Türkiye signs Hisar air defense serial production contracts

Secretary of Defense Industries Haluk Gorgun on Friday announced that Türkiye has signed additional serial production contracts with defense giants Aselsan and Roketsan for the Hisar-A and Hisar-O air defense systems, marking a significant step in the country's multi-layered Steel Dome architecture. The agreements follow decisions adopted by Türkiye’s Defense Industry Executive Committee on Feb. 18, with Gorgun sharing the announcement on the social media platform NSosyal. “A major day in the defense of the Sky Homeland,” Gorgun said, adding that Türkiye is determined to reinforce its air defense capabilities under its Steel Dome vision and NATO commitments.

Industrial capacity

Gorgun highlighted that Türkiye’s defense industry has cultivated an ecosystem of more than 4,000 companies capable of meeting advanced defense requirements, employing approximately 100,000 engineers and technicians with an average age below 34. “Every domestic and national project implemented under the coordination of our presidency ensures that our resources remain within the country, supports employment and contributes to increasing our industrial capacity,” Gorgun said.

Contract value and technical specs

Aselsan separately announced that it had signed a contract worth approximately €1.47 billion ($1.68 billion) with the Defense Industries Secretariat for additional production under ongoing air defense programs, stating in a filing to Türkiye’s Public Disclosure Platform that the agreement would positively impact revenue. The Hisar family was developed under the coordination of the Defense Industries Secretariat through cooperation between Aselsan and Roketsan, with missile warheads developed by Türkiye’s defense research institute Tubitak Sage.

Hisar-A is designed primarily to protect mobile and armored units against low-altitude threats, while Hisar-O provides medium-altitude point and regional air defense — both systems countering fighter jets, helicopters, cruise missiles and drones. The Hisar-A+ variant has an interception range of up to 15 kilometers, while Hisar-O+ can engage targets at distances of up to 25 kilometers.