New air defense systems for “Steel Dome) in Turkey It was delivered today, Wednesday, August 27, 2025, the defense company of Aselsan, in the presence of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“Today we are delivering Sky Dome systems, consisting of a total of 47 vehicles worth $ 460 million, which will inspire confidence in the allies and fears opponents,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a ceremony at the ASELSAN campus at ASelsan.
“Today’s traditions are the most tangible proof that our struggle was not in vain,” the Turkish president added, calling Aselsan the “heart” of the Turkish defense industry.
With Steel Dome, Turkey “enters a new level of air defense,” Erdogan said.
The steel will of our state, developed with the engineering power of our own homeland sons #Çelikkubbe The critical elements of our Kaymanlı Air Defense architecture were delivered to our heroic army at the ceremony honored by our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The most low is the most… pic.twitter.com/e3RXdB0OA1– Ahmet Akyol (@ahmetakyol) August 27, 2025
Traditions made today included the HISAR-O 100 and Siper air defense systems, Alp 300-G and 100-G radar systems, Puhu and Redet electronic war systems, and Korkut’s short-range airline vehicles.
The ceremony also marked the beginning of the construction of the new Oğulbey technological base, which, as Erdogan said, “will more than double Aselsan’s mass productive capacity through a $ 1.5 billion investment.”
“This marks the largest investment in the defense industry ever made in Turkey’s history,” the Turkish president added.
‘Any country that does not develop its own systems cannot be safe’
According to him, the first facility on the campus will be launched in the middle of next year, although it did not specify when the entire complex is expected to be launched.
The ceremony also launched 14 new facilities, which, according to Aselsan General Manager Ahmet Akyol, will boost the company’s capacity by 40% and employ about 4,000 people.
No country that does not develop its own radar and air defense system can gaze at the future with confidence against current security challenges, especially in our region, “Erdogan said.
#Live: President Erdoğan joins the “Steel Dome Deliveries, Facility Openings and Oğulbey Founding Ceremony at ASELSAN Gölbaşı Campus https://t.co/N4TzXpQHw8
– AA live (@aacanli) August 27, 2025
“Do we have shortages? Yes, we have. But we deal quickly. We are on the right track, in a good position and we will become even better. We trust our young people, our engineers and our people, “he said.
“We are fully aware that we do not have the luxury of leaving things to chance. The element that determines the fine line between being on the table and being on the menu is your air defense and aggressive capabilities. “
“In the next 50 years, Turkey will not only meet its own needs, but will also become a country that will shape the world with its technology,” the Turkish president concluded.