Middle East & Africa Defence Industry
281 defence and aerospace companies across 11 countries in Middle East & Africa.
Companies by Country
Top Sectors
Major Defence Primes
Abu Dhabi Ship Building
Abu Dhabi Ship Building is a major prime contractor based in United Arab Emirates specializing in corvettes and patrol boats. Established in 1996, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Aselsan
Turkish defence electronics company specializing in communications, radar, and electro-optics.
ASFAT
Turkish state shipbuilding and naval systems company. Founded in 2017, headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, specializes in naval vessels, ship repair.
Baykar
Turkish company developing combat UAVs including the famous Bayraktar TB2. Founded in 1984, headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.
BMC Turkey
Turkish military truck and armored vehicle manufacturer. Founded in 1964, headquartered in Izmir, Turkey, specializes in kirpi, amazon.
Elbit Night Vision
Elbit Night Vision is a major prime contractor based in Israel specializing in night vision goggles and thermal. Established in 1966, headquartered in Haifa, Israel.
Elbit Systems
Israeli international defence electronics company. Specializes in UAVs, C4ISR systems, and land combat systems.
Elbit UAS
Elbit UAS is a major prime contractor based in Israel specializing in hermes 450 and hermes 900. Established in 1985, headquartered in Haifa, Israel.
FNSS
Turkish-American joint venture producing armored fighting vehicles and amphibious systems.
Havelsan
Turkish company providing software, simulation, and command control systems. Founded in 1982, headquartered in Ankara, Turkey, specializes in advent c4i, simulators.
Emerging Defence Tech
Al Jasoor
United Arab Emirates
Est. 2019Bayanat
United Arab Emirates
Est. 2019EARTH
United Arab Emirates
Est. 2019EDGE Group
United Arab Emirates
Est. 2019EDGE Group UAE
United Arab Emirates
Est. 2019EDGE Missiles & Weapons
United Arab Emirates
Est. 2019LAHAB
United Arab Emirates
Est. 2019Oorbit AI
Israel