 20 billion dollars with these companies. He noted that the domestic open order amount exceeded 13.4 billion dollars and the increase in exports was significantly above Türkiye's general export increase, and the value per kilogram was 40 times the Turkish average.
Yemen Armed Forces announced that approximately 800 Houthi members were killed or injured and more than 190 military vehicles were destroyed by targeting Houthi positions with the 'Yemen Dawn' operation. Attack attempts in Taiz were also repelled.
The Presidency of Defense Industries is organizing a three-day event with the participation of 209 companies to strengthen the defense industry supply chain and improve agile production and financing processes.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that an intense attack was carried out against Ukraine's military industry at night from land, air and sea with high-precision weapons and UAVs.

While the claim that the Houthis shot down the Saudi Arabian Eurofighter Typhoon warplane came to the fore with images from Yemen, experts state that there is no definitive evidence about the success of the attack and the loss of the aircraft.