Turkish defense firms showcased at Azerbaijan International Defense Expo

​​​​​​​By Arife Yildiz Unal and Abdulkadir Gunyol

BAKU (AA) - Fifty-five Turkish defense contractors participated at the Azerbaijan International Defense Exhibition ADEX held in Baku, showcasing homegrown aircraft and more.

The Turkish defense companies that participated in the expo include Aselsan, Roketsan, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), Roketsan, Asfat, Baykar, and Ulak Communication, as well as the Turkish Defense Industry Agency (SSB).

Some 270 companies from 40 countries were present, including Türkiye and Azerbaijan, as well as the US, the UK, China, Germany and Russia.

The number of Turkish defense contractors joining the event surpassed the number of participating countries.

Among the items exhibited -- the combat aircraft TAI Hurkus unmanned trainer, Baykar Bayraktar Akinci tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and the Baykar Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) -- were showcased in the garden area, as well as products from Roketsan and Aselsan, to which participants reportedly showed great interest.

Roketsan showcased its Smart Micro Munition family of products, namely the MAM-L, the MAM-T and the MAM-T IIR, which are used to enhance the attack power of UCAVs, in addition to guidance kits Teber and Lacin.

Moreover, Roketsan air-to-surface ballistic supersonic missiles, the UAV-122 and the UAV-230, were shown to guests, while the short-range anti-tank weapon Karaok, the laser-guided missile Cirit and the medium-range anti-tank weapon systems Omtas met international audiences at the expo.

Aselsan’s Herikks 600-T system, used against mini and micro UAV and other aerial vehicles, and Kalkan-100G and Aura-100G radars took their spot for visitors.

Aselsan’s physical destruct system Sahin, developed to intercept mini and micro UAVs, was showcased for the first time abroad at ADEX. Equipped with the 40-millimeter Atom ammunition, Sahin can destroy targets by receiving information from the anti-drone system, Ihtar.

Additionally, the multi-band mobile communication vehicle Tasmus by Aselsan was exhibited for the first time abroad at the event in Azerbaijan.

*Writing by Emir Yildirim in Istanbul