The president stated that thanks to this software, which will form the backbone of the Steel Dome, hundreds of air defense systems in the field will operate as a single system.
Türkiye's Defense Industries Secretary Haluk Görgün, also attending the ceremony, said that the localization rate in the defense industry has reached 83% and a user network has been established in 185 countries with an annual export volume of nearly $7.5 billion.
"The Oğulbey Technology Base, whose foundation we laid today, will be a pioneering center where future command and control systems, advanced communication networks, quantum technologies, and artificial intelligence-based defense algorithms will be developed," Görgün said.
The Turkish defense firm Aselsan's CEO Ahmet Akyol stated that they have taken a historic step today and said: "We are excitedly launching a $1.5 billion investment in our new Oğulbey campus, covering 6,500 acres."
