NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte described Turkey's defense industry structure as an exemplary model for allies at the Ankara Summit. Rutte noted that several NATO members are examining whether they can adapt this model to their own countries.

During the NATO Summit in Ankara, executives from ROKETSAN and ASELSAN emphasized that Turkish defense industry possesses production capacity to meet allied needs. The sector maintains a strong position with annual exports exceeding $11 billion.

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.

TAYFUN Block-3 locked onto a moving surface target at long range with its seeker head and destroyed it with surgical precision.

Turkey's defense and aerospace sector achieved 10.9 billion dollars in exports over the past year. NATO members accounted for 57 percent of total sales, while the sector generated 65 dollars per kilogram in high value-added products.

TUSAŞ, ASELSAN, ROKETSAN and HAVELSAN strengthened their positions in the ISO 500 list with strong net sales from production.

Leading Turkish defense and aerospace companies achieved significant positions in the ISO 500 list. TUSAŞ moved to 7th place, ASELSAN to 9th, while ROKETSAN and other sector representatives strengthened their standings through increased production volumes and sales performance.