(250828) -- ANKARA, Aug. 28, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a ceremony at Turkish defense firm Aselsan's Ogulbey Technology Base near Ankara, Trkiye, on Aug. 27, 2025. Trkiye on Wednesday delivered 47 domestically-developed Gokkubbe air defense vehicles worth 460 million U.S. dollars to its military at Turkish defense firm Aselsan's Ogulbey Technology Base near Ankara.
The delivered vehicles are components of Trkiye's integrated Steel Dome project, launched in August 2024 as a "system of systems" combining domestic missile batteries, radars, and command-and-control centers, among others.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the handover during a ceremony, saying the move has placed Trkiye in "a different league" in air defense capabilities. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
