Türkiye’s defense industry closed 2025 with historic achievements, from ALTAY tank deliveries to KIZILELMA’s world-first air combat success and record-breaking exports.

Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV successfully struck targets with full accuracy during test firings using ASELSAN’s newly developed TOLUN and TOLUN-F smart munitions.

The indigenous FPV drone SAGAN demonstrated advanced capabilities including 20 km fiber-optic range, day-thermal imaging and resistance to electronic warfare during field trials.

Türkiye is localizing hydraulic systems that play a vital role in the flight safety and control of national aircraft, significantly reducing foreign dependency in aviation.

HAVELSAN signed a strategic partnership agreement with US-based Advanced Rotorcraft Technology to enhance its rotorcraft and VTOL flight simulator capabilities worldwide.

Saab has received a $270 million order from Sweden to support ongoing development, testing, and modernization of the Gripen fighter system through 2028.

Hanwha Systems has secured a $135.5 million contract to develop an AESA-based multi-function radar for South Korea’s Cheongung-III air and missile defense system.

The Ukraine–Russia war highlights unmanned kamikaze underwater vehicles as a new asymmetric threat, reshaping naval base and submarine security concepts.

Held for the first time in Mali with exclusive participation from Turkish defense companies, BAMEX’25 positioned itself as a fast-growing and influential defense meeting point in Africa.

Türkiye’s Presidency of Defence Industries announced that ASELSAN has signed an electronic warfare system contract in Europe worth over $400 million, marking a major export milestone.

At HASAT 2025, leading figures of the defense industry discussed how technology entrepreneurship strengthens the defense ecosystem through innovation, artificial intelligence, and domestic production initiatives.

Developed by SolidAERO, the Hunter UAV TALAY is preparing to begin comprehensive sea trials after successfully completing low-altitude flight and AI-supported performance tests.02