Türkiye’s defense and aerospace industry exports continued to rise and have seen the monthly volume above $1 billion in July, according to a statement by a senior official on Monday.
"Our Defense and Aviation Industry Continued Its Steady Rise in Exports in July Too!," the head of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), Haluk Görgün, wrote in a post shared on social media.
Görgün said that the exports from the sector rose 14.4% year-over-year to $1.12 billion last month.
As the sector maintained its steady growth in overseas sales, the exports reached $5.79 billion in the January-July period, marking an increase of 26.2% from a year earlier, he also said.
On the other hand, exports over the past 12 months climbed to $11.2 billion, he informed.
