The defence industry entered the new year with
export of 306.7 million USD. In March 2022, the sector continued the success of
February 2022 and realized exports worth 327 million USD. The exports realized
by the industry in the period of 1 January - 31 March 2022 increased by 48.6%
compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 961 million USD.
Exports to African countries increased. In January
2022, the sector's export, USA, Philippines, Senegal, Togo and Rwanda, came to
the fore. In March, defence industry companies exported 81.7 million USD to the USA and exported to South Asian and African countries. 80.9 million USD worth
of exports were made to the Philippines, the second most exported country after
the USA. The Philippines ranked second as the country imported two TUSAŞ T129
ATAK Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopters.
The defence industry sector, which also turns
to African countries, exported 38.2 million USD to Senegal in March—exporting
US$ 16.8 million to Togo and US$ 14 million to Rwanda.
