The SSTEK was established with 100% equity shares of the SSM on the condition that it enters into partnership with newly founded or existing companies with the mission of contributing to the development and production of the high technology systems required for homeland defense and continues its activities with the vision to maintain the sustainability of the development of high technology products and production capacity for the needs of national defence and to disseminate it to all levels of the national economy and industry. Established on the basis of this mission and vision, SSTEK is active primarily in the fields of defence aviation, space and homeland security as well as in the areas in the development and support of autonomous systems, robotics, material technologies, nanotechnology, IT, cyber security, biotechnology, genetics, weapon technology, electronics, optics, carrier and propulsion technologies.