Welcome to the first edition of the Middle East Defense Digest, a new monthly show hosted by Breaking Defense’s Middle Eastern Bureau Chief Agnes Helou.
In this inaugural episode, Agnes explains what to expect from the show, touches on a few recent contract announcements from the region, and then sits down for an interview with ASFAT CEO Mustafa Ilbas, who goes into his expectation that the Turkish firm will grow to five times its size in the next five years.
Next month, Agnes will report from the grounds of IDEF, Turkey’s major defense conference, with interviews and on-the-scene reporting. To keep an eye on that, make sure to subscribe to our Middle East newsletter to get all of our coverage from the region!