Nearly 250 companies from 20 countries are planned to be hosted at the Defence and Aerospace Industrial Cooperation Days to be organized by OSTİM Defence and Aviation Cluster (OSSA). With the aim of demonstrating the capabilities of local defence industry to the world giants, the event is to be held under the auspices of the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries and realized together by OSSA and French organization company BCI on 6-8 March 2013 at ATO/Congressium centre.

The press conference of the event, which is to be firstly organized in 2013, was held at Ankara JW Mariott Hotel. Undersecretary for Defence Industries Murad Bayar, OSTİM Chairman of the Board Orhan Aydın, OSSA Chairman of the Board Mithat Ertuğ, SSM Head of Industrialization Department Bilal Aktaş and BCI Aerospace CEO Stephane Castet participated in the press conference.