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Total sales in the first half of the year came in at 18.1 billion liras, up 67% from the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company said its engineers managed to \u201cnationalize\u201d \u2014 or replace imported equipment with homemade versions \u2014 68 systems. In the past five years, Aselsan said, it did the same for 738 systems, and that its effort led to savings worth $900 million for the national economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahmet Akyol, the recently appointed CEO of Aselsan, attributed the growth to the company\u2019s \u201cincreasing competitiveness in local and foreign markets and its posture as a reliable technology company.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Akyol said the firm now aims to boost its exports by focusing on high-tech systems while developing more indigenous equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aselsan is the 47th largest defense company in the world, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.defensenews.com\/top-100\/\" target=\"_blank\">Defense News\u2019 Top 100 list<\/a>, which ranks firms by their defense revenue. 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