ASELSAN achieved a 9% year-on-year increase in revenue, reaching 22.8 billion TL in the first quarter of 2025. The company secured $1.5 billion in new contracts and $372 million in export deals, reinforcing its strong growth momentum.

Two years have passed since Turkey’s first indigenous jet trainer, HÜRJET, took to the skies. Developed by TUSAŞ, the aircraft has achieved major milestones in its testing and qualification phases. TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu marked the anniversary by highlighting HÜRJET’s growing strategic importance for Turkish aviation.

TUSAŞ announced that Turkey’s indigenous jet trainer HÜRJET has reached 1.2 Mach speed, marking a major milestone in supersonic flight. SSB President Haluk Görgün described the achievement as a new milestone in Turkey’s independent aerospace vision.

German Chief of Defense Gen. Carsten Breuer visited Ankara at the invitation of Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Metin Gürak, holding key meetings at the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), ASELSAN, and TUSAŞ to discuss defense technology cooperation and strategic partnership opportunities.

Turkey’s HAVELSAN has achieved a new global milestone with its domestically developed ADVENT Combat Management System, now operational in four continents following its export to the Chilean Navy. Experts note that only a handful of countries can produce a comparable system.

ROKETSAN General Manager Murat İkinci announced that the company aims for a 50% increase in both revenue and exports in 2025. The defense giant plans to expand its export network from 40 to 50 countries.

ROKETSAN has signed an agreement with Indonesia to establish a joint defense production facility for anti-ship and cruise missiles as well as smart munitions. The project aims to enhance technology transfer and strengthen local defense capabilities.

At the ASDA-2025 Adriatic Defense and Aerospace Exhibition in Zagreb, Turkish defense companies — including SSB, ASFAT, MKE, and Baykar — showcased their latest technologies. Drawing participants from over 30 countries, the event highlighted themes of digitalization, sustainability, and green energy, where Turkish products attracted significant attention.