Okumuş said that air-to-air missiles are very critical and they are defined as the “sword” of aircraft.

He also pointed out that having products that are developed nationally works as an impact multiplier.

“With these missiles, we aim to see without being seen, and to be able to hit from far away. It will be much easier for us to do this with our own missiles. High technology is not easily shared between countries, or even not shared at all. It is not possible to easily acquire these from abroad through technology transfer. Therefore, the output of every project here is a new achievement,” he said.

Turkey has already started mass-production of its latest miniature munition developed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to earlier statements of Okumuş.