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YEAR EDITOR’S NOTE
CREDIT A Force to be Reckoned With
LINE For Turkey, the 16th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF'23) couldn’t
have come at a better time. The event provides the perfect platform for
the country’s indigenous defence industry to showcase the massive
strides it has taken in recent years. The rise of the Turkish defence industry
is great news not only for the country’s armed forces but also for countries
EDITOR-in-CHIEF
Vittorio Rossi Prudente that are looking to acquire innovative and battle proven weapons that are
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg not as expensive as those produced by North American or European
companies.
Editor
Jay Menon Turkey finished 2021 with record-high export revenues of US$3.224 billion,
jay.menon@gbp.com.sg and then aimed for US$4 billion in 2022, a target it easily achieved. The
country’s new export revenue target of US$6 billion may sound ambitious
Managing Editor
Arun Sivasankaran to the layman, but not to anyone who has been keeping track of the
arun.sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg breathtaking pace in which the industry is growing. With the export
success that military drones such as TB2 and Anka have achieved, the sky
Technology Editor is literally the limit for an industry that does not believe in resting on its
Atul Chandra
atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg laurels. Keep a close eye on developments at IDEF; no trade show goes by
these days without Turkish companies hitting the headlines on a regular
ASEAN Correspondent basis.
Yulian Ardiansyah
yulian.ardiansyah@gbp.com.sg The marked preference for unmanned assets on the part of militaries
around the world plays right into one of Turkey’s main strengths – military
Contributors drones developed by companies such as Baykar and Turkish Aerospace
Gordon Arthur Industries are among those that are most in demand in the world. The U.S.
© TAIWAN AIR FORCE and Israel have had a stronghold on the military UAVs market for
Art Director
Sudheesh Kularmunda decades, but Turkey is changing the equation. The excitement over the
sudheesh.kularmunda@gbp.com.sg country’s fighter jet, Kaan, is set to increase as it inches closer to flying for
the first time in December.
Web Director
Elmer Valencia With regional tensions on the rise and countries investing to beef up their
elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg naval strength, fast attack craft are fast becoming an integral part of
navies around the world. Much of the demand is being generated by the
Director of Sales
Akshay Satyamurthy Asia Pacific, a region that is expected to be the main driver of a market
akshay.satyamurthy@gbp.com.sg that looks set to grow at a healthy pace over the next decade. The
demand for fast attack craft is matched by the interest navies are
Cover Image Credit showing in acquiring offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), which are capable of
Turkish Aerospace a diverse range of tasks.
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Advertising Contacts: IDEF and other important tradeshows that will take place before yet
marketing@gbp.com.sg another eventful year draws to a close. We promise to bring you the latest
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