{"id":2491,"date":"2026-07-07T16:21:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/2491\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:21:20","slug":"top-turkish-defense-firms-welcome-nato-deals-on-strategic-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/2491\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Turkish defense firms welcome NATO deals on strategic projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turkish defense majors Roketsan and Aselsan welcomed on Tuesday defense industry agreements covering several strategic capability areas, signed at the NATO Defense Industry Forum held as part of the summit in Ankara.<\/p>\n

Roketsan CEO Murat Ikinci said on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal that the company attended the signing ceremony for agreements on strike capabilities, integrated air and missile defense systems, and space and surveillance capabilities.<\/p>\n

Ikinci said Roketsan is among the contractors in the projects, adding that the company would continue contributing to cooperation aimed at strengthening T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s and NATO\u2019s common defense capabilities through its advanced technologies and deterrent systems.<\/p>\n

Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol similarly welcomed the agreements announced under the forum.<\/p>\n

“With our advanced technologies and our series production capacity, which increases day by day, we continue to contribute to the security of our alliance as much as that of our country,” Akyol said.<\/p>\n

T\u00fcrkiye signed agreements under the forum on several strategic capability areas to be developed jointly by member states, according to Haluk G\u00f6rg\u00fcn, head of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB).<\/p>\n

G\u00f6rg\u00fcn said the agreements<\/a> cover strike capabilities, integrated air and missile defense systems, space and surveillance capabilities, critical raw materials for the defense industry, and NATO’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) superiority.<\/p>\n

“These projects, which will include Aselsan, Roketsan, STM and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of T\u00fcrkiye (T\u00dcBITAK), will form the backbone of the alliance’s deterrence architecture in the coming years,” G\u00f6rg\u00fcn said.<\/p>\n

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