ASELSAN Secures €780 Million Contract With Turkey’s Defense Agency for Steel Dome Architecture
Turkey’s ASELSAN has signed a €780 million contract with the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) for systems that will contribute to the country’s layered air and missile defense architecture, known as “Steel Dome” (Çelik Kubbe). The agreement was disclosed through Turkey’s Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) on June 16, 2026, with deliveries scheduled between 2028 and 2032.
What Is Steel Dome?
Steel Dome is Turkey’s integrated air and missile defense architecture, coordinated by the SSB, designed as a “system of systems” that links short-, medium-, and long-range domestically produced air defense platforms under a unified command-and-control layer. ASELSAN serves as both a platform supplier and the critical electronics infrastructure provider for this architecture.
Contract Scope
Sources close to the program indicate the contract covers radar systems, command-and-control software, and integrated air defense sensor architecture. The 2028-2032 delivery window aligns with Turkey’s broader air defense modernization schedule, which targets the Steel Dome architecture reaching full operational capability by the late 2020s.
ASELSAN’s Momentum
The deal is part of a string of significant domestic contracts for ASELSAN as Turkey accelerates investment in indigenous air defense following the S-400 controversy and its exclusion from the F-35 program. Turkey’s defense industry recorded a historic 17.8 billion USD in new contracts in 2025. ASELSAN is also active internationally — the company recently briefed the Indonesian Army on its electronic warfare systems and participated in Eurosatory 2026 with multiple product lines.
At €780 million, this represents one of the largest single domestic air defense contracts ASELSAN has received, signaling SSB’s firm commitment to indigenous technology for Turkey’s next-generation air defense layer.
Sources: ASELSAN KAP disclosure (June 16, 2026); TRT Haber; Forbes Türkiye; Defensehere.com (Turkey Defense Agenda, June 15–21, 2026).
