NATO signed a $26.2 billion agreement for integrated air and missile defense, with Türkiye’s ASELSAN and ROKETSAN set to contribute.

ROKETSAN has become one of the contractors in three critical defense capability projects launched under the NATO Defense Industry Forum.

NATO will invest more than $40 billion in counter-UAS capabilities over five years under the new Drone Edge Initiative.

NATO announced three procurement programs to strengthen air refueling, strategic airlift, ISR and airborne early warning capabilities at the Ankara Summit.

Turkey's defense and aerospace sector exports reached $10.9 billion in the past 12 months, marking a 47.1% increase. Sales to NATO countries account for 57.3% of total exports.

Selçuk Bayraktar, chairman of Baykar, presented the capabilities of the unmanned combat aircraft Kızılelma to a NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegation. Bayraktar emphasized that unmanned platforms represent a distinct category from piloted aircraft and will shape future combat environments.

Parliamentary leaders attending the NATO Parliamentary Summit visited Baykar's Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Center. The visit took place a week ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.

Crises in Europe’s joint defense projects are bringing Türkiye’s 5th-generation fighter aircraft KAAN to the forefront for NATO countries.