Altınay Defence Technologies, one of the major players in the Turkish defence industry, has reinforced its claim in the sector by reaching full capacity in less than a year at the Altınay Defence Production Technologies Centre (Dilovası Machinery Specialised Organised Industrial Zone), which was officially opened at the beginning of this year. established with an investment of 25 million dollars and with a closed area of 12,500 square metres, this facility represents a strategic threshold in Altınay’s domestic and national technology development journey.
30 Percent Increase in Turnover and Export Targets
Altınay Defence Technologies General Manager Z. Burak Mercan said that the facility has become a base that leads Turkey’s defence infrastructure not only in terms of production, but also in terms of advanced engineering, system integration and indigenous technology development. By meeting the intense demand, the company increased its sales by 0 compared to last year. the turnover, which was 55 million dollars in 2024, is targeted to close above 70 million dollars this year.
The company is motivated to increase exports abroad. With an open bid pool of $450 million and a work stock of over $200 million, Mercan has given strong signals for the future. While strategies such as acquiring or establishing companies in Europe are being evaluated in order to expand the geography of exports, the dual use (military and civilian) capability of the products developed is seen as the key to sustainable growth.
Strategic Subsidiaries: Critical Support to HÜRJET and KAAN
Subsidiaries within the Altınay Group make critical contributions to national projects:
TAAC (TAI subsidiary): Ending Aviation’s Foreign Dependency Enis Ata, General Manager of TAAC, emphasised that they have eliminated foreign dependency by producing flight control actuators and landing gears for national platforms such as HÜRJET and KAAN. Ata stated that having the know-how to meet the requirements of the 5th Generation fighter aircraft is a competence that only a limited number of countries in the international arena possess. TAAC recently announced that it has realised its first export with the contract it signed with a Middle East-based company.
DASAL (Altinay Subsidiary): Turkey’s Tesla and UAV Systems Murat Koç, General Manager of DASAL, described the company as “Turkey’s Tesla”. DASAL specialises in rotary-wing UAV systems for reconnaissance, surveillance and logistics purposes, with take-off weights ranging from 1 kg to 500 kg. Combining its dominance in battery technologies with the field of defence, DASAL leads the sector with innovative projects such as Rotary Wing Kamikaze UAV systems. It was stated that they have a high export potential and attracted great interest from abroad.
Altınay Defence Technologies will continue to produce high value-added systems with national capabilities through advanced test infrastructures such as high-precision CNC production lines, system integration laboratories and domestic software-based control systems.
