HAVELSAN General Manager Mehmet Akif Nacar stated at TEKNOFEST that the company has developed over 400 simulators and holds a leading position in Europe in terms of diversity. The domestic simulator transformation accelerated after 2015, with deliveries of ATAK helicopter, Hürkuş, Hürjet, and KAAN engineering simulators.

Turkey's largest aviation, space and technology festival opened in Şanlıurfa on September 29. The five-day event will feature Bayraktar TB2, Bayraktar TB3, ANKA and ATAK helicopters. More than 1.6 million participants from 99 countries submitted applications.

ASELSAN and the Defense Industry Agency signed additional contracts worth a total of 1 billion 8 million 500 thousand euros for the Long-Range Air Defense System serial production projects.

ASELSAN successfully demonstrated its two electronic warfare systems designed to counter mini and micro UAVs as well as next-generation FPV drones at the Gölbek Firing and Test Center. The KANGAL FPV 100 and EJDERHA AD 210 systems showcased high performance in neutralizing threats through a layered defense approach.

SAHA Istanbul General Secretary Muttalip Tütüncü emphasized that Turkish defense industry must now capture global market share as a necessity, outlining the strategic objectives of the organization, which has become Europe's largest defense and aerospace cluster with over 1,400 members.

Critical software capabilities developed by HAVELSAN under HvBS have been successfully delivered to the Azerbaijan Air Force inventory.

Turkey's domestically developed ASELFLIR-500 electro-optical system, created by state-run defense contractor ASELSAN, has been successfully integrated into South Africa's multi-role tactical aircraft Mwari. This integration expands ASELSAN's international presence while enhancing the aircraft's operational capabilities and competitive standing in global markets.

Baykar's AKINCI unmanned aerial vehicle, equipped with ASELSAN KARETTA electronic warfare technology, conducted simultaneous dual TOLUN-P guided munition strikes in an intense electronic warfare environment and achieved direct target hits.