Turkey imported high technology products such as Optics, Information Processing Machinery, Communication Equipments, Electrical Machinery, Helicopters , Planes and other Transport Vehicles , Cars , Printer, scanner, copier, fax ,Portable Computers , IT products parts , endoscopy and dialysis devices , Radio-TV broadcasting devices , etc for over $700 billion in the last 6 years
and now Turkey develops over 2600 projects to reduce annual imports by $130 billion
Milgem has a high component of foreign parts, including German made engines, Italian made guns, EU made radar. All Turkish made things have chief components made in the west.
even Japan,S.Korea,Spain,Australia uses American Combat Management System , American Radar and Weapon Systems and Engine for their Destroyer projects
even France,Germany,Japan,S.Korea,India,Israel uses Italian 76mm or 127mm naval guns
even France,Germany,Japan,S.Korea,India,Israel uses American General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engine for Corvette or Frigate or Destroyer projects
even S.Korean K2 , American M1A2 Abrams and Japanese Type10 Tanks uses German 120mm gun
even Italian AW-129 Attack Helicopter uses American-British electronics ,weapon systems and engine
even American and Israeli UAVs used Austrian engine
even Indian Kolkota class Destroyer uses Israeli Radar and Missiles
even Indian TEJAS Fighter Jet uses French-Israeli electronics , Radar
even China used/uses Russian/Ukranian engines,systems for military projects for many years
and many more
Turkey develops its own systems for major military projects ,,, for example
TF-2000 class Frigate will use Turkish Systems .... only engine and 127mm gun are foreign
-- GENESIS Combat Management System
-- Aselsan ARES-2N Electronic Warfare System
-- 450 km CAFRAD Multi-function/illumination/Fire control/Long range Radar complex
-- HISAR-O and HISAR-U surface to air Missiles
-- KORKUT-D 35mm CIWS
-- 220+ km ATMACA network enabled anti ship Missile
-- GEZGIN Land attack cruise Missile
-- SAPAN Rolling Airframe Missile
-- ORKA Leightweight Torpedo
-- TORK Hard-Kill Torpedo Countermeasure System
-- HIZIR Torpedo Countermeasure System
-- HIZIR-LFAS Low Frequency Towed Active Sonar
ATAK-2 Attack Helicopter is using the indigenous systems such as
-- software
-- mission computer
-- HEWS Helicopter electronic warfare system
-- electronic , avionic and weapon systems
-- MILDAR fire control radar
-- transmission
-- rotor systems
-- landing gears
-- TEI turboshat engine
( only the US,France-Germany ,Russia,China, and Turkey in the world )
ANKA and AKINCI UCAVs are 100% indigenous ( CATS,SATCOM,SAR Radar,Electronics,Weapon Systems and Engine ) .... only a few countries in the World