Turkiye’s Roketsan eyes top 10 exporter rank amid Middle East conflict
Turkiye has rapidly expanded its defence industry to become a leading global missile exporter amid rising conflict.
![Murat İkinci, General Manager of Roketsan, stands next to a Tayfun ballistic missile at the company's facility in Ankara. [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Murat-Ikinci-General-Manager-of-Roketsan-stands-next-to-a-Tayfun-ballistic-missile-at-the-companys-facility-in-Ankara.-Al-Jazeera-1776326106.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Turkiye has rapidly expanded its defence industry to become a leading global missile exporter amid rising conflict.
![Murat İkinci, General Manager of Roketsan, stands next to a Tayfun ballistic missile at the company's facility in Ankara. [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Murat-Ikinci-General-Manager-of-Roketsan-stands-next-to-a-Tayfun-ballistic-missile-at-the-companys-facility-in-Ankara.-Al-Jazeera-1776326106.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








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