ASPİLSAN Energy shared the results of the work it carried out throughout 2025 through domestic lithium-ion battery cell production, R&D investments, and international collaborations. By advancing mass production capability and quality standards at its production facility in Kayseri, the company expanded its product portfolio in the fields of defense, aviation, and energy storage.
“Battery Production Capability Is a Strategic Necessity”
Evaluating the year 2025, ASPİLSAN Energy General Manager Prof. Dr. Ahmet Turan Özdemir stated that lithium-ion batteries determine the strategic fate of countries in many areas ranging from defense to transportation. Özdemir said, “The capability to develop and produce battery cells is not only a need of today, but a strategic necessity for future generations. Domestic battery cell production isa a strategic domain of sovereignty beyond being an economic activity.”
2025 Operational Outputs
In 2025, ASPİLSAN Energy certified its operational and technical capabilities with tangible achievements. In a study conducted by OSBÜK, the company rose to 13th place among the firms with the highest R&D expenditures across Türkiye, and crowned the continuity of its technology production with 4 patent and 1 design registration applications. Implemented within the scope of the strategy to transfer engineering know-how from the defense industry to the civilian market, the TETRONE BATTERIES brand expanded the company’s commercial reach by adding 490 new customers to its portfolio in a short period of time.
Having an active year on the international stage as well, the organization integrated into global supply chain processes through more than 60 overseas visits covering 13 different countries on 3 continents, and increased its annual turnover by 25% on a TRY basis. In addition, by assuming the leadership of the “Battery Management Systems (BMS) and Packaging” group within the Battery Technologies Focused Technology Network (OTAĞ) under the Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB), it undertook a central role in Türkiye’s energy storage roadmap.
R&D and International Collaborations
The company completed 2025 with 4 active projects—3 of which were international—with a total budget exceeding 2 million euros. During this period, ASPİLSAN Energy, which received the highest amount of funding among defense industry companies, concentrated its R&D efforts on cell chemistry development and battery management systems (BMS). In addition, participation in major international fairs such as CES, LAAD, and EV Show increased the global visibility of domestic cell technologies.
ASPİLSAN Energy announced that it will continue to contribute to Türkiye’s energy and defense strategies in 2026 with stronger goals.
Source: C4Defence / Aspilsan Enerji
