Roketsan Brings Its Precision-Strike Portfolio to MSPO 2026

Roketsan has brought a wide slice of its guided-weapons catalogue to MSPO 2026, the International Defence Industry Exhibition running in Kielce, Poland, from 8 to 11 September, as the Turkish missile maker pushes for deeper ties with NATO and European buyers.

The company’s stand covers everything from small UAV-launched munitions to a supersonic air-to-ground missile, alongside anti-tank weapons and a short-range air-defence system already in Turkish service. No new contract has been announced by Roketsan specifically at this year’s show; the visit is being framed by the company as relationship-building rather than a signing event.

What Roketsan Is Showing

The displayed portfolio spans several weight classes of precision strike. On the UAV-munitions side, Roketsan is showing the MAM-L IIR and MAM-T IIR, imaging-infrared versions of the smart micro munitions that have become closely associated with Turkish armed drones. The IHA-230 air-to-ground supersonic ballistic missile and the Teber guidance kit, which converts unguided bombs into precision weapons, round out the air-launched side of the stand.

For ground forces, Roketsan is exhibiting the Cirit laser-guided 70 mm missile alongside its anti-armour family — Karaok, L-OMTAS and UMTAS-GM — and the LG-155 laser-guided 155 mm artillery round. The SUNGUR short-range air-defence missile, the bottom layer of Türkiye’s own Çelik Kubbe (Steel Dome) architecture, is also on display, giving Polish and other visiting delegations a look at a system already fielded by the Turkish armed forces rather than a paper concept.

The Pitch: NATO Interoperability

Roketsan CEO Murat İkinci framed the exhibition around compatibility rather than novelty. “We are developing fully NATO-compliant solutions and continue to strengthen our partnerships with allied countries, so MSPO is a greatly valuable platform to deepen our existing ties and develop new opportunities for cooperation,” İkinci said, adding that defence collaboration between Türkiye and Poland in particular carries real weight for the company.

That framing matters because most of what Roketsan is showing has already seen combat use or at least operational service with the Turkish military, largely through integration on Baykar’s Bayraktar TB2 and Akıncı unmanned platforms. For buyers weighing Western-made precision munitions against Turkish alternatives, a track record of fielded, combat-referenced hardware is one of Roketsan’s stronger selling points against newer or less-proven competitors.

Why Poland, Why Now

Roketsan’s presence follows a run of Turkish deals with Poland that have nothing to do with missiles directly but establish the relationship Roketsan is now trying to build on. Poland’s president toured the Turkish exhibition stands at MSPO on the show’s opening days, and ASELSAN separately signed a follow-on export contract for its ARSUS reconnaissance and surveillance systems with Polish integrator AMZ Kutno. Warsaw has been expanding its defence budget sharply as it rearms in response to the security situation on NATO’s eastern flank, with spending plans reported at roughly 200 billion zloty (about $53.8 billion) for 2026 — a budget large enough that even a modest share going to precision munitions would be a meaningful export opportunity for a supplier positioned early.

MSPO itself has grown accordingly. This year’s edition, held for the first time in a newly built 18,500 square-metre hall, drew 1,209 companies from 43 countries, with Canada serving as this year’s partner nation. Türkiye’s pavilion includes ASELSAN, STM, MKE and CTech alongside Roketsan, giving the Turkish defence industry one of its largest simultaneous footprints at a European show this year.

What to Watch

Roketsan has not disclosed a specific order or letter of intent tied to this exhibition, and none of its systems on display are new designs — the news value here is exposure and positioning rather than a transaction. Given the pattern set by ASELSAN’s own Poland contracts this year, a Roketsan-specific agreement, if one materialises, would more likely be announced separately once negotiations conclude rather than during the show itself. For now, the company’s MSPO presence is best read as a marker of intent in a market where Türkiye is already a proven supplier of unmanned platforms and is trying to extend that relationship to the munitions that arm them.

Sources

• Anadolu Agency, “Türkiye’s Roketsan to attend European defense event to strengthen cooperation”
• Roketsan, official statements on MSPO 2026 participation
• DefenceTürkiye: Which NATO Members Operate Turkish Defence Systems?