STM, one of the leading companies of the Turkish defense industry, will exhibit its military naval platforms and unmanned systems at FIDAE 2026, one of the most important defense fairs in South America. STM aims to reinforce its strategic presence in the region and open new doors of cooperation by participating in the International Aviation and Space Fair, FIDAE 2026, which is one of the most prestigious defense meetings in Latin America and will host more than 300 participants from 33 different countries.
STM will be at the fair to be held in Santiago, the capital of Chile, between 7-12 April; in the field of military maritime; The first ship of the MİLGEM Stowage Class project, of which it is the main contractor and delivered to the Turkish Navy, Turkey’s first national frigate TCG İSTANBUL (F-515), the models of the Pakistan Sea Supply Tanker (PNFT), STM-MPAC Assault Boat and Unmanned Autonomous Underwater Vehicle STM NETA, which were built for the Pakistan Navy and delivered in 2018, will be presented to the participants at the fair.
STM will host customers, end users and officials at stand D-116 at FIDAE 2026. In tactical unmanned aerial vehicles; KARGU, Turkey’s first national strike UAV, which was exported to 15 countries on four different continents, is in Turkey’s inventory and exported; Spotter UAV TOGAN and Ammunition Dropping UAV BOYGA will also be in Chile. Güleryüz: We Are Bringing Our Experience in 44 Military Ship Projects to Latin America STM General Manager Özgür Güleryüz pointed out Turkey’s export successes that transform its competence in the defense industry into an economic added value and said: “As STM, we continue to carry the power of Turkish engineering to all over the world while shaping a significant part of our turnover with our export successes.
Latin America is a strategic region that is among our growth targets and where the interest in our technological solutions increases day by day. FIDAE held in Chile We see 2026 not only as a platform where we will showcase our products, but also as an organization where we will establish long-term partnerships with regional countries focused on technology transfer and local production. To date, at home and abroad; STM, which has built and managed 44 military ship platforms in 11 different shipyards, has proven its maturity in the global arena in strategic markets such as Portugal, Ukraine, Malaysia and Pakistan.
“We aim to bring this deep experience and our engineering capability at NATO standards to Chile to open new doors of cooperation for the defense needs of Latin America.”
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