- Headquarters
- Ankara, Türkiye · Middle East
- Value chain
- Systems integration(Systems & services); also Hardware & devices
- What that means
- Joins products into systems and delivers programmes: defence and aerospace primes, system integrators, EPC contractors.
- Founded
- 1975
- Staff
- 11,000 (2024)
- Ownership
- Listed
- Listing
- BIST:ASELS on Google Finance
- Website
- aselsan.com
- Relevance
- Moderate at its strongest, in Radar & Radiofrequency Sensing
Ankara, TürkiyeIn 11 capabilities
Each capability the company is listed in, most relevant first: how experts in the field see its global relevance there, why it is listed and the source.
- Radar & Radiofrequency SensingModerate
Sensing, Timing & Navigation · Design · listed #21 of 50
Turkey's radar champion, producing the CENK naval AESA, KALKAN and ALP air-surveillance radars, and the MURAD AESA for F-16 and KAAN.
Relevance: Turkish radar champion with growing exports
Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies · Manufacture · listed #27 of 50
Turkey's defence-electronics champion, making the 4600 series software-defined radios and national tactical MANET waveforms exported across the Middle East and Asia.
Relevance: National champion exporting tactical radios
Energy Technologies · Integration · listed #25 of 50
Turkey's main defence electronics firm, which makes the GÖKBERK laser counter-drone system and other directed energy and laser effectors.
Relevance: Turkish laser counter-drone maker; regional.
Sensing, Timing & Navigation · Manufacture · listed #32 of 50
Builds the HIZIR torpedo countermeasure with towed acoustic array, ZARGANA submarine countermeasures and ARAS diver-detection sonar for Turkish and export navies.
Relevance: Turkish torpedo countermeasure maker
Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies · Manufacture · listed #34 of 50
Turkish defence electronics maker behind the domestic ULAK 4.5G/5G base station programme and military software-defined radios.
Relevance: Domestic 5G base station programme
Sensing, Timing & Navigation · Manufacture · listed #34 of 50
Aselsan, majority-owned by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, makes its own cooled infrared detectors, thermal cameras, targeting pods (ASELPOD) and EO/IR gimbals, and it is the Middle East's leading electro-optics producer.
Relevance: Turkish EO/IR maker; mainly national and export regional
Semiconductors & Advanced Computing · Manufacture · listed #40 of 50
Türkiye's defence electronics champion, whose AB MikroNano GaN foundry with Bilkent University (operating since 2017) produces GaN transistors and MMICs for its radar and EW systems.
Relevance: National defence GaN foundry
Robotics & Autonomous Systems · Integration · listed #40 of 50
This defence electronics firm, majority-owned by Turkey's armed forces foundation, makes the AVCI helmet-mounted display and sight system for Turkish combat helicopters.
Relevance: Turkish defence helmet displays, national champion
Sensing, Timing & Navigation · Manufacture · listed #42 of 50
Makes inertial navigation systems at its Akyurt facility, including the FOG-based Kılavuz IMUs and the ANS-510 land and naval INS fitted to Turkish frigates.
Relevance: Turkish INS maker for domestic defence
- Quantum Sensing & MetrologyVery low
Quantum Technologies · Research · listed #44 of 50
ASELSAN runs the KUANTAL quantum research laboratory to bring quantum sensing into Turkish defence systems and works on quantum magnetometers for submarine detection under Turkey's national quantum programme.
Relevance: Early quantum sensing lab for national defence
- Post-Quantum CryptographyVery low
Quantum Technologies · Research · listed #45 of 50
Turkey's defence-electronics champion, majority owned by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, whose cryptography team designs high-assurance crypto systems and works on PQC for national secure communications.
Relevance: Turkish defence cryptography; national