Turkish president visits new production facilities of defense firm Roketsan in Ankara
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 10:41 | 07 April 2026
- Modified Date: 10:48 | 07 April 2026
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday visited the newly opened production facilities of Turkish defense firm Roketsan in the capital Ankara.
Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony in Lalahan and toured the facilities, learning about ongoing projects and production activities.
During his visit, he also signed his name onto a Tayfun Block-4 hypersonic ballistic missile, which reaches hypersonic speeds, is 10 meters (33 feet) long and weighs 7,200 kilograms (15,873 pounds).
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