At the IISS Prague Defence Summit, SSB President Haluk Görgün met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss Turkey’s growing defense capabilities and their contribution to NATO’s collective deterrence and future vision.

SSB President Haluk Görgün announced that Turkey’s defense and aerospace exports rose by 97.3% in August 2025 to $834 million, bringing total exports for January–August to $5.418 billion — a 45% year-on-year increase.

ULAK Communications has been awarded the highest qualification level — the “A Certificate” — under SSB’s Industrial Competence Evaluation and Support Program (EYDEP), confirming its excellence in R&D, production, and technology capabilities.

SSB President Haluk Görgün emphasized that Türkiye’s defense industry has achieved an 83% localization rate by transforming its strategy into technology and technology into products.

Launched under President Erdoğan’s directive, the “National Competence Initiative” has reached 87,061 participants in its first year, empowering thousands through defense industry training programs.

On the third day of IDEF 2025, Turkey’s Defense Industry Agency (SSB) signed key contracts covering ballistic gear, weapon systems, simulators, and helicopters — including 57 GÖKBEYs and a new T-70 Simulator Project.

Defense Industry President Haluk Görgün announced that IDEF 2025 hosts over 400 international companies from 44 countries, solidifying its place among the world’s top five defense exhibitions.

SSB President Haluk Görgün said Türkiye’s defense and aerospace exports rose 25% to $3.603B in January–June, with June up 10.4% and the 12-month total at $7.454B.