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Turkish defense companies signed agreements worth a total of $10.2 billion abroad last year, Haluk Görgün, the head of the Defense Industry Agency (SSB) has said.

The Turkish defense industry has exported 230 products to 185 countries over the past 10 years, Görgün told a conference organized at the southern province of Antalya.

Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş has inaugurated a branch of Türkiye's leading defense company, Aselsan, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has suggested the commitment of his government to provide equal service to all 85 million citizens of Türkiye, regardless of political affiliations.

Two of Türkiye's biggest defense firms, Aselsan and Havelsan, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on business sharing, which includes more efficient use of common resources.

Haluk Görgün, president of Defense Industries, Ahmet Akyol, general manager of Aselsan, and Mehmet Akif Nacar, general manager of Havelsan, attended the signing ceremony on Jan. 23 in Ankara.

The Turkish defense and aerospace industry's exports climbed to an all-time high of $5.55 billion last year.

The industry's export revenues increased by 27 percent in 2023 from 2022, capturing a 2.3 percent share in Türkiye's total exports last year.

In 2023, the country's exports hit a record $255.8 billion, rising from $254.2 billion in 2022.

With a combined arms revenue of $5.5 billion, four Turkish companies, namely Aselsan, Baykar, Turkish Aerospace Industries and Roketsan, have made it to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's (SIPRI) Top 100 list for 2022 — two more than in 2021.

Baykar (ranked 76th) and Roketsan (ranked 100th) entered the Top 100 for the first time.

The inaugural test firing of long-range air and missile defense system Siper Product-2 has concluded triumphantly in the northern province of Sinop.

HİSAR-U missile, a domestically developed long-range air defense system known as one of the most powerful weapons in the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces, is expected to be tested within an area of 850 kilometers in the Black Sea this week, local media has announced.

Four Turkish companies have made it to the prestigious Defense News 100 list for 2023, all climbing up on the ladder from the previous year's rankings with three of them climbing from the previous year while one entering the list for the first time.

Turkish defense companies Baykar, Aselsan and Roketsan have signed agreements with Saudi Arabian firms.

Drone maker Baykar inked an agreement with state-owned Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) for the local production of unmanned aerial vehicles in Saudi Arabia.