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Turkish Turkey Placing itself as an Arms Exporter [ COVER STORY ]

The Turkish Defence Industry offers efficient solutions with NATO
Standards to meet logistic requirements of the Armed Forces. Also
the industry is an important supplier for country and is a reliable
solution partner. In the 1990’s, Turkey was a big importer for defence
Delight industry but in recent years 70 per cent of defence requirements
are provided by domestic companies with national resources and
the percentage is increasing day by day. Increasing new projects
especially in the aerospace industry requires high-tech investments
which are supported by the government for industrialisation of
domestic materials. Within the strong ecosystem formed by the
Presidency of Defense Industry; a diverse and pioneering defence
THE TURKISH DEFENCE INDUSTRY industry has been established and is growing day by day. The
HAS CONTRIBUTED SEVERAL industry also actively takes part in air vehicle modernisation pro-
grammes of allied countries as well as for Turkish Air Forces by
NEW AERIAL, NAVAL, AND LAND using indigenous systems.
PRODUCTS TO THE COUNTRY'S
ARMED FORCES INVENTORY Turkey also plays a very important role for fixed wing aircraft and
rotorcraft. Also Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) produced by
Turkish Domestic Companies are prominent worldwide as well.
Jay Menon Research and Development (R&D) activities are rising in the indus-
try with an increasing proportion of the turnover. Hence, Turkish
The Turkish defence industry has seen a fur- Aerospace in recent years has been increasing its R&D activities
ther increase in the year 2020, with several of to main its position of leadership. About 3,000 R&D engineers and
its aerial, naval, and land products added to researchers play a role in the nation’s aerospace activities and
the Turkish Armed Forces inventory, as well as Turkish Aerospace has spared 34.4 per cent of total turnover for
growth in the country’s exports. TUSAS, also R&D activities as of 2019. With all these initiatives, the public and
known as Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), private sectors are constantly moving forward in line with 2023
is one of the companies leading from the front. targets.
As TAI prepares to incorporate a number of
new technologies to improve the production Update on the UAVs from Turkish Aerospace
processes and increase the performance of its The ANKA MALE Class UAV system is indigenously produced by
aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles Turkish Aerospace and is one of the best unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs) and satellites, a senior company offi- in the world with high capabilities and closely followed by global
cial spoke about some specific issues to Asian authorities. Almost Included by various armed forces, ANKA is a
Defence Technology on condition of anonymity. step forward among the competitors with its indigenous communi-

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