Defence and Aerospace Industry Manufacturers Association
Since its establishment in 1990, SaSaD has been performing its activities within the framework of its duties for the development and strengthening of the Turkish Defence and Aerospace Industry as well as contributing to its competition capacity. Our objective is to be the influential voice of Turkish Defence and Aerospace Industry both in our country and international platform, liaise for facilitation in business environment where sector players perform activities, and thus to contribute to our sector to be able to fully meet Turkey’s defence and security needs and to become competitive in international arena in coordination with contracting and procurement authorities by ensuring the cooperation of its members. In line with its duties, SaSaD gathers the manufacturers and companies, organizations and institutions delivering services in Defence and Aerospace field in Turkey under its umbrella, which satisfy the requirements specified in our Member Acceptance Regulation.
Considering the fact that it is not possible to gather all enterprises at different regions of our country having skills and capabilities to serve our sector, developing technology in defence, aerospace, space and security fields, producing goods and services with indigenous technologies under this umbrella, SaSaD attaches great importance to the structuring of companies having similar capabilities under a cluster. The "cluster activities" of these enterprises, forming the technological infrastructure of our sector, are supported in all aspects and their integration with our members is encouraged.
Within this scope, the related support was given to Ankara OSTİM Defence and Aviation Cluster (OSSA), İzmir Aegean Aviation and Space Cluster and Eskişehir Aviation and Space Cluster, and these clusters were accepted as members in SaSad.
The enterprises performing R&D activities for the defence industry were gathered under an umbrella as "Teknokent Defence Industry .Cluster within METU Technology Development Zone, namely ODTU Teknokent. This comprising nearly 70 companies, was accepted as the member of SaSad under the name of "Teknokent Defence Industry Cluster". Thus, hundreds of small and medium scaled companies are continuing to deliver services with the same vision and objective.
The studies regarding clusters will also continue in the forthcoming period and the companies of all scales will continue to produce goods and services for the sector under SaSad.
