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For a more powerful future:
Turkish Defence Industry
We are here again with our publication All institutions have been attempting
prepared for IDEF 2017 which is one of the hard for the development of sub-industry.
important platforms of defence industry. Because, a healthy sub- industry is very
important for increasing the productivity
Turkish defence industry has been and rationality in the defence industry.
transforming strategically in recent years. Besides, it is inevitable to attach importance
The sector is getting rid of a foreign- to Research and Development for the
dependent structure, due to the policies implementation of domestic development
implemented for years, and is transforming projects which would introduce technologic
into an area which is mobilized by domestic superiority and for an exports attack.
production power.
The objective for the defence industry which
Accordingly, the objectives are getting is indeed one of the most critical sectors
bigger as well. In order to enable the for Turkey is to attend among the top- most
exports to reach 5 billion dollars, products, developed 10 countries having a voice in the
platforms and systems, with higher added defence industry and having technologic
value, are attempted to be produced and superiority throughout the world. On the
exported . way to the 100th anniversary of the Republic,
we should work hard and make investments
Why Turkish Defence Industry? to reach this target .
for a more powerful future:
In this private IDEF publication of this
As one of the basic priorities for the defence year, we determined a content in parallel
industries; equipping the Turkish Armed with the Undersecretariat for Defence
Forces and other agencies responsible Industries’ objective for bringing main
for security with modern equipment and and sub- industry together. Only 6 years to
abilities plays an important role for the 2023, we tried to transmit the opinions of
national industry as well. Accordingly, the public, non-governmental organizations
Ministry of National Defence and and companies as regards the sector’s
Undersecretariat for Defence Industries have expectations and targets.
been implementing various projects for
the national development of platform and We hereby express our endless thanks to the
systems which would introduce technologic institutions and agencies which contributed
superiority to our country, on the other to our publication.
hand, these institutions support defence
and aerospace exports in order to establish Wishing to meet at İDEF 2019...
a sustainable and competitive defence
industry in the international arena. All for a
Gönül ÇETİN
more powerful future for Turkey...
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