Defense: Turkey is taking on the competition with the Western arms industry
Combat jets, air defense, drones and radar: Turkish arms manufacturers are increasingly conquering the international market. Italy, Spain, France and Poland are already among their customers.
Turkey is providing Ukraine with 70 ATACMS artillery rockets, multiple rocket launchers, and nearly 50,000 artillery shells, mostly from US production. The weapons are intended to aid Ukraine in its defense against Russia. Turkey's defense industry has grown significantly, with exports rising from $200 million in 2000 to $8.5 billion last year, and $5.8 billion in the first seven months of this year, a 26% increase from the same period last year.
According to the Stockholm Peace Research Institute Sipri, Turkey ranked 11th among the world's largest arms exporters from 2021 to 2025.
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