National anti-drone systems were deployed at critical points during the NATO Summit, providing multi-layered protection against drone threats.

The NATO Defence Industry Forum in Ankara highlighted the alliance's urgent need for production capacity and industrial partnerships. Turkish defense companies demonstrated their readiness to meet allied requirements with robust supply chains and manufacturing capabilities.

Three more E-ZPT vehicles, Türkiye’s first electric armored personnel carrier modernized by MKE, have entered the inventory.

Roketsan and Aselsan welcomed strategic cooperation agreements covering air defense, missiles, space and surveillance capabilities signed at the NATO Defense Industry Forum held in Ankara on July 7, 2026.

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 Presidency's Defense Industry Agency has signed additional serial production contracts with ASELSAN and ROKETSAN for HISAR-A and HISAR-O air defense systems. The 1.47 billion euro agreement strengthens Turkey's multi-layered air defense architecture.

Turkish defense industry leader ASELSAN successfully demonstrated its military 5G-compatible ARTLINK MESH 1000 network-based communications system at the EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026 in Spain. The system demonstrated uninterrupted data transmission capability in electronic jamming environments during live demonstrations.

Turkey's largest defense electronics company ASELSAN signed a contract worth 1.47 billion euros to expand serial production of air defense systems under the Steel Dome architecture. The agreement represents a significant milestone in Turkey's defense industry localization strategy.