ASFAT Inc., (,

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: ''Askeri Fabrika ve Tersane İşletme'', ''Military Factory and Shipyard Management'') is a Turkish

state-owned State ownership, also called public ownership or government ownership, is the ownership of an industry, asset, property, or enterprise by the national government of a country or state, or a public body representing a community, as opposed to ...

defense contractor. The company under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Ministry of National Defense, which develop, manage and utilise the facilities and capabilities of the 27 ordnance factories and 3 public naval shipyards in Turkey that were previously led by the country's Ministry of National Defense, to provide design, manufacture, maintenance, sustainment and training for global defence market.

History

In 2019 ASFAT partnered with Vard Marine of Canada to produce naval and coast guard vessels for the international market. Also at

International Defence Industry Fair The International Defence Industry Fair or İDEF () is a defence industry fair held in Turkey and organized by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation since 1993. The TAF Foundation organizes the IDEF once in every two years and before each fair ...

2019 ASFAT signed an MOU with

Damen Group The Damen Group is a Dutch defence, shipbuilding, and engineering conglomerate company based in Gorinchem, Netherlands. Though it is a major international group doing business in 120 countries, it remains a private family-owned company. Dame ...

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Arms industry Government-owned companies of Turkey Defence companies of Turkey Turkish companies established in 2018 Manufacturing companies based in Ankara Ministry of National Defense (Turkey) 2018 establishments in Turkey Shipyards of Turkey {{manufacturing-company-stub