International Conference on Recent Advances in Air and Space Technologies on May 13-15, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 11th International Conference on Recent Advances in Air and Space Technologies (RAST2026). 11th RAST conference will be held on May 13-15, 2026 in honor of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of NDU Turkish Air Force Academy. The conference will be a face-to-face event in Istanbul, Türkiye.

International Conference on Recent Advances in Air and Space Technologies (RAST) is held by the National Defence University, Turkish Air Force Academy at the international level biennially.

As in previous conferences, contributions to the 11th RAST Conference are expected from institutions such as the Ministry of National Defence, Ministry of Industry andTechnology, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Turkish General Staff, Turkish Air Force Command, Presidency of Defence Industries, General Directorate of Mapping, General Directorate of Military Factories, TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute, TÜBİTAK Defence Industries Research and Development Institute, TÜBİTAK Informatics and Information Security Research Center, as well as distinguished international universities.

RAST2026 is intended to be a forum for the exchange of recent research results and ideas in air and space technologies. It should be of interest to a wide range of participants from government agencies, relevant international institutions, universities, research organizations, and air and space companies, as well as media and the general public. Presentations are encouraged by international space agencies as well as the private sector.

The presentations will be given in English. Participants are invited to submit electronically full papers of their work, following the instructions available on the web page. It is planned that all accepted and presented papers will be published in the RAST2026 Proceedings on the IEEE Xplore platform, as in previous conferences.

After the RAST2026, the extended and enhanced versions of the selected papers will be considered for publication in the Journal of Aeronautics and Space Technologies (JAST).

We hope you will attend and contribute to the 11th International Conference on Recent Advances in Air and Space Technologies-RAST2026.

We look forward to seeing you in Istanbul.

Conference Chairs