Baykar Once Again in the Top 10 Exporters of the 2024 Term
Turkish Exporters Assembly listed Baykar among the top 10 exporting Turkish firms by export volume in 2024, with $1.8 billion in revenue from overseas sales.
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Turkish Defence Exports Hit Record with $884 Million
According to TıM figures, defence and aerospace exports jumped by 147 per cent year-on-year in March from $358 million to a record-breaking $884 million.
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Turkiye Approaches $7 Billion in Defence Export Volume
According to the Exporters Assembly, the Turkish Defence Industry completed 2024 with $6.7 billion in export Volume. Last year, export volume was $5.5 billion.
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Turkish Defence Export Volume in November: $637.1 Million
The Turkish defence and aviation industry exported $637.1 million in November 2024. Exports will reach $6 billion in 2024.
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Görgün Announces October Exports $820 Million
Secretary of Defence Industry Haluk Görgün announced that the sector’s exports increased by 61 per cent in October, reaching $820 Million.
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Turkish Defence Exports in September; $ 566,801
In September, the Turkish Defense Industry reached its second-highest export volume in 2024.
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$423 million in Defence Exports in August
The Turkish Exporters Assembly announced the August Turkish defence and aviation sector exports.
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Turkish Defence Export Reaches $430 Million in July
The Turkish defence and aviation sector's July exports reached $430 million 964 thousand in July 2024.
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Defence Industry Breaks Export Record in May $ 878 Million
According to the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) data, the Turkish defence and aviation sector reached $876 million in exports in May 2024.
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March Contraction in Defence: $ 370 Million
While exports in Turkiye increased in the first three months, the volume contracted in March. Defence industry exports in March were $370 million 654 027.
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Turkish Defence Industry exports $ 330 Million in January
Turkiye Exporters Assembly (TIM) announced the defence and aerospace industry's January 2024 exports as $ 330 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.
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ASELSAN Starts Mass Production of ASELFLIR-500
ASELSAN has started planning the mass production of the ASELFLIR-500T Electro-Optical System. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made the statement.
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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.
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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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Defence Industry Exports in September 2023: $430.2 Million
Turkish defence and aerospace exports in September 2023 reached $ 430.2 million. The total export volume is $3.8 billion in the first nine months.
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