At a high-level meeting chaired by President Erdoğan, mass production was approved for Siper, Hisar, and Sungur air defense systems, along with several other missiles and munitions.

In 2022, Türkiye achieved historic milestones in land, air, naval, and missile systems, surpassing $4 billion in defense industry exports.

Albania signed an agreement with Baykar to acquire 3 Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs, along with training for a 30-person team.

Selçuk Bayraktar shared the first footage of Turkey’s unmanned fighter jet KIZILELMA taking off, as ground-based testing continues ahead of its planned 2023 maiden flight.

TÜBİTAK SAGE introduced the modular Kayı Guided Miniature Munition Family—designed for manned and unmanned aircraft—for the first time at SAHA EXPO.

ASELSAN’s 40mm Şahin Physical Destruction System has been added to security forces’ inventory, designed to counter mini and micro UAV threats in critical missions.

At the NATO Summit, Türkiye’s F-16 request was discussed; Biden and US officials voiced support, while some groups launched a social media campaign against the sale.

Efes 2022 Exercise: Historic Military Cooperation with Participation from 37 Countries