Even though truce wey dey between United States and Iran still dey hold, e still fragile. The chance say the matter fit blow reach wide war for the region still high well-well.

One big mata wey people dey yan plenty during the truce na how Gulf countries wey don dey pay hundreds of billions of dollars to take cover under the defence umbrella of Western countries.

Some 'highly advanced systems' for the area no perform as dem suppose for field. Countries like United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar no fit fully protect their important strategic places.

African countries don learn lesson from Gulf

This kain situation wey Gulf countries face don make people alert no be only for Middle East but for other regions too, including Africa, where many countries don spend plenty money to buy defence industry products these past years.

Harun Saraç, Chairman of the Board of BAMEX, wey be Africa biggest defence industry expo, and General Manager of The Peak Defence, na one of the people wey sabi dis new period pass.

Saraç talk say African countries don raise their defence investments well because security risk don increase, border threats dey rise and regional instability don grow.

E talk say people wey dey take decisions dey focus on things wey 'don prove for field, wey cheap for value and wey fit deliver quick.' For this matter, Turkish defence industry dey stand out.

"Right now, the number of countries wey fit show say dem sabi even for very hard field conditions no pass the fingers for one hand. Türkiye na one of the main actors for this list. African countries sabi this," he talk.

"The latest developments for Gulf don make this trend strong pass. Right now, demand for Turkish defense industry products for African countries don reach record levels. This no be small-time trend. Na serious and long-term wave of procurement," e add.

‘Türkiye don turn first choice’

For this stage, Harun Saraç say Turkish defence industry products don climb go the position of 'first choice' no be only alternative again. E talk say urgent and big-volume buying plans dey for top areas like UAVs and surveillance solutions, armored vehicles, communication and command-control systems.

"This matter dey create big opportunities for manufacturers for short term. Companies wey enter market early go get long-term strategic advantage. According to data wey dey, Africa go turn one of the fastest-growing markets for the world also for defense industry," Saraç explain.

"For this reason, BAMEX, Africa biggest defence industry fair, go dey for different level this year. As e dey known, for first two days of fair, participants dey show their products. For last two days, dem dey test those products directly for field. Only small examples of this one dey for the world. But our main starting point here na our confidence for domestic/national defense industry products. People wey use these products once no dey leave dem," e talk.

"We go organise the fair wey go receive high-level delegations from all over Africa and other parts of the world, between November 9–13, 2026. Last year, many companies, especially BAYKAR, Aselsan, Roketsan and MKE, participate. This year, more than 30 Turkish companies dey expected to attend."