Türkiye’s defense electronics company Aselsan increased its research and development spending by 36% to about $1.3 billion in the first nine months of 2026, while its investments in production capacity and advanced technologies surged 228% to $684 million.
To meet rising demand, the company brought the first phase of the Oğulbey Technology Base into operation and opened a center for producing guided-munition systems.
During the same period, Aselsan signed new contracts worth $14 billion, a record in its history, raising its backlog to $30.7 billion and surpassing $30 billion for the first time. New export contracts increased 34% to $1.9 billion.
The company’s revenues rose 28% in real terms to 151.5 billion Turkish liras, while its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization increased 38% to 40.6 billion Turkish liras.