The Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE), affiliated with the Turkish Ministry of National Defense (MSB), participates in the exhibition with the TOLGA Close-In Air Defense System, infantry and sniper rifles, 60 mm and 81 mm mortar ammunition, 105 mm and 155 mm howitzer ammunition, and tank ammunition. (Photo by Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu via Getty Images)
BEIRUT — Turkish munitions and air defense platform manufacturer Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE) announced today it has opened its first company in Egypt, dubbed Zafer, to facilitate joint ventures with Egyptian firms, the company said.
“We established a company called ‘Zafer’ entirely under Egyptian law, with all of its shares owned by MKE,” MKE General Manager Ilhami Keles told Anadolu press agency today at the Al-Alamein airshow in Egypt.
A company official confirmed to Breaking Defense that Zafer is state-owned MKE’s first company in Africa.
“We established this company in Cairo to contribute to our commercial operations in Egypt, as well as our commercial activities in Africa and the Gulf region,” Keles said, according to Anadolu.
