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| Company type | Anonim Şirket |
|---|---|
| BİST:ASELS | |
| Industry | Defense Software Electronics |
| Founded | 1975; 51 years ago (1975) |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Ahmet Akyol (CEO) |
| Products | Communication systems, radars, avionics, electronic warfare systems, air defense systems, targeting systems |
| Revenue |  $3.48 billion (2024) |
 $791 million (2024) | |
| $441 million (2024) | |
| Total assets | $7.03 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | $4.09 billion (2024) |
Number of employees | 12,014 (2024)[1] |
| Website | www |
Aselsan A.Ş. (Turkish:AskerîElektronikSanayiA.Ş.,lit. 'Military Electronic Industries S.A.') is a Turkishdefense corporation headquartered inAnkara, Turkey. Its main operating area is research, development and manufacture of advanced military products for air, land and maritime forces. The company is one of the major contractors of theTurkish Armed Forces. Aselsan was ranked byDefense News as the 48th largest defense company in terms of revenue.[2] The Turkish Army Foundation is the founder, and its successor, the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, is the major stockholder.
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Aselsan was founded by the Turkish Army Foundation in 1975 after US's decision to put an embargo on Turkey due to theTurkish invasion of Cyprus.[3][4] The first CEO of Aselsan was M. Hacim Kamoy.[3]
In early 1979, after completing investments including card payment system[5]s and establishing the necessary infrastructure, Aselsan started production at its Macunköy facilities in Ankara.[3] Since then, Aselsan has expanded its product and customer portfolio, mostly based on indigenous research and development, locally trained personnel, and in cooperation with other Turkish research institutions and universities.
On August 27, 2025, Aselsan delivered a 47 piece high, medium, and low-altitude air defense system and radar, totaling $460 million, to theTurkish Armed Forces at a ceremony attended by PresidentErdoğan inAnkara. It was announced that these deliveries were the first component of Türkiye's air defense project, theSteel Dome includingALP 100-G,ALP 300-G,Hisar, Siper, Korkut .[6][7] Erdoğan stated that one Siper system consisting of 10 vehicles, three Hisar systems consisting of 21 vehicles, seven PUHU and two REDET electronic warfare systems were delivered.[8] On 26 November 2025, theTurkish Defence Agency signed a $6.5 billion contract with Aselsan,Havelsan, andRoketsan for the procurement of new air-defense systems for theSteel Dome project.[9][10][11]
Aselsan designs, develops and manufactures modern electronic systems for military and industrial customers in Turkey and abroad. The company headquarters is located at Macunköy facilities in Ankara, Turkey. According to the field of activities, Aselsan has been organized in five business sectors:[12]
The HBT, REHIS, SST and UGES sectors have high-technology and automated infrastructure in engineering and production at Macunköy facilities. Electronic production includes surface mount technology, multilayer and flexibleprinted circuit boards, mechanical and mould productions, system integration and test fields. While the HBT sector's main product spectrum covers military and professional communications systems, REHIS sector's main operations are focused onradar,electronic warfare and SST sector's main operations are focused on command-control systems. The MGEO sector manufactures hybrid microelectronic circuits,night-vision devices,thermal cameras, laser ranger/designators andinertial navigation systems at Akyurt facilities.
In all business sectors, methodologies complying with military standards andISO 9001 are applied usingcomputer-aided design (CAD),computer-aided engineering (CAE) andcomputer-aided manufacturing (CAM) technologies.
Aselsan is a member of TÜMAKÜDER[13] and IPC.[14]
On 23 December 2014,Bilkent University and Aselsan jointly established Türkiye's first commercialchip factory.[15][16][17] The factory began operations in 2017 primarily to produceGaN.[18] The factory produces variouschips for radars, missiles and other systems produced by Aselsan.[19]
Aselsan opened its new facility (Turkish:ASELSAN Radar ve Elektronik Harp Teknoloji Merkezi) inGölbaşı district of Ankara on 16 March 2015.[20] Built in three years at a cost of US$157 million, the site serves for the production of radar andelectronic warfare equipment required by theTurkish Armed Forces (Army,Navy,Air Force), space and unmanned platforms. The facility covers an area of 75,000 m2 (810,000 sq ft) on a land of 35 ha (86 acres). A total of 776 engineers, 261 technical personnel and more than 200 support personnel are employed in the center.[21]
The technology center serves for the design, research and development, production, test and logistic support of primarily long-range tracking air defense and fighter aircraft radar systems, as well as other radar and electronic warfare systems andantennas,microwave power modules and software.[21]
On 2 December 2022, Aselsan opened the Air Defense Test and Integration Center (HSTEM) in Ankara. The center includes a System Production and Integration Factory with a closed area of 12 thousand square meters, a Test Control Center, a Closed Firing Range, a System Test, Adjustment Calibration Infrastructure, a Test Tower and Test Tracks, and a ROBOSİM Open Area Test Infrastructure. The facility carries out production, testing, analysis, and necessary performance improvements for air defense systems developed by Aselsan.[22][23]
In March 2025, Aselsan announced that it will establish a new Photon Detector and Nanotechnology Facility, Radar System Integration and Production Facility, Air Defense Systems Production and Test Facility, and Smart Ammunition Production Facility inAnkara. It reported toBorsa Istanbul'sPublic Disclosure Platform thatAselsan will spend $616 million for these investments. It was also stated that Aselsan will hire a total of 2,244 people, 1,672 of whom will be qualified, for these facilities.[24][25]
Aselsan launched construction on a large facility in the Oğulbey district ofAnkara on 27 August 2025, at a ceremony attended by PresidentErdoğan. The statement noted that Aselsan's current factories total 5,000 acres, while the newOğulbey Technology Base in Ankara will be 6,500 acres. The new base is expected to cost $1.5 billion and will double Aselsan's production capacity upon its commissioning. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Erdoğan stated that this facility will mark Aselsan's next 50 years and will become Europe's largest air defense facility. Erdoğan also inaugurated 14 new Aselsan facilities, built at a cost of $280 million, on the same day.[26][27][8]
Aselsan has associated companies in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Besides, the company announced in October 2015 that they are planning to expand their South African business "by seeking partnerships to form a private company out of its local branch Aselsan South Africa"[28]
Aselsan Baku was founded on 11 February 1998 by Aselsan inAzerbaijan. It currently produces civil and military hand-held radios in Azerbaijan. The capital of the company was fully invested by Aselsan. The company, which will operate in the fields of sales, maintenance-repair and production and whose founding capital is determined as USD 500 thousand, has been the first company established by Aselsan abroad.[29]
The laser guidance kit produced by Aselsan in 2018 was integrated into the ammunition developed by Azerbaijan.[30]
Aselsan Ukraine was established on 1 September 2020 by Aselsan inUkraine.[31]
Aselsan Middle East was established on 19 July 2012 by Aselsan inJordan.[32][33]
Aselsan is present in many areas, especially in defense industry product supply and research and development activities.[34][20][21]
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