Türkiye’s leading defense company ASELSAN has strengthened its regional presence at the Dubai Airshow 2025 through a series of high-impact agreements and technology showcases, reinforcing its position as a major player in avionics, electro-optics, radar, and precision-guided defense systems.
Major Contracts and MoUs Strengthen Regional Collaboration
ASELSAN signed multiple partnership agreements aimed at advancing defense capabilities and enabling long-term technology cooperation in the Middle East. The company finalized a contract with CALIDUS to equip the WX-80 Cloud Seeding Aircraft with an advanced Avionics Suite. A second contract with CALIDUS covers the integration of the Enhanced YAMGÖZ 360° Situational Awareness System onto 8×8 WAHASH armored vehicles.
Additionally, ASELSAN expanded its collaboration with EDGE Group through two key Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs):
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With HALCON: Joint work on next-generation electro-optical technologies.
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With ADASI: Cooperation on advanced airborne payload development.
These agreements underscore ASELSAN’s strategic ambition to boost interoperability, co-production, and technology transfer with regional partners.
ASELSAN Showcases Advanced Airborne & Defense Technologies
Visitors at Dubai Airshow 2025 observed a comprehensive portfolio of ASELSAN’s cutting-edge technologies engineered for modern multi-domain operations. Highlights included:
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Fully digital avionics and mission cockpit solutions for manned and unmanned platforms
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Tactical Data Link (T-LINK) offering secure, high-speed multi-domain communication
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ASELFLIR-500 Electro-Optical System for reconnaissance, surveillance, and targeting
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TOYGUN Electro-Optical Sensor System, recently tested on BAYKAR’s Kızılelma UCAV
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TOLUN All-Up-Round Munition family enabling precision strike capability
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HEWS Electronic Warfare Self-Protection Suite
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MURAD AESA Radar, engineered for multi-target tracking and electronic warfare resilience
These systems reflect ASELSAN’s commitment to innovation-driven engineering and its mission to enhance air defense superiority.
Leadership Statement
“Dubai Airshow serves as a gateway to new collaborations and an ideal stage to present ASELSAN’s state-of-the-art airborne and defense technologies,” said Ahmet Akyol, President & CEO of ASELSAN. He emphasized that the new agreements with CALIDUS, HALCON, and ADASI will “strengthen technology cooperation and contribute to the defense autonomy of regional partners.”
As ASELSAN marks its 50th anniversary, the company continues to expand its global footprint with a focus on reliability, innovation, and collaborative defense development.
