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.

ASELSAN’s ROADGUARD system was deployed at central points in Ankara to strengthen security measures for the NATO Summit.

Defense Industry Agency President Haluk Görgün hosted Romanian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Radu Miruta at TÜRKSAT facilities during the 2026 NATO Summit and NATO Defense Industry Forum. Turkey's national aviation projects and production infrastructure were presented during the visit.

The US Marine Corps' III Marine Expeditionary Force, stationed in Japan, has received the Israeli-made Iron Dome air defense system. Known as MRIC, the system will provide protection against cruise missile and unmanned aerial vehicle threats from China in the Western Pacific.

Turkey's domestically developed 105mm lightweight towed howitzer BORAN has been contracted for delivery to Albania's armed forces. The agreement, signed ahead of the NATO Summit in Turkey, marks the first defense industry contract between the two allied nations.