Forte and Milsoft Form Technology-Focused Partnership

A strategic merger has taken place in Turkish defence industry. Two major players renowned for their deep engineering capabilities and strong reference projects in the sector, Forte Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojileri A.Ş. and MilSOFT Yazılım Teknolojileri A.Ş., have decided to combine their strengths.

This collaboration transcends a mere merger of two companies and represents a turning point that will accelerate Turkey's nationalization drive in defence technologies. Announced within the scope of IDEF 2025 Fair, this strategic move aims to expand the capacity to produce integrated solutions for the defence industry while directly contributing to Turkey's competitive strength in international markets...

Deepening National Technology, Growth with Global Vision
The new entity aims to establish a sustainable, agile and competitive structure capable of delivering end-to-end solutions in hardware, software and systems integration. Forte's success in critical infrastructure systems, data centres, cybersecurity and integration projects converges with MilSOFT's high expertise in command-and-control software, tactical data link systems, simulation technologies and embedded software. This synergy will reduce external dependency in both defence and security sectors, deepen the scope of domestic and national solutions, and enable the realization of high-value-added projects. The R&D ecosystem created through the merger will prioritize the development of innovative products and technologies in fields such as artificial intelligence, big data analytics, autonomous systems and advanced cybersecurity applications. Within this scope, the possibility of executing projects at a scale and scope that could not previously be developed by a single entity represents a new technological leap in Turkish defence industry. Particularly in system-level projects, domestic solutions in both platform and mission software domains will be able to be delivered more robustly.

Strong Representation in Global Market
The merger of Forte and MilSOFT draws attention not only to Turkey's domestic market but also to its global market targets. MilSOFT's possession of international software quality standards such as CMMI Level 5 and years of export experience, combined with Forte's international business development capability and vision for entering new markets, brings forth an integrated defence technologies brand capable of competing on a global scale. The new entity is planned to play an active role in projects aimed at meeting the needs of NATO and allied and friendly countries, particularly Europe. This constitutes a move that will also enhance the visibility of Turkish defence engineering on a global scale.

Value Spreading Across Defence Ecosystem
The impact of the said merger is not limited to the main companies. Considering the extensive supply networks, solution partners, subcontractors and academic collaborations conducted with universities by both firms, the merger is expected to produce positive effects that will spread across the Turkish defence industry ecosystem.

In particular, new R&D and development areas that will be opened for young engineers and technologists will support an increase in qualified employment, a reduction in brain drain and the retention of engineering capacity within Turkey. Thus, growth in domestic value addition in both human resources and technology production will be achieved.