Turkish defense, aerospace industry breaks export record in first half of 2024

Türkiye’s defense industry sector achieved exports worth $563.362 million in June.

Additionally, in the first six months of 2024, the total exports of the Turkish defense industry reached $2.883 billion.

Regarding the issue, the president of Defense Industries, Haluk Gorgun, made statements on his X account, emphasizing that their goal is to achieve a permanent increase in the export of high-value-added products.

Savunma ve Havacılık Sanayii ihracatımız Haziran ayında 563 Milyon $ olarak gerçekleşti. İlk 6 aydaki ihracatımız ise geçen yılın aynı dönemine göre % 21.6 lık bir artış sergileyerek 2 Milyar 883 Milyon $ olarak gerçekleşti.

İhracat stratejimizde temel hedefimiz yüksek katma… pic.twitter.com/BlqiDIzhKK

— Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün (@halukgorgun) July 3, 2024

“Our Defense and Aerospace Industry exports amounted to $563 million in June. Our exports in the first six months reached $2.883 billion, showing a 21.6% increase compared to the same period last year,” Gorgun said in his social media post.

He said that the main goal of our export strategy is to achieve a permanent increase in the export of high-value-added products.

“I wholeheartedly congratulate all our companies and employees who have been pioneers in increasing our exports,” he added.

“As of today, I am proud to share that Turkish defense and aerospace products are successfully used in 185 countries worldwide. I also take this opportunity to thank the countries that trust in Türkiye’s defense and have added our domestic and national systems to their inventories,” the president of Defense Industries said.

He further said that the defense and aerospace industry will continue to carry out works that make Türkiye proud, becoming the ‘Strengthening Star of Rising Türkiye’.