Türkiye’s largest industrial cluster, SAHA Istanbul, participated in IDEF 2025 with 218 member companies, signing new cooperation agreements with TÜBİTAK, METU, and the SSB Academy.

Türkiye’s GAZAP thermobaric bomb drew international headlines as The Sun and Newsweek highlighted its destructive power and Türkiye’s growing defense industry presence.

The Ministry of National Defense’s R&D Center presented 44 advanced systems at IDEF 2025, with 80% of them ready for operational use.

Turkey’s defense industry is making waves across Europe. From HÜRJET and TB-2 UAVs to armored vehicles and naval platforms, Turkish firms are exporting cutting-edge, combat-proven systems to countries such as Spain, Portugal, Poland, and Germany — establishing Turkey as one of Europe’s key defense partners.

During his speech at TEKNOFEST TRNC, Defense Industry Agency (SSB) President Haluk Görgün announced that the Turkish defense industry has become a global sector, exporting products and technologies to 180 countries worldwide.

IDEF 2019, held under the auspices of the Turkish Presidency, brings together over a thousand companies and high-level delegations from dozens of countries, strengthening global cooperation in the defense sector.

HAVELSAN signed an agreement with the Chilean Navy to integrate the ADVENT Combat Management System into two frigates. The four-year modernization project makes Chile the 9th country to adopt ADVENT.

Bayraktar TB3 successfully hit a 6x6 meter sea target from over 50 kilometers away in its first firing test with Roketsan’s IHA-122 Supersonic Missile, coordinated with Bayraktar TB2 for laser designation.