During the Second World War years, Turkey was bordered by warring countries. Both the alliance, Turkey has tried to put the war. Turkey, have not entered the war, but had had a hard time. After the war, industrial investments ceased due to severe economic conditions. Especially the war industry was damaged. Turkey had been a NATO member on 18 February 1952. She managed to modernize his army to western standards. However, foreign dependency had increased a lot. Cuba experienced during the Cold War and the U-2 Crisis had affected Turkey. The retreat of missiles in Izmir was a serious problem. The letter of American President Johnson was found very heavy. The Air Force Commanders of the period started some projects to return to the national war industry. The rocket project started with the staff trained in the USA is the first example. Later, "Build your own plane," launched by General Muhsin Batur. Campaign excited the Turkish nation. The foundations of the Turkish Aviation and Space Industry were laid in the 1970s. Again, the Force Commands foundations established in the same years were important. After a while, negotiations were held with America and an agreement was made to produce a common plane. Between 1987 and 2012, 308 were produced from the aircraft designated as F-16. This event; Turkey's national armaments industry and re-establish the army was important to modernize itself. Another aspect had been an important support to the civil industry. Many warfare systems were produced in the civilian market. Of course these were important, but insufficient. It was a good and correct step for bigger things to happen in the future.