BREAKING NEWS... Türkiye is an exemplary country in national defense moves! SSB model move from Canada: Praiseworthy words from Carney

In his statement during the visit, Canadian Prime Minister Carney directly referred to Türkiye's defense industry performance and said, "Turkey produces approximately 80 percent of its own defense needs domestically. This is not the case in Canada. We have many lessons to learn." he said. Carney also said, "We are in a position where we need more of Türkiye's defense industry expertise to protect Canadians." made his assessment.

Pointing out that Canada is not yet at this level of capability and competence, Carney defined Türkiye's reaching an indigenous rate of over 80 percent as a desired policy goal for his government.

SSB, which Prime Minister Carney wants to be taken as a model, stands out as the institution that organizes almost all areas such as localization, production, innovation, supply, regulation, public-private sector cooperation and corporate finance in the Turkish defense industry.

SSB's ability to centralize coordination between the Turkish army and public and private sector companies and manage rapid decision-making and need-meeting processes makes the institution a unique model in the world. Earlier, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz stated that the SSB has a versatile structure that is unique in the world and described the institution as the strategic mind and center of the defense and aviation ecosystem in Türkiye.

"SSB not only produces and purchases for its own needs, but also exports and promotes exports. This is a model we want to implement in Poland as well," Kosiniak-Kamysz said. made his assessment.

SSB focuses on national design and domestic production while ensuring the implementation of projects that meet the needs of supplier authorities.

The institution, which has implemented regulations to increase the export revenues of sector companies, aims to gradually eliminate foreign dependency in critical systems. The ecosystem built by the institution, which includes more than 4,500 companies, is directed to specific areas and supported by technology acquisition obligations and competence increase policies.

Canada's initiative also coincides with Carney's strategy to reduce security and supply dependence on Washington. Last year, the Canadian government established the Defense Investment Agency in order to overcome the bureaucratic bottleneck in defense procurement and announced that it aimed to increase the share of domestic industry in defense expenditures to 70 percent in the next 10 years. The visit to Ankara is considered a critical threshold for the concreteness of this goal. In an interview, Carney explained that they intend to carry out joint defense industry projects and supply products with Türkiye, drawing attention to Türkiye's high innovation and technology accumulation, especially in unmanned systems.

The Defense Sector Partnerships Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the two countries on October 22. SSB President Haluk Görgün stated that the memorandum reflects the commitment to expand cooperation between the two NATO allies and emphasized that the role of the Turkish defense industry on a global scale continues to grow. The day after this development, Canadian Prime Minister Carney held a series of critical contacts under the leadership of the SSB. In this context, Carney met with senior representatives of ASELSAN, which stands out with the electro-optical, radar and avionic systems it has developed, and Baykar, known for its success in unmanned aerial systems and autonomous software technologies.