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.

ASELSAN reached ₺53.7 billion in revenue and signed $1.3 billion in export contracts in the first half of 2025, marking its strongest financial performance to date.

SSB President Haluk Görgün announced that IDEF 2025 reached a total contract volume of $9 billion, 65% of which was export-focused, attracting over 120,000 visitors.

Technological advancements in Türkiye’s defense industry are now transforming other strategic sectors such as energy and offshore drilling, strengthening Ankara’s influence on the global stage.

TR Mekatronik’s newly developed 6-barrel 20mm gun, unveiled at IDEF 2025, will provide ATAK helicopters and air defense systems with massive firepower.

ROKETSAN is nearing the completion of the TAYFUN BLOK-4 ballistic missile’s development phase. The hypersonic missile is set to begin test launches soon, marking a new era in Türkiye’s missile technology.

Türkiye has successfully produced both the submarine-grade structural steel and the armor steel for the ALTAY tank domestically, marking another milestone in defense industry independence.

Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat stated that IDEF 2025 has now become a global brand, emphasizing that Turkey’s defense industry employs nearly 100,000 people and exports to more than 100 countries.