The New SSİK with New Members, but when?
The Defence Industry Executive Committee has not met this year yet. Tomorrow is the last day to meet if the routine is followed.
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Bilateral Relations
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France is Officially Out of Niger As Last Troops Leaves
The last French troops deployed in Niger left the country on Friday. This farewell ended French existence in the third country in the Sahel region.
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Defence Politics
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Japan Approves Record Defence Budget: $56bn
Today, Japan approved the government budget for fiscal 2024 as $56 billion, which secures $2.59 billion to build two Aegis System Equipped Vessels (ASEV).
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Argentina’s New Leader Aims to Strengthen Military
Argentinian President Javier Milei prioritises military modernisation in Argentina, navigating economic complexities.
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Unmanned Systems
TAF Receives new Turkish Systems in Inventory
The Defence Ministry announced that new Turkish systems have been added to the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) inventory.
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Investment
Unmanned Systems
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.
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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.
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Investment
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.
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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.
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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.
Defence Politics
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
