At the 36th NATO Leaders Summit, a panel in Ankara addressed Turkey's defense sector's contributions to NATO's production, deterrence, and interoperability goals. ROKETSAN and ASELSAN executives emphasized the sector's robust supply chain and dynamic ecosystem capabilities.

The Defense Industry Agency announced that the Turkish defense ecosystem coordinates over 4,000 companies while simultaneously executing more than 1,400 projects, achieving over 11 billion dollars in exports in the past 12 months.

During the NATO Ankara Summit, President Erdoğan and UK Prime Minister Starmer signed a Defense and Security Partnership Agreement between Turkey and the United Kingdom. The agreement covers military cooperation, defense industry, cybersecurity, and space technology.

The 36th NATO Summit communiqué released from Ankara highlights allied defense spending increases, announcement of over 50 billion dollars in new procurement, and commitment to expanding joint production capacity among member states.

France prepares to test its AI-powered command system Arcadia at NATO exercises. The system positions itself as Europe's independent alternative to Palantir's Maven platform.

Turkey is revising its national artificial intelligence strategy to replicate technological gains achieved in its defense sector. Government institutions, defense companies and private firms are accelerating efforts to expand the country's AI capabilities across large language models, data infrastructure and autonomous defense systems.

National Defense University Rector Prof. Dr. Erhan Afyoncu emphasized at the "National Technology Summit" panel that Turkey has become one of the world's leading actors in robotic warfare despite missing the mechanized warfare period.

At the SAHA 2026 fair, President Erdoğan emphasized that Turkey's defense industry has become a trusted and preferred ecosystem on both regional and global scales. Export figures exceeding $10 billion in 2025 demonstrate the sector's transformation.