Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar highlighted the necessity of cooperation and capacity sharing for NATO UAV superiority during the Defense Industry Forum at the 36th NATO Leaders Summit.

Defense Industry Agency President Haluk Görgün hosted Romanian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Radu Miruta at TÜRKSAT facilities during the 2026 NATO Summit and NATO Defense Industry Forum. Turkey's national aviation projects and production infrastructure were presented during the visit.

The US Marine Corps' III Marine Expeditionary Force, stationed in Japan, has received the Israeli-made Iron Dome air defense system. Known as MRIC, the system will provide protection against cruise missile and unmanned aerial vehicle threats from China in the Western Pacific.

The ADVENT Combat Management System, developed by HAVELSAN, has been delivered to Romania's Navy for the first time as part of the CAm.ROMAN corvette sale. The system was previously exported to Pakistan, Indonesia, Ukraine, Qatar, and other nations.

Within the NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum, Turkish defense industry products and national air platforms will be presented to international delegates under the coordination of the Presidency of Defense Industries.

The Presidency of Defense Industries announced that Turkey's annualized defense and aerospace exports exceeded $11 billion for the first time, reaching 514.86 billion Turkish lira. June exports reached $802.8 million, marking a 29.6% year-over-year increase.

Baykar-acquired Italian aerospace company Piaggio Aerospace achieved operational continuity in its first year, retained 677 employees, and launched the new Avanti NX product family.

Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier disclosed that Airbus is attempting to exclude the company from the multinational Eurodrone surveillance UAV initiative. The dispute emerged following France's decision to suspend procurement commitments for the program.

Turkey's defense and aerospace sector exports reached $10.9 billion in the past 12 months, marking a 47.1% increase. Sales to NATO countries account for 57.3% of total exports.

Selçuk Bayraktar, chairman of Baykar, presented the capabilities of the unmanned combat aircraft Kızılelma to a NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegation. Bayraktar emphasized that unmanned platforms represent a distinct category from piloted aircraft and will shape future combat environments.

China's modular electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS), developed by Beijing Institute of Technology, successfully launched an unmanned aerial vehicle from a truck-mounted configuration. The system, composed of three separate truck units, can be rapidly deployed to maritime and land platforms.

Turkey's defense and aerospace sector achieved 10.9 billion dollars in exports over the past year. NATO members accounted for 57 percent of total sales, while the sector generated 65 dollars per kilogram in high value-added products.