OSTİM Defense and Aerospace Cluster will attend SAHA 2026 with 11 member companies in a 156-square-meter joint stand, presenting SME production and engineering capabilities to international stakeholders.

SAHA 2026 will be held in Istanbul from May 5 to 9 and is expected to bring together more than 1,700 exhibitors and participants from over 120 countries, reinforcing the global visibility of Türkiye’s indigenous defense technologies.

Deputy Head of Türkiye’s Presidency of Defence Industries Hakan Karataş said defense-sector R&D gains will increasingly be transferred to civilian fields as part of Türkiye’s long-term technology roadmap.

Presidency of Defence Industries head Haluk Görgün said Türkiye’s goal is to achieve full independence by developing efficient projects across every field, supported by the GHOST program, AI initiatives, and data-driven technology planning.

Presidency of Defence Industries head Haluk Görgün inspected ongoing investment, modernization, R&D, and production infrastructure activities at MKE facilities in Ankara and Kırıkkale.

ROKETSAN’s short-range anti-tank weapon system KARAOK hit its targets with full accuracy in four separate test scenarios, standing out with its day-and-night operational capability.

Türkiye and Azerbaijan have signed a strategic cooperation agreement in the defense industry covering governance, R&D, industrialization, and human resource development.

Bayraktar AKINCI successfully completed firing tests with MAM-T and TEBER-82 munitions, once again demonstrating its precision strike capability.