Companies that closed 2025 with $9.87 billion in exports generated tens of billions of dollars in revenue through the weapons they supplied to the Turkish army and foreign country armies.
The annual growth in revenue, exceeding 20%, is expected to increase even further in the coming years. The most important indicator of this is the pending orders.
According to Straturka’s compilation, as of the end of 2025, TUSAŞ has $19 billion in orders. The company, which achieved $4 billion in revenue last year, derives a large portion of its orders from KAAN orders received from Indonesia and the Turkish Air Force, as well as Hürjet orders from Spain. TUSAŞ is also known to have received dozens of orders for Gökbey and Atak helicopters.
TUSAŞ’s subsidiary TEI made headlines with the $2.95 billion order it received at the start of the year. The company, which will produce engine parts for a foreign firm, stated that its backlog have reached $8.2 billion. As an aircraft engine manufacturer, TEI is currently producing drone and helicopter engines, continuing tests on the TF6000 jet engine, and has reached the stage of producing the first parts for the TF35000 engine that will power KAAN.
Turkey’s other giant defense industry company, Aselsan, reported a $17.9 billion backlog as of November 2025. It is estimated that the company’s orders, which continued to receive new ones in the remaining part of the year, have reached $20 billion.
The backlog volume for Baykar, Turkey’s and the world’s number one UAV producer, is unknown as it is not disclosed to the public. However, the figure is estimated to exceed $10 billion. Baykar, which will deliver the first Kızılelmas in 2026, has reportedly received many orders for Kızılelma as reflected in the media. The company does not disclose orders due to customer confidentiality requests.
Like Baykar, Roketsan does not disclose its orders due to the sensitivity of the topic. However, it is estimated that the local rocket manufacturer has billions of dollars in orders.On the other hand, it is estimated that MKE, BMC, Nurol, Kale Savunma, and many other companies have billions of dollars in undisclosed orders. For example, media reports indicate that BMC’s production of 250 tanks for the Turkish Armed Forces will cost around $4 billion.
According to analysts, Turkish companies have so far received these orders with small-scale weapons. It is foreseen that orders will multiply several times once sales begin for tanks exceeding $10 million in value, fighter jets exceeding $100 million, and defense systems exceeding hundreds of millions of dollars.
According to Straturka’s calculation based on revenue figures, each Turkish weapons company has at least five years’ worth backlogs. However, due to orders doubling every year, it is estimated that decades will be needed to deliver orders in the coming few years.
