BİTES products: a full guide to the portfolio (2026)
Quick answer: BİTES products are gathered under four main categories: Training and Simulation Systems, Defense Systems, Technology and Business Solutions, and Avionics and Mission Systems. This guide brings together on a single page the 13 product and service areas listed on the official website of BİTES, a subsidiary of Turkish defense electronics manufacturer ASELSAN, matched against the entries in the 2026 catalog of Turkey’s Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB). The leading products include the ATOK tactical operation kit, the four-legged robot TAZI and the Bright Sight see-through-armor system.
Defense Systems
- ATOK: Wearable soldier system; tactical field display, blue-force tracking, health module and closed LTE network. Detail: What is ATOK?
- TAZI: Four-legged robot for patrol, reconnaissance and load carrying missions; 25 kg payload, IP66. Detail: TAZI file
- Bright Sight: Electro-optical see-through-armor vision; 360-degree cameras and C2IS data combined in the glasses.
- Virtual Sandbox: Dynamic topography using a sand table, a depth sensor and projection; it carries NATO Vector Graphics (NVG) data to a three-dimensional tactical field through augmented reality glasses. The “mixed tactical map” entry in the SSB catalog corresponds to this product.
- Video Management System: A system that merges and distributes the EO and thermal streams of vehicle cameras; support for H264-MJPEG and UDP-RTP-RTSP.
- ALTAY Data Management System: A data backbone based on the NATO Generic Vehicle Architecture (NGVA); the company states that the system was integrated onto the ALTAY main battle tank, Turkey’s domestically developed tank, in 2023. It brings weapon control, target detection, threat warning and vehicle surveillance systems together on a single infrastructure.
Training and Simulation Systems
- Mission Simulators: Firing training simulator (Coast Guard Academy), MANPAD (ASELSAN) and STA gunner simulator (FNSS). Detail: mission simulators file
- Mixed Reality Simulation and Training: Flight simulator for the GÖKBEY general-purpose helicopter, radio operation training VR, MİLGEM training system, T129 ATAK XR maintenance training.
- Embedded Simulations: A training mode embedded in the real system; the official list includes ALTAY tank crew training (ASELSAN), the SARP and KMC remote controlled weapon station simulators (ASELSAN, ROKETSAN) and the ALKAR mortar simulator. This is the counterpart of the “embedded training systems” entry in the SSB catalog.
- Fault Diagnosis and Maintenance Training Material: 3D training material for SERDAR, ZMA, SİPER, GÖKDENİZ and HİSAR-O. Detail: virtual maintenance file
- Digital Assessment Systems: Data recording, debrief and training management information system work on the HSEM and SİPER projects (HAVELSAN).
Technology and Business Solutions
- Digital Twin: A virtual model fed by real-time sensor data; a digital twin as a service architecture. Detail: digital twin and the Xper family
- XperLMS: Learning management system; live classes and content management.
- BizBize / XperMeet: End-to-end encrypted video conferencing; recorded in the SSB catalog with EGK and YK versions.
- Xper Remote, Passkey, Passwerks, Drive, Share: Remote access and sharing tools listed in the SSB catalog; their technical details have not been officially disclosed.
Avionics and Mission Systems
In this category the company offers safety-critical software engineering services rather than products: avionics software development and testing, electro-optical surveillance and seeker head software, navigation, sensor and radar management, digital mapping and mission planning, ground control stations for unmanned systems, pilot-vehicle interface (PVI) development, closed-loop simulator and test tools (AVSEG) and independent verification and validation (IV&V). The official website also lists a field of work titled “Platform Cyber Security: KAAN National Combat Aircraft,” referring to Turkey’s national combat aircraft program; its scope has not been disclosed.
Matching the SSB catalog with the website
| SSB 2026 catalog entry | Current official counterpart |
|---|---|
| ATOK military tactical operation kit | ATOK (Defense Systems) |
| See-through-armor vision | Bright Sight |
| Mixed tactical map | Virtual Sandbox |
| Image management system | Video Management System |
| Firing training simulators | Under Mission Simulators |
| UAV flight simulators | No separate heading on the current site; catalog entry |
| Virtual maintenance simulators, AR based maintenance | Fault Diagnosis and Maintenance Training Material Systems |
| Embedded training systems | Embedded Simulations |
| Interactive digital training system, XperLMS | XperLMS and training material systems |
| BizBize (EGK/YK), Xper family | BizBize/XperMeet; other Xper tools are catalog entries |
| Digital twin | Digital Twin (Technology and Business Solutions) |
| K.E.Ç.İ | No detail in publicly accessible sources; catalog entry |
No detail is available on the official website or in open sources about K.E.Ç.İ or some of the Xper tools listed in the catalog; these entries are listed only as catalog references.
Frequently asked questions
How many products does BİTES have?
The current official website lists 13 product and service areas; additional software products are recorded in the SSB 2026 catalog.
Which are the best-known BİTES products?
ATOK, TAZI, Bright Sight and BizBize have drawn the most public attention.
Who does BİTES work with?
The official project lists name ASELSAN, HAVELSAN, ROKETSAN, FNSS, the Coast Guard Academy, a naval vocational school and BMC POWER.
Are the products exported?
The company has announced first exports to Germany, Airbus D&S, the Middle East and Sikorsky between 2012 and 2018; for current contracts see the export file.
What is K.E.Ç.İ?
It is a product appearing in the SSB 2026 catalog; what the abbreviation stands for and what it contains has not been officially disclosed.
Sources and verification note
- https://bites.com.tr/tr/products — official pages and project lists for the 13 products (Accessed: August 12, 2026)
- https://bites.com.tr/tr/about — category structure and corporate history (Accessed: August 12, 2026)
- SSB 2026 Product Catalog — BİTES product entries
- https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/idef-2025/bites-robot-kopeklerle-urettigi-cozumlerle-idef-2025te/3639769 — TAZI presentation (Accessed: August 12, 2026)
For products that appear in the catalog but not on the official website, no detail has been produced; they are noted only as catalog entries.
