Turkish companies Aselsan, Roketsan and Tübitak Sage have signed an agreement with SSM, the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, for a national long-range air defense system project.

The HİSAR Low and Medium Altitude Air Defence system has been designed by Roketsan. It is the First National Air Defence Missile system of Turkey (Credit: Roketsan)

Aselsan announced on January 16th that its share under the agreement was $227 million and $342 million and that the deliveries will be completed in 2021.

Aselsan is the largest defense electronics company of Turkey. It designs, develops and manufactures military communication systems, radar and electronic warfare systems, electro-optical systems and defense and weapon systems for Turkish and international markets.

Roketsan is a major Turkish weapons manufacturer and defense contractor.Roketsan designs, develops and manufactures rockets and missiles.

TÜBİTAK SAGE, is a Turkish institution carrying out research and development projects on defense industry technology.