ASELSAN’s Business Areas and 5 Sectors

Q: How many sectors does ASELSAN operate in?

Five: Communications and IT, MGEO, Radar and Electronic Warfare, Defence System Technologies, and UGES.

Q: Does ASELSAN only make defence products?

No; via the UGES sector it also serves transport, security, energy and health.

Q: Does ASELSAN make missiles?

It develops radar, fire-control and electronics; missile bodies are usually ROKETSAN's.

Q: What does MGEO mean?

Microelectronics-Guidance-Electro-Optics sector.

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ASELSAN’s business areas are grouped under five core sectors: Communications and Information Technologies; Microelectronics, Guidance and Electro-Optics (MGEO); Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems (REHIS); Defence System Technologies (SST); and Transportation, Security, Energy, Automation and Health (UGES). This structure shows that ASELSAN develops products and systems across a wide range in both military electronics and civil technologies. In each sector the company combines design, software, production and system integration, delivering national products from radar and air defence to military radios and health and transport solutions.

ASELSAN’s 5 core sectors

The table below summarises the five sectors with their standout example products. These are representative examples and do not cover the company’s full catalogue.

Sector	What it does	Example products
Communications & Information Technologies	Military comms, software-defined radios, field networks, national crypto	9600 SDR radio, PRC handheld/backpack radio, TASMUS
Microelectronics, Guidance & Electro-Optics (MGEO)	Thermal cameras, reconnaissance, seeker heads, microelectronics	ASELFLIR-300T/500, CATS, IIR/RF seekers
Radar & Electronic Warfare (REHIS)	Radar families, electronic warfare and signals intelligence	CAFRAD, ALP, MURAD, KORAL, KALKAN
Defence System Technologies (SST)	Air defence, weapon systems, command-and-control, naval systems	KORKUT, SUNGUR, SARP, GENESIS/ADVENT
Transportation, Security, Energy, Automation & Health (UGES)	Civil electronics: transport, security, energy and health	Signalling, security and automation systems

ASELSAN’s five core sectors and representative product examples.

Communications and Information Technologies

ASELSAN’s origins lie in communications equipment. This sector covers software-defined radios (SDR), handheld and backpack radios, data links, field communication networks (TASMUS) and national crypto solutions. Enabling secure, uninterrupted communication for military units, this is ASELSAN’s most established area of expertise.

Microelectronics, Guidance and Electro-Optics (MGEO)

This sector spans imaging and guidance technologies such as thermal cameras, gimbal FLIR systems (ASELFLIR-300T/500), reconnaissance and surveillance systems, and missile seeker heads (IIR/RF). On the microelectronics side, it develops domestic chips and sensors.

Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems (REHIS)

One of ASELSAN’s most visible fields. GaN-based AESA radars (CAFRAD), early-warning and surveillance radars (EIRS), fire-control radars and electronic warfare systems (KORAL, SANCAK) are developed here. These systems act as the “eyes and ears” across domains from air defence to naval platforms.

Defence System Technologies (SST)

Air-defence systems (KORKUT, SUNGUR, and the radar and fire-control components of HISAR/SIPER), remote-controlled weapon stations (SARP), naval combat-management systems (GENESIS/ADVENT) and command-and-control solutions sit in this sector. Here ASELSAN typically owns the electronic “brain” and sensor side, while components such as missile bodies come from partner firms like ROKETSAN.

Transportation, Security, Energy, Automation and Health (UGES)

ASELSAN is not limited to defence. The UGES sector works in civil fields such as rail signalling, city security and traffic management, energy and automation solutions, and health technologies. This diversity strengthens the company’s non-defence revenue streams.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many sectors does ASELSAN operate in?

Five core sectors: Communications and IT, MGEO, Radar and Electronic Warfare, Defence System Technologies, and UGES.

Does ASELSAN only make defence products?

No. While defence electronics dominate, through the UGES sector it also develops civil solutions in transport, security, energy and health.

What is ASELSAN strongest at?

Radar, electronic warfare, electro-optics and communications are its most established and visible areas of expertise.

Does ASELSAN make missiles?

ASELSAN generally develops the radar, fire-control and electronic components of missile systems; missile bodies and propulsion are usually ROKETSAN’s responsibility.