Havelsan was granted with the "Commercialization of Innovation" award in Innovation & Creativity competition of the Turkish Electronics Industry Association (TESİD) with its indigenous product Ship Information Distribution System (GBDS).

The award ceremony of 11th Innovation & Creativity competition was held at Boğaziçi University with the participation of Dr. Tayfun Acarer – President of Information and Communication Technologies Authority. Havelsan was granted several awards in previous years by TESİD and this year it was represented by its Naval Combat Systems Group with its indigenous product Ship Information Distribution System (GBDS). Havelsan’s product was selected for the finals amongst other industrial and communication giants of Turkey.