Erdogan noted that Aselsan plays a critical role in the Steel Dome, in addition to system development, and noted that the firm has also developed the artificial intelligence-based command and control software that will enable instant communication and integrated operation of all systems in the field.
The president stated that thanks to this software, which will form the backbone of the Steel Dome, hundreds of air defence systems in the field will operate as a single system.
Türkiye’s Defence Industries Secretary Haluk Gorgun, also attending the ceremony, said that the localisation rate in the defence industry has reached 83 percent and a user network has been established in 185 countries with an annual export volume of nearly $7.5 billion.
“The Ogulbey Technology Base, whose foundation we laid today, will be a pioneering centre where future command and control systems, advanced communication networks, quantum technologies, and artificial intelligence-based defence algorithms will be developed,” Gorgun said.
The Turkish defence firm Aselsan’s CEO Ahmet Akyol stated that they have taken a historic step today and said: “We are excitedly launching a $1.5 billion investment in our new Ogulbey campus, covering 6,500 acres.”