On 23 December 2014, Bilkent University and Aselsan jointly established Türkiye's first commercial chip factory. The factory began operations in 2017 primarily to produce GaN. The factory produces various chips for radars, missiles and other systems produced by Aselsan.
Aselsan opened its new facility (Turkish: ASELSAN Radar ve Elektronik Harp Teknoloji Merkezi) in Gölbaşı district of Ankara on 16 March 2015. Built in three years at a cost of US$157 million, the site serves for the production of radar and electronic warfare equipment required by the Turkish Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), space and unmanned platforms. The facility covers an area of 75,000 m2 (810,000 sq ft) on a land of 35 ha (86 acres). A total of 776 engineers, 261 technical personnel and more than 200 support personnel are employed in the center.
The technology center serves for the design, research and development, production, test and logistic support of primarily long-range tracking air defense and fighter aircraft radar systems, as well as other radar and electronic warfare systems and antennas, microwave power modules and software.
On 2 December 2022, Aselsan opened the Air Defense Test and Integration Center (HSTEM) in Ankara. The center includes a System Production and Integration Factory with a closed area of 12 thousand square meters, a Test Control Center, a Closed Firing Range, a System Test, Adjustment Calibration Infrastructure, a Test Tower and Test Tracks, and a ROBOSİM Open Area Test Infrastructure. The facility carries out production, testing, analysis, and necessary performance improvements for air defense systems developed by Aselsan.
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Photon Detector and Nanotechnology Facility
In March 2025, Aselsan announced that it will establish a new Photon Detector and Nanotechnology Facility, Radar System Integration and Production Facility, Air Defense Systems Production and Test Facility, and Smart Ammunition Production Facility in Ankara. It reported to Borsa Istanbul's Public Disclosure Platform that Aselsan will spend $616 million for these investments. It was also stated that Aselsan will hire a total of 2,244 people, 1,672 of whom will be qualified, for these facilities.
Ogulbey Technology Base
Aselsan launched construction on a large facility in the Oğulbey district of Ankara on 27 August 2025, at a ceremony attended by President Erdoğan. The statement noted that Aselsan's current factories total 5,000 acres, while the new Oğulbey Technology Base in Ankara will be 6,500 acres. The new base is expected to cost $1.5 billion and will double Aselsan's production capacity upon its commissioning. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Erdoğan stated that this facility will mark Aselsan's next 50 years and will become Europe's largest air defense facility. Erdoğan also inaugurated 14 new Aselsan facilities, built at a cost of $280 million, on the same day.
International expansion
Aselsan has associated companies in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Besides, the company announced in October 2015 that they are planning to expand their South African business "by seeking partnerships to form a private company out of its local branch Aselsan South Africa"
Aselsan Baku
Aselsan Baku was founded on 11 February 1998 by Aselsan in Azerbaijan. It currently produces civil and military hand-held radios in Azerbaijan. The capital of the company was fully invested by Aselsan. The company, which will operate in the fields of sales, maintenance-repair and production and whose founding capital is determined as USD 500 thousand, has been the first company established by Aselsan abroad.
The laser guidance kit produced by Aselsan in 2018 was integrated into the ammunition developed by Azerbaijan.
Aselsan Ukraine
Aselsan Ukraine was established on 1 September 2020 by Aselsan in Ukraine.
Aselsan Middle East
Aselsan Middle East was established on 19 July 2012 by Aselsan in Jordan.
Products
Aselsan is present in many areas, especially in defense industry product supply and research and development activities.
Albatros USV family, family of unmanned target craft
Albatros K catamaran-type unmanned surface vehicles
Albatros-S, swarm-type unmanned surface vehicle
Albatros-T unmanned surface vehicles
ALP Radar family
ALP 100-G mobile multifunction air surveillance AESA radar
ALP 300-G mobile long range early warning AESA radar
Amphibious landing ship project (LST)
ARI 1-T rotary wing miniature UAV
ASELPOD Electro-optical targeting system
AYAC military routing and switching device
Biometric integrity verification and access control systems (BKDGKS)
Comparison of communication solutions
Çelik Kubbe (Steel Dome),
EIRS Early-warning radar
Ejderha/AD 200, a directed-energy weapon (DEW), a High-Power Electromagnetic (HPEM) Countermeasure System.
Field telephone
Fixed central radio peripherals and accessories
ASELSAN FULMAR 500-A is an airborne, multi-function X-band AESA surveillance radar developed for both manned and unmanned aerial and maritime platforms, capable of long-range air, land and surface target detection and tracking, while providing SAR/ISAR imaging, maritime surveillance, weather monitoring, and search-and-rescue operations.
GÖKALP Counter-UAV System
GOKDENIZ[1] close-in weapon system
GÖKTAN missile
GÖKSUR SAM-based CIWS
GRC-5220 tactical broadband Ethernet radio family
GÜRZ SHORAD air defense system
Hisar short and medium-range air defence systems
Integrated marine communication systems
IP remote control system
KALKAN air defence radar
KAPLAN unmanned ground vehicle family
KILIÇ 10 & KILIÇ 200 Kamikaze Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
KORKUT 35 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG)
KORAL electronic warfare system
LEVENT unmanned surface vehicle
Logistics support vessels (LDG)
MEROPS, (Multi-spectral Extended Range Optical Sight) A gimbal sight for air surveillance and targeting
MİLGEM combat system procurement project
MIUS/MUAS miniature UAV
Military G.SHDSL modems
Mobile receiver-transmitter and repeater radio equipment – MATE
Mortar fire management system
Multi purpose amphibious assault ship (LHD)
MURAD AESA Radar
Mobile air traffic control tower
Tactical fire direction system
PUHU electronic warfare system
Portable radio peripherals and accessories
POYRAZ ammunition transfer system (MTS)
PRC V / UHF software-defined handheld radios
REDET electronic warfare system
Remote controlled weapon stations including Aselsan SMASH, Aselsan STOP, Aselsan STAMP, Aselsan STAMP-2, Aselsan STAMP-G
Repeater radio and mobile repeater radio accessories
SAPAN programmable active / reactive electronic mixing system
Serçe miniature UAV
TASMUS tactical field communication system
TOLUN Precision-guided munition
TOLUN-L INS/GNSS/SAL Guided All-Up Round Munition
TOLUN-EW Guided Full-Round Munition With An Electronic Warfare Payload
TOLUN-F INS/GNSS Guided All-Up Round Munition
TOLUN-IIR INS/GNSS/IIR Guided All-Up Round
TOLUN-P GPS/INS Guided Munition
TOLUN-S Ground-Launched All-Up Round Munition
TUFAN Kamikaze Unmanned Surface Vehicle
TURKUAZ seismic research ship scientific mission system
Vehicle radio peripherals and accessories
VRC-9661 in-vehicle remote control system
VURAL electronic warfare system
UKAP unmanned ground vehicle
ZAMBAK helmet Set Units
ZARGANA torpedo countermeasure system for submarines
