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Roketsan, Aselsan welcome NATO defense industry agreements in Ankara

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Roketsan, Aselsan welcome NATO defense industry agreements in Ankara

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Turkish defense giants Roketsan and Aselsan welcomed multilateral agreements signed at NATO's Defense Industry Forum in Ankara covering strategic capabilities including missile defense and space systems, pledging to contribute advanced technologies that will form the backbone of the alliance's deterrence architecture in coming years.

Roketsan and Aselsan on Monday welcomed NATO defense industry agreements covering strategic capability areas signed at the alliance's forum in Ankara, with both Turkish firms pledging advanced technologies to strengthen collective deterrence. The agreements encompass strike capabilities, integrated air and missile defense systems, space and surveillance assets, critical raw materials procurement, and unmanned aerial vehicle superiority initiatives.

Turkish Industry Commitment

Roketsan CEO Murat İkinci attended the signing ceremony for the pacts, confirming the company's role as a contractor across multiple project streams. İkinci stated that Roketsan would continue contributing to cooperation aimed at strengthening Türkiye's and NATO's common defense capabilities through advanced technologies and deterrent systems.

"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," Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol said, emphasizing the dual commitment to national and collective defense priorities.

Alliance Deterrence Architecture

Haluk Görgün, head of Türkiye's Defense Industries Secretariat, stated that the projects would involve Aselsan, Roketsan, STM and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK). "These projects, which will include Aselsan, Roketsan, STM and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK), will form the backbone of the alliance's deterrence architecture in the coming years," Görgün said.

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