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Aselsan is Growing its Portfolio

of Cutting-Edge Defence Systems

Turkish defence firm Aselsan is rapidly ensuring that over US$900 million worth of interceptor capabilities against very low
growing its portfolio cutting-edge defence foreign currency remained in Turkey. and low altitude air threats. GÖKSUR can
products. In the first nine months of the cur- perform air and missile defence missions
rent year, Aselsan has introduced new de- Aselsan has also developed Turkey’s first against a threat set including anti-ship mis-
fence systems into the market such as the autonomous underwater vehicle, DERİNGÖZ. siles, armed/unarmed unmanned aerial
GÖZDE guidance kit, SADAK national release Its ALBATROS Kamikaze Unmanned Marine vehicles, cruise missiles, warplanes and
system, KARAKURT reconnaissance and Vehicle swarm neutralized a target ship in helicopters.
targeting systems, YARASA HF electronic the tests carried out in Mersin. Important
support system and AYI HF electronic attack milestones have also been achieved Aselsan is also growing its capability when
system. Aselsan recently commissioned for cutting-edge defence systems such it comes to electronic warfare (EW) systems
a new avionics production facility and has as the GÜRZ hybrid air defence system, and unmanned vehicles, with the launch,
also completed its AESA radar integration GÖKSUR close air defence missile system, earlier this year of EJDERHA, SÖKMEN,
and production building. It has also started GÖKDEMİR missile launching system and TUNGA and ERTUNGA products. Launched
work on a new additional production facility GÖKBERK mobile laser weapon systems. at IDEF 2023, 16th International Defence
for guided ammunition. GÜRZ stands out as an innovative air and Industry Fair, earlier this year; EJDERHA
missile defence system that offers multiple is an EW system and SÖKMEN is an ESM
In the first nine months of 2023, system; while ERTUNGA and
the company’s turnover grew TUNGA are both medium class
second level unmanned ground
by 81 percent compared to the vehicles. Aselsan’s DRAGON is
same period last year, reaching another new product developed
US$10.8 billion dollars with the to neutralize targets with electro-
largest ever outstanding order- magnetic signals.
book in the company’s history.
The company’s gross profit in- Some of the other products on
creased by 75 percent, Aselsan’s offer by Aselsan are the MURAD
General Manager Ahmet Akyol combat aircraft nose radar,
said. In the first six months of ASELFLIR 500 new generation
2023, the company successfully targeting system, IFF unified in-
completed the nationalization of terrogator system, LGK 83 laser
68 products.The total number guidance kit, AMİR100C accident
of products indigenised in the resistant duty station recorder,
last five years has grown to 738, etc.

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