Türkiye’s defense industry has broken records with $5.8 billion in exports as of November 2023, driven by global demand for combat drones and advanced systems.In November alone, the defence and aviation industry recorded $637 million in exports, marking a significant 32.3% increase compared to the same month last year. / Photo: AA Archive
Data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly revealed that outbound shipments in the sector rose by 19 percent year-over-year from January to November, reaching approximately $5.76 billion. Over the last 12 months, exports surged 18.4 percent year-over-year, totalling $6.48 billion. In November alone, the defence and aviation industry recorded $637 million in exports, marking a significant 32.3 percent increase compared to the same month last year.
Görgün emphasised the industry’s global reach, noting that Turkish defence companies successfully exported to 178 countries in 2024.Over the past two decades, Türkiye has invested billions of dollars into its defence sector, transforming itself from a country reliant on foreign equipment to one that now fulfils nearly all of its defence needs with domestically produced systems.