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Baykar May Receive Incentive Support
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Baykar May Receive Incentive Support

Baykar’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and smart systems test and development centres will be included in project-based incentives.

Record Export Expectations from SASAD in 2024
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Record Export Expectations from SASAD in 2024

The Turkish defence industry, which broke a new export record this year, is preparing to increase this performance even in 2024.

ASELSAN Reaches $ 10 Billion Backlog
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ASELSAN Reaches $ 10 Billion Backlog

ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol announced that orders increased along with platform exports and reached a backlog capacity of $ 10 billion for the first time in 2023.

Defence Industry November Export Volume $ 484.9 Million
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Defence Industry November Export Volume $ 484.9 Million

The Turkish defence and aerospace industry sector exported $ 484.9 Million worth of goods and products in November 2023.

TIM Awards HAVELSAN Innovation Resources Türkiye 3rd
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TIM Awards HAVELSAN Innovation Resources Türkiye 3rd

Turkish Exporters Assembly’s (TIM) Innovation Awards found their owners. Turkish Defence company HAVELSAN is awarded third.

SSB’s 2024 Budget expectation: 837 million TL
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SSB’s 2024 Budget expectation: 837 million TL

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz made a presentation about the 2024 budgets of the SSB at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Planning and Budget Commission.

Turkish Export Reaches $ 514.7 Million in October
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Turkish Export Reaches $ 514.7 Million in October

According to the Turkiye Export Assembly figures, the defence and aerospace industry exported $ 514.7 million in October 2023.

Pie: Defence Budgets of European Countries Increased Due to the War
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Pie: Defence Budgets of European Countries Increased Due to the War

Jan Pie, Secretary General of the Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe announced that Europe is preparing for the war economy.

Chief of General Staff General Gürak Visits ASELSAN
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Chief of General Staff General Gürak Visits ASELSAN

Chief of General Staff, General Metin Gürak and his accompanying delegation visited ASELSAN.

New General Manager at BİTES: Erinç Albayrak
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New General Manager at BİTES: Erinç Albayrak

After the board of directors meeting at BİTES, the General Manager, Uğur Coşkun, is replaced by Erinç Albayrak as acting General Manager.

Largest Naval Parade at the Anniversary of the Republic
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Largest Naval Parade at the Anniversary of the Republic

Turkiye celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Republic with a military ship parade at the Istanbul Stait.

STM Produces Yaw Damping System
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STM Produces Yaw Damping System

STM nationalised the 'Yaw Damping System', which will be used for the first time in MİLGEM İSTİF Class Frigates.

Roketsan is Preparing Versions of the TAYFUN Ballistic Missile
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Roketsan is Preparing Versions of the TAYFUN Ballistic Missile

Roketsan General Manager Murat İkinci declared that the company is working on versions of the TAYFUN Ballistic missile.

Second Yom Kippur War in Israel
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Second Yom Kippur War in Israel

Hamas attacked Israel on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, which started on October 6, 1973.