Technical updates to Turkey’s KAAN and HÜRJET aircraft highlight the growing maturity of the country’s aerospace engineering, driven by real flight data and national design capability.

Roketsan CEO Murat İkinci announced that the AI-supported “Steel Dome” air defense system, developed with TÜBİTAK, ASELSAN, and MKE, will soon be deployed in the field.

The Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) revealed Turkey’s top defense and aviation exporters for 2024. Baykar topped the list with $1.8 billion in exports.

Baykar achieved $1.8 billion in exports in 2024, selling advanced UAVs to 35 countries and maintaining its 60% share of the global drone market.

Defense Industry Agency (SSB) President Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün announced that the names of engineers martyred at TAI (TUSAŞ) will live on through three major R&D projects: ZAHİDE, ATAKAN, and CANBAZ.

An evaluation meeting on Türkiye’s National Combat Aircraft KAAN was held at Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) with the participation of SSB President Haluk Görgün and Air Force Commander Gen. Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu.

Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani highlighted strong technological synergy with Baykar, confirming that the two companies are working intensively toward potential cooperation in next-generation unmanned systems.

Breaking export records in 2024, Turkey’s defense industry drew global attention as its indigenous products reached more than 180 countries worldwide.