The Turkish defense industry is concluding another fruitful year, marked by new records and several firsts, as leading domestic companies expanded their global reach and conducted numerous tests that prove their advanced capabilities and forward-looking vision.
The Turkish defense industry, widely recognized worldwide, conducted studies to address new needs emerging on the battlefield and in future combat environments, while also enhancing the capabilities of existing products throughout 2025.
From January through December, the companies' agenda was packed with new tests, flights, and export deals, enabling the defense and aerospace sector to surpass its recent export records and likely exceed the $8 billion figure once December trade data is announced.
Exports rose by 22% in November to $747 million, lifting the 11-month amount to nearly $7.45 billion. This is already a new record as it surpassed the $7.2 billion achieved in the whole of 2024.
Developments that contributed to export success continued intensely throughout the year, and the year was crowned with two major deals, including that of the leading defense and technology company Aselsan with Poland, worth $410 million for the direct sale of electronic warfare, and an over $3 billion deal of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and the governme
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