(MENAFN- AzerNews) By News Centre
ASELSAN, one of the leading companies in the Turkish defense
industry, will carry out an intense delivery traffic in 2023 in
line with the contracts it has signed with the Presidency of the
Turkish Defense industry Agency (SSB).
Turkiye's strategic defense and security needs are met through
the SSB, a specialist procurement agency. Various responsibilities
are given to the main and subcontractors in the sector in order to
meet the needs of the security units with maximum locality
While playing an important role in these efforts, ASELSAN
produces solutions not only in the field of defense technologies
but also in civilian fields with its knowledge and experience from
the past. ASELSAN is among the most important main contractors of
the Turkish defense industry due to its capabilities.
The company provides security solutions in areas such as
communication and information technologies, defense system
technologies, microelectronics, guidance and electro-optics, radar
and electronic warfare systems, transportation, security, energy,
automation, and health systems.
ASELSAN, which has been one of the most reliable manufacturers
of the defense industry for many years with the technologies it has
developed, has signed many contracts with SSB for many years.
There are various contracts amounting to TRY26.5bn ($1.4bn),
which were signed between ASELSAN and SSB in 2022 and before, with
a delivery date of 2023. Air and missile defense systems constitute
the largest item of the total deliveries to be made this year, with
TRY3.7bn ($190m).
Taking part in the delivery of Hisar-A+ and HİSAR-O+ systems
within the scope of Hisar projects, ASELSAN contributes to the
national long-range air defense solution, the Siper (Trench)
Project.
Among ASELSAN's solutions in the field of air and missile
defense systems there are a number of weapon systems such as
35-millimeter air defense cannon systems, fire management devices
and modernized towed cannon systems, Near Range Air Defense System
Gökdeniz, Göker 35-millimeter Multi-Purpose Weapon System, Korhan
New Generation Light Armored There are a number of products such as
the Weapon System.
This is followed by land and weapon systems with TRY2.2bn
($110m), land defense systems with TRY1.1 ($57m), and "air defense
systems" with TRY895m ($46m).
Due to the high sales figures predicted in 2023, the ratio of
the amounts within an accounting period between ASELSAN and SSB to
the revenue generated in sales transactions according to the last
annual financial statements disclosed to the public is expected to
reach more than 10 percent.
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