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Technical Writer Presidential Government’s 100-Day Action Plan
Alper ÇALIK
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Managing Editor Burak AKBAŞ, International Sales and Corporate
Ferda BAYRAKTAR
editor@milscint.com Reputation Executive at Meteksan Defence:
ADVISORY BOARD “The key to our export success is right strategies, detailed analyses
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AMAC EVENTS TTAF Savunma 53
Presidential Government’s
100-Day Action Plan
Dominated by Defence and
Aerospace Projects
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
T
he meeting was organised to announce the actions
to be taken and the projects that will be executed by
the Presidential Government over the following 100
days, and was attended by Vice President Fuat Oktay and
all government ministers. Speaking at the event, President
Erdoğan shared details of some of the projects to be con-
ducted: “Today, we are announcing our first 100-day action
plan, and we are planning to unveil our Medium-Term Pro-
gramme by the end of August. We have kicked off works to-
wards the development of our strategic plan for the 2019–
2023 period, and we aim to finalise it by the end of November.
The 100-day action plan has been coordinated by Vice Presi-
dent Fuat Oktay, and each and every one of our ministers has
reviewed thoroughly the projects and plans related to their
own areas of responsibility, as well as the commitments
made in the Presidential manifest and in the AK Party’s elec- The 100-Day Action
Plan was announced
tion declaration. We have compiled lists of what we will do by President Recep
over the coming 100 days, and have detailed their budgets. Tayyip Erdoğan.
The number of projects to be completed over the first 100
days exceeds 1,000, although we mention only the 400 that Our experiences over the last five years have shown us time
we deem to be the most important and of the highest priority and time again the importance of defence industry projects.
in the programme that we will announce to our people.” Having a large army equipped with a sufficient number of
The president said that institutions affiliated to the Presi- state-of-the-art weapons is not meaningful on its own, as
dency and the ministries will carry out 400 projects in 100 all of the vehicles, ammunition and software you use must
days with a combined budget of nearly ¨46 billion, and that be under your control at all stages if your army is to be
this will serve as a catalyst in the new era: “While preparing strong. In order to achieve this, we have been working to
these projects, we made sure that there would be no need create a self-sufficient defence sector, while also switching
for extra resources, and that they could be conducted with to a personnel structure that is based on expertise in our
the available budget.” critical military units. We are pleased to see how far we have
come over the last 16 years, but we know that we still have a
No Compromise on Defence Projects long way to go, and we shall not compromise in our defence
Placing special emphasis on defence and aerospace proj- projects.”
ects, President Erdoğan said: “I attach particular impor- The numerous defence and aerospace projects included in
tance to defence projects, with 48 of the 400 projects in- the action plan and the respective responsible institutions
cluded in our plan being related to our defence industry... were listed as follows:
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Plans are in place to deliver
TCG-BURGAZADA, the third vessel in the
MİLGEM Project, to the Turkish Naval
Forces on September 27, 2018.
The photo shows TCG-BÜYÜKADA (F-512),
which was the second vessel to be
delivered in the project.
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Investments in Force
On the day of the announcement of the 100-Day
Action Plan, decisions related to project-based
state incentives entered into force in line with the
Presidential Decrees published in the Official Gazette
dated August 3, 2018 and numbered 30498:
• Presidential Decree No.10 entered into force
the decision to provide project-based state incentives
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13. Supporting 500 Industrial Doctoral Programme
students through a focused programme.
14. Bringing into service two Competency and
Digital Transformation Centres (Model Factories), and
launching installation works for five others.
15. Completion of feasibility studies for the Land Vehicles
Test Centre to be established to meet the testing,
certification and R&D needs of civil and military land
vehicle manufacturers.
16. Announcement of a campaign to encourage the return
of Turkish scientists to Turkey.
17. Development of indigenous and national technologies.
18. Ensuring that all processes related to the granting ASELSAN’s CATS electro-optical system will enter into operation aboard
of investment incentive certificates to investors are ANKA-S, as part of the Project to Increase Local Participation Rates in
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (ANKA-S).
conducted in an electronic medium; and authorising
1,000 users to represent their respective companies in the 3. Expansion of the Teknopark Istanbul Technology
framework of E-TUYS (Electronic Incentive Implementation Development Zone, ensuring that the number of
and Foreign Investment Information System). entrepreneur teams is increased from 85 to 115, and
20. Continuing to provide Development Agency Project the number of entrepreneurs from 147 to 210, reaching
Support for regional development. a total number of 5,000 members of staff from the
* The article numbers are in the order given in the official document. current 4,161.
Projects that are not related directly to defence and aerospace
The 100-day period will also see the delivery of 5,500 rifles
have been excluded and their numbers have been skipped. under the MPT-76 Project.
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During the 100-day period, six additional BAYRAKTAR TB2 armed unmanned aerial vehicles will enter into use.
4. Launching of a Project for the Development of 16. Completion of preliminary design activities related to
Swarm Unmanned Vehicles. the Armed UAV, which has a payload (camera,
5. Signing of a contract for the Second Phase of ammunition)-carrying capacity of some 1.5 tons,
the Satellite Launching Project. as part of the Attack UAV Development (AKINCI)
6. Launching of the Project for an Indigenous Observation Project.
Satellite with Less than 30 cm Resolution. 17. Completion of the first phase of the design works for
7. Completion of the concept and feasibility studies the project regarding the Development of a Long-Range
related to a project for the Development and Integration Regional Air and Missile Defence System.
of a Mini Satellite Swarm. 18. Commencement of the contract implementation
8. Signing of a contract for the allocation and construction schedule for Phase-I Stage-1 in the TF-X National
of a testing field for guided-unguided rockets and Combat Aircraft Development Project, which aims to
air defence systems. meet Turkey’s combat aircraft needs after the
9. Launching of the Project for the Development of 2030s through an indigenous design model.
Unmanned Land Vehicles in three different 19. Signing of a contract for the project to Equip Air
classes – Light, Medium and Heavy. Platforms with Remote Electronic Support/Electronic
10. Signing of a contract for the Serial Production of Attack Capabilities (HAVASOJ).
250 ALTAY tanks. 20. Installation of Urban Security Management Systems,
11. Integration of the PULAT Active Protection System, which have already been installed in 75 provinces and
which will track via radar anti-tank ammunitions before in 243 districts, to 424 district centres. Increasing the
they reach armoured vehicles, and which will eliminate number of schools using the system from 137 to 450
them using fragmentation ammunitions, onto through the inclusion of 313 more schools as part of the
40 M60TM tanks. Secure School Pack.
12. Commencement of the contract schedule for the 21. Increasing the number of Indigenous Base Stations
ALTAY Powerpack (engine and transmission systems) from 200, which have already been installed,
Development Project. to 489, representing an increase of more than
13. Completion of the Conceptual Design Phase of the 100 percent, in line with the ULAK
Turboshaft Engine that is being developed for use on (Indigenous Base Station Development) Project.
the Indigenous Helicopter and the ATAK Helicopter, 22. Starting to use CATS (Common Aperture Targeting
the first core of which has been fired. System) (camera) on the ANKA-S platform as part
14. Delivery of the third vessel in the MİLGEM Project. of a Project to Increase Local Participation Rates in
15. Increasing the number of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (ANKA-S).
in the inventory to 58, representing an increase
of 12 percent, with the delivery of
six Armed UAVs to Gendarmerie
General Command, in addition to the
existing 52 Bayraktar TB2 UAVs.
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MSI SPECIAL COVERAGE The contract implementation schedule of Phase-I Stage-1 of the
TF-X National Combat Aircraft Development Project is set to commence,
aiming to meet Turkey’s combat aircraft needs after the 2030s through an
indigenous design model.
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term strategies have always included based on these criteria, you will certain-
the provision of solutions also to foreign ly gain a stronger position in all mar- and Corporate
users, as a natural outcome of our focus kets, both at home and abroad. Reputation Executive
on R&D and product development in the Once we had developed our products
early phases of the company, Meteksan and solutions, we started to turn to for- at Meteksan Defence,
Defence, until quite recently, operated eign markets in the 2015–2016 period, about the company’s
only in the domestic market. As our R&D when our Damage Control Simulator in
projects were completed and started to particular came under the spotlight. Our competitive strengths
turn into products, the company took Retinar Perimeter Surveillance Radar in the foreign markets
steps to take on a more product-based family was added to the list of export
structure, which led us to set targets for products in 2016, followed by our Radar and how it secured its
foreign markets and to begin working to- Altimeter product family in 2017, and current position.
wards those goals. subsequently, we signed contracts for
In the past, our goal when undertaking all these products with foreign custom- Ümit BAYRAKTAR
projects was to be a company that op- ers. In 2018, we launched international ubayraktar@milscint.com
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The Retinar family of products are tipped to become
one of Meteksan Defence’s leading products in foreign
markets in the coming period.
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analyse terrorism activity in the country
of concern and assess their border se-
curity needs, while for our Damage Con-
trol Simulator, we evaluate such criteria
as the size of the related country’s navy
and the level of training received by the
naval staff. We also add comments as
well as any other information we collect
from sectoral reports and open sources.
After ranking and scoring these criteria,
we obtain a total country score for each
country, and determine our priority tar-
get countries accordingly. The results of
these analyses have always been accu-
rate, and they have led to such efforts
being turned into firm contracts.
Such works also guide us in the effi-
cient use of our budget. Of course, we
may sometimes encounter unforeseen
opportunities, and we may hear about
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the needs of some other countries, and
in such cases we immediately adapt to
the situation and develop our strategies
accordingly.
Our main objectives are to come up with products that make a MSI TDR: Are any of your overseas
difference in areas containing only limited existing solutions, and to sales a result of the respective
country’s offset commitment to Turkey?
ensure these products stay ahead of their competitors in the market. Burak AKBAŞ: All the contracts we
If you develop products based on these criteria, you will certainly gain have signed abroad were awarded to
a stronger position in all markets, both at home and abroad. us as a result of a competitive bidding
process. To date, we have been awarded
at all relevant exhibitions”. We carry out ables, including the countries’ defence no project as a result of an offset obliga-
a detailed market analysis related to our budgets, their trade of defence industry tion to Turkey. That said, in our market
products and determine the countries products with Turkey, political relations, analyses, we take into consideration the
most likely to be interested in our prod- the size of the armed forces, whether or respective country’s offset obligations, if
ucts. When we go to these countries, we not they have products similar to ours in any, to Turkey, and if we encounter such
try to work with local reliable business their inventory, and whether or not any an opportunity in the future, we will of
partners with expertise in their respec- of them have been procured recently. course take it into consideration.
tive areas of operation, and we are very We also carry out a product-specific
selective in this regard, which is a signif- analysis. For example, for Retinar, we MSI TDR: The countries with which you
icant factor in our success. are cooperating are spread over a wide
Needless to say, we also receive valu- geography. How do you handle
able guidance and support of our gov- cultural differences in your
ernment and from the Undersecretariat business development efforts?
for Defence Industries (SSM). Burak AKBAŞ: It is not possi-
ble to apply the same strategy
MSI TDR: Could you share with us to all countries, as we need to
more detailed information about your develop different market ac-
market analysis process? cess strategies for each of our
Burak AKBAŞ: We have developed a
systematic approach in which we rank Addressing a wide spectrum of products,
including tactical-class unmanned
and score numerically different vari- aerial vehicles, OKİS has attracted
the attention of foreign countries as a
result of its technical
specifications and easy
integration features.
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ed Retinar in such a highly competitive
bid that involved global competitors, and
which took into account both technologi-
cal capacity and cost-efficiency, is testa-
ment to how qualified our product is.
Whether for the United States or Eu-
rope, our priority target for other prod-
ucts is the same: To make exports with
main integrators or platform manufac-
turers as a team.
I would like to emphasize another point. Meteksan Defence achieved export
success in 2017 with its radar altimeter
If we tried to become an integrated se- family.
curity solution provider, based only on
having a product like Retinar, we would eign sales in total turnover is not at the significant share in the foreign sales of
not have been able to work with a prime desired level. The situation is the same Turkey’s defence and aerospace sector.
contractor in such a cooperation model. for all players in the sector – from prime This is not a criticism but a fact, and we
In other words, if companies can draw contractors to Small and Medium-Sized all need to be aware of this situation and
an appropriate line to demarcate their Enterprises (SMEs). to express it explicitly, as only by doing
area of operation, their foreign sales ac- We are fully aware that the $1.7 billion of so can we address the problem correct-
tivities can be shaped accordingly. This foreign sales includes both the defence ly and realise that we have yet to reach
is one of the points we take into account and civil aviation sectors, and that a sig- the desired level in terms of platform
when defining our strategies. nificant proportion of this comes from and system exports.
aircraft and helicopter components and Accordingly, we have already taken
Platforms and Systems Need parts sold as part of offset obligations. significant steps in 2018. Our sector
to Dominate Foreign Sales The Defence and Aerospace Industry took significant steps in this direction
MSI TDR: On your social media Manufacturers Association’s (SaSaD) with the contracts signed during the
accounts, you frequently share 2017 report shows that of the total for- DIMDEX 2018 International Maritime
interesting developments in the sector eign sales, only 38 percent of sales are Defence Exhibition and Conference held
and in foreign sales activities, raising made to the end user, and the share in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on March
awareness among your followers. How of sales made to the United States and 12–14, 2018, and with the sale of T129
do you think the sector can improve, Europe is around 60 percent. Over the helicopters and MİLGEM corvettes to
especially in terms of exports? last five years, the bulk of our exports Pakistan, hot on the heels of those con-
Burak AKBAŞ: The defence and aero- have been made to the United States, tracts. I attach special importance to the
space sector recorded $6.7 billion in and there have always been three or sale of platforms, in that they embody
turnover in 2017, and we can say that four European countries in the top ten. the products and subsystems of many
$1.7 billion of this came from foreign In other words, we cannot claim to have other companies. Platform sales have a
sales, while the remainder represents achieved a desired level of success in positive impact on the entire sector, and
the size of the domestic market. Al- our sales of platforms to the end user or I consider 2018 to be a milestone in this
though we all agree a faster growing in system exports. sense.
and sustainable sector demands an in- Taking all of this into consideration, I believe that from now on, we will see
crease in foreign sales, our share of for- it is apparent that offset constitutes a Turkey moving forward with a rapidly in-
creasing trend in terms of foreign sales,
Meteksan Defence is and of platforms in particular.
considering adopting the
same approach that it applied MSI TDR: How do you think the sector
for the Turkish Naval Forces should act in the coming period to
– providing an integrated achieve this goal?
solution that includes
Burak AKBAŞ: In the defence and aero-
both the Fire Simulator and
the Damage Control space sector, you need to bring together
Simulator – all parts of the puzzle to create success
to countries that stories in foreign sales. Going to a coun-
have selected the try and saying “My product is very com-
company’s Damage petent!” or participating in exhibitions is
Control Simulator. not enough, as we should first
n Carry out an analysis of the target
market and the competition.
n We certainly need to work with
reliable local business partners
that are experts in their area of
operation, or that have an active
office in our target countries, and
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Perhaps the most critical question will be “Do we have any products to
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sell?”, and you gain such products through R&D and innovation. If you
can develop innovative products that satisfy client requirements, as a
natural consequence of this effort, you also open doors to foreign sales.
n Perhaps the most critical question processes before they were able to go to
will be “Do we have any products to certain countries, establish offices there
sell?”, and you gain such products and form local partnerships. We can en-
through R&D and innovation. If you sure the sector’s foreign sales through
can develop innovative products such critical processes, but they require
that satisfy client requirements, patience. We need to expand upon our
as a natural consequence of this successes in the provision of land vehi-
effort, you also open doors to foreign cles to affect the whole sector.
sales. The shrinkages seen in the
defence budgets of some developed MSI TDR: What do you think will be the
countries have urged the players position of offset obligations in the
in those countries to be more open future?
to foreign markets. China’s export Burak AKBAŞ: As you know, offset
figures are on the rise, and it is a fact implementation refers to the situation
n Business development teams need that conditions will become much in which, while conducting a project in
to have a good grasp of the culture tougher in the competitive market. In Turkey, foreign contractor companies
and purchasing dynamics of the such an environment, only countries are obliged to outsource some of the
respective countries. that stand out by creating different, work to local companies in their re-
n A good knowledge of state innovative and cost-effective spective areas of interest, or to support
incentives, such as credit products will be able to increase these companies in exports. If the offset
mechanisms, export incentives their competitive power. process is duly applied, it can serve as
and lobbying routes, as well as the These are the areas in which Turkey a great opportunity for local companies
activities of the attaché offices, are needs to improve itself, and we cannot to make considerable exports. For ex-
also very important. For example, achieve our planned export goals with- ample, a company is producing a sub-
extending credit is not enough, as out improvements in these areas. Re- system as part of an offset obligation,
the terms of the credit should be cently, we have seen an increase in our and when the prime contractor sells it
appealing. foreign sales, especially with regards to around the world, it can have the poten-
n Now, all countries are keen to land vehicles, and this success is a result tial to provide significant export poten-
improve their indigenous industries of the efforts of the companies, which tial. Furthermore, you also benefit from
as much as possible, and we need have been operating in the sector for know-how transfer when producing a
to keep these dynamics in mind. many years, and have been developing subsystem for a main platform, devel-
Turkish companies should be ready quality products. These companies have oped by a foreign manufacturer. In this
to take their technologies to other long been in contact with foreign users, way, you improve your company and
countries, to the extent permitted although it required a certain amount enhance your knowledge on how to do
by our government, and to carry out of time and the completion of complex business with foreign companies. The
joint projects there.
n We have recently seen that even if
you have an indigenous platform,
you may still be subject to export
licences for its subsystems.
Unfortunately, we are dependent
on abroad for some of the critical
subsystems used on some of our
indigenous platforms, and this
may be an obstacle to our foreign
sales. It is for this reason that
when we want to talk about fully
independent indigenous platforms,
we need to indigenise also the
critical subsystems under the
coordination of the SSM, and in line
with the needs of the TAF. To achieve As a system that can meet the challenging
this goal, having a sector with a requirements of TAF, the PELİKAN Missile
Seeker Simulator offers a competitive
broad diversified base is of great advantage in the international market.
importance.
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support in the defence and aerospace sector, it will have very effective
consequences in terms of the development and sustainability of the
market. We take a long-term approach to projects abroad, and so our
goal is not to deliver a single project and then leave the country.
the market. We take a long-term ap- once. Accordingly, we are thinking of
proach to projects abroad, and so our integrating our Fire Simulator into our
goal is not to deliver a single project and Damage Control Simulator in countries
then leave the country. Our goal in such that have selected our products, like
situations is to sustain our presence we did for the Turkish Naval Forces.
with different projects, and to contin- Another of our goals for the upcoming
ue acting as a solution partner in those period relates to the provision of com-
countries. plete training solutions, including both
In my opinion, our target markets for the damage control and fire training, to our
coming years should be African coun- users.
tries. An examination of the defence This picture shows that after the Dam-
purchases made by African countries age Control Simulator, Retinar will be-
reveals that Russia ranks first, with 39 come the new leader in our export sales
percent of sales, followed by China (17 in the coming period.
percent) and the United States (11 per- We are also developing other products
cent). China has more than doubled its that are allowing us to look to 2019
SSM has taken significant steps through market share on the African continent and beyond with great expectations. I
offset implementations, contributing when compared to five years ago, and should, of course, note that all these ex-
greatly to the development of the sector. we can also be successful on the Afri- port activities are challenging and long-
It should be noted, however, that as the can continent due to our cost-effective term processes.
ratio of indigenous products in Turkey and advanced technology products. As a
has been on the rise in recent years, sector, we need to enhance our cooper- MSI TDR: Is there anything else you
there has been a continuous decline in ation works on the continent, especial- would like to mention?
offset obligations. As we can now meet ly in Algeria, Morocco and Nigeria, and Burak AKBAŞ: Turkish defence and
some of our needs through local man- we have already carried out preliminary aerospace companies need to cooperate
ufacturers, the offset obligations of for- works to this end, secure in the knowl- with each other if they are to find suc-
eign companies are, naturally, decreas- edge that we need to enter the market cess in the foreign markets. When we
ing. Increases in the competencies of in a correct way. We are continuing to go abroad, we garner commercial in-
our local sector will result in a natural work towards this goal, and one of our telligence that is useful not only for our
interest in such foreign companies in target markets will be this region in the own products, but also for other Turkish
Turkey with a view to cooperation, and coming period. companies. I believe we need to create
without a need for offset obligations. We a platform from which we can exchange
can say that this is a much healthier way MSI TDR: Let’s stick with the upcoming such information with each other. We,
of doing business. period and talk about which of your as companies and as the salespersons
solutions you believe will stand out in of these companies, should support
Now is the Turn of Africa foreign markets. each other. As the existing institutions
MSI TDR: Do you have any export Burak AKBAŞ: We are continuing our and organisations in the sector are not
targets for the coming period with efforts to promote the members of our structured to meet such a need, maybe
regard to certain regions or countries? Retinar product family in foreign mar- the sector will need to be restructured
Burak AKBAŞ: Our first priority is to kets, including OPUS and KAPAN. In with this in mind. It is very important
increase and maintain our presence in the coming two-year period, there are that we, as the sector, handle this issue
the countries to which we are already at least two countries with which we’re properly and form a new structure to in-
exporting. We attach great importance planning to reach a deal. crease the level of coordination between
not only to the technical capacity of our We are also continuing our works on our companies.
products, but also to customer relations new products, including OKİS (Automat- Thank you, MSI TDR, for this pleasant
until delivery, and to after-sales sup- ic Take-Off and Landing System), YAKA- interview.
port. Our engineering units, as well as MOS and the PELİKAN Missile Seeker
our project management and ILD teams, Simulator. Among these, YAKAMOS has On behalf of our readers, we would like
are doing a great job in this sense. I be- a special position, as it needs to be mar- to thank Burak Akbaş, International
lieve that if we can further improve the keted with a platform. Sales and Corporate Reputation
concept of after-sales support in the de- The flagship of our foreign sales is the Executive at Meteksan Defence, for
fence and aerospace sector, it will have Damage Control Simulator, although taking the time to answer our questions
very effective consequences in terms of it is not a product with a wide market and for providing us with such valuable
the development and sustainability of that you can sell to a country more than information.
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being reshuffled, and both ASELSAN and ASELSAN’s to stress the importance our 2023 objectives. Our goal
risks and opportunities are activities can serve as an of exports for Turkey: “In is to increase ASELSAN’s
peaking. As you are fulfill- important instrument, both the global defence market, exports, to enter new mar-
ing this difficult task through functionally and intellectu- which is an arena of hard and kets and to reach more us-
your representation of our ally, which is why I attach intense competition, we have ers. However, you should not
country and the promotion great importance to this col- succeeded in ranking among view our current position as
of our country’s interests, laboration.” the world giants based on [the product of] the efforts
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Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir,
Undersecretary for Defence
Industries
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Also mentioning the SARP system, Undersecretary Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir’s
presentation included a remark, mentioning that ASELSAN’s remote
controlled weapon systems offer “a superior price-to-performance ratio,
along with high competitive strength”.
and BAYRAKTAR TB2 UAVs; importance. Put differently, With the latest changes, of synergy, as much as we
the ALTAY main battle tank; defence sector exports and our undersecretariat has are in need of your opinions.
KİRPİ II, PARS 8x8, ARMA relations are not defined been assigned the task of We are preparing to recom-
6x6, EJDER YALÇIN and solely by commercial and spearheading this organisa- mend various [administra-
COBRA wheeled armoured economic matters. In the tion, both domestically and tive] structures, however
vehicles; the MİLGEM, high-stake defence sector, abroad. We will discuss [this your views are also very im-
LCT and LST vessels; the your earnest support is more matter] with various state in- portant for us.”
New Type Patrol Boat; the than important for enhancing stitutions, and this could lead In the final session of the
MPT-76 National Infantry exports, and I see that you to the defence industry con- event, held behind closed
Rifle; and the CİRİT, UMTAS are all clearly aware of this sultancy office or attaché’s doors, the visiting ambassa-
(Long Range Anti-Tank Mis- during our exchanges. As office. Alternatively, we may dors toured ASELSAN’s Ha-
sile System), OMTAS (Medi- such, we position ourselves gain a foothold in various cim Kamoy Integration Hall
um Range Anti-Tank Weap- as a point of contact for you, countries through a number while receiving information
on System), MAM-L, MAM-C and we shall always be here of offices, by establishing from Prof. Dr. Görgün about
and SOM-J smart munitions. to assist through one-to-one our own staff to this end ... the company’s products and
Undersecretary Prof. Dr. contact if you ever need sup- In a sense, we are in need capabilities. u
Demir noted further that a port relating to the products
prototype of the ALTAY tank and potential exports of the Parts of Undersecretary
is currently being showcased defence sector. Whenever Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir’s
in an as yet unnamed export and wherever needed, we presentation also covered SMASH.
market, and that it will be are ready to answer your call
heading to another country with any team you require
following promotional activi- following a single call or sin-
ties in the first country. gle message. We are both
determined and willing to
SSM Ready to prepare and provide you with
Assume its Share all of the necessary informa-
Emphasising that Turkey tion that may be needed.”
must increase its exports if
it is to overcome its current SSM also Extending
economic woes, and that and Reorganising
the defence and aerospace itself Abroad
sector holds the answer to Undersecretary Prof. Dr.
achieve this, Undersecretary Demir also signalled the ar-
Prof. Dr. Demir asked for the rival of a new organisation
support of the gathered am- that will be implemented
bassadors in increasing the by the SSM related to ex-
sector’s exports: “When it port efforts: “We have found
comes to the defence sector, ourselves at such a time, we
the relationship and atmo- believe, that warrants a new
sphere that form between organisational structure for
countries are of paramount defence industry exports.
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26 - September 2018
The Medium Weight Tank KAPLAN MT,
developed jointly by FNSS and the
Indonesian company PT Pindad,
has successfully completed its
qualification tests in Indonesia,
demonstrating to its user that it meets
the requirements set at the beginning
of the project and is ready to serve.
T
he qualification tests km on the island’s Western
During qualification tests, were conducted in side, where the vehicle was
KAPLAN MT demonstrated two phases, consist- put through its paces over
its superior performance ing of Endurance Tests different terrains and un-
under different geographical and Firing Tests. The En- der different climate condi-
conditions.
durance tests, which pitted tions. Starting at Bandung,
the KAPLAN MT against the route took the vehi-
Indonesia’s harsh condi- cle through Cipali, Tegal,
tions, were carried out on Semarang, Sarangan, Jog-
the island of Java between jakarta, Kebumen, Subang
August 6 and 16, and cov- and Parompong, returning
ered a route of nearly 2,000 once again to Bandung.
MOBILITY
n Maximum Road Speed: 70 km/h
n Road Range: 450 km
n Gradient: 60%
n Side Slope: 30%
n Vertical Obstacle: 0.90 m
n Trench Crossing: 2.00 m
n Turning Radius: Pivot
n Operating Conditions: -18°C/+55°C
PROTECTION SYSTEMS
n Ballistic Protection (Hull + Additional Armour)
n Mine Protection (Underbelly Mine Protection)
n CBRN Protection System
n Air Conditioning System
n Automatic Fire Suppression System
All photographs: © FNSS
WEAPON SYSTEMS
n Turret: CMI Cockerill® 3105
n Main Armament: 105 mm Gun
n Secondary Armament: 7.62 mm Coaxial Machine Gun
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The Firing Tests, on the oth- the Indonesian Ministry a full-scale mine prototype “KAPLAN MT will be a
er hand, were held in Band- of Defence and the Indo- in July. With the successful very effective solution
ung between August 25 nesian Army, while FNSS completion of qualification in today’s conditions of
and 27, during which personnel were present tests, KAPLAN MT is now asymmetric warfare. The
KAPLAN MT demonstrated to provide assistance to ready for serial production. vehicle meets all require-
its effectiveness by accu- PT Pindad personnel. K. Nail Kurt, General Man- ments related to easy
rately striking mobile tar- Prior to the qualification ager and CEO of FNSS, and rapid positioning,
gets while on the move. tests, KAPLAN MT had al- said that KAPLAN MT high mobility, low visi-
The qualification tests were ready passed its mine test- had proven itself through bility, high firepower and
attended by officials from ing with flying colours with these qualification tests: cost-effectiveness, while
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making no concession
in performance, or bal-
listic and mine protec-
tion, which were initially
thought to be incompat-
ible with the vehicle’s
low weight and volume.
KAPLAN MT offers the
highest ballistic and mine
protection in its class.
Following the successful
completion of the qualifi-
cation tests, we are elat-
ed to witness KAPLAN MT
demonstrating all of these
features on different ter-
rains. In the coming period,
we will all see how KAPLAN
MT will bring important in-
novations to the battlefield.
At FNSS, we are proud to be
meeting this critical require-
ment of Indonesia, a friendly
and allied nation, supplying
it with the most superior
solution together with our
partner PT Pindad. u
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Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir, Undersecretary for Defence Industries
© MSI TDR
the electronic warfare field, All of the electronic warfare
as well as in the KORAL pro- mission systems to be in-
gramme, including: tegrated into the HAVASOJ
n The first indigenous System will be developed
jammer systems and produced domestically the aircraft and certification The subsystems of the air-
MİLKAR-1 and MİLKAR-2, and indigenously. Under the activities, local institutions, craft will have the following
n The first indigenous contract, the modification notably Turkish Aerospace functions and capabilities:
remote electronic attack and certification activities for Industries, will take max- n Electronic support (ES),
aircraft MİLKAR-2U, the off-the-shelf procured imum responsibility in the n Electronic attack (EA),
n The first indigenous aircraft will be carried out technical support compo- n Self-protection,
signal intelligence aircraft in Turkey, based on national nent of the project with the n Tactical data and
MİLSİS-23U, resources, while for the inte- selected aircraft manufac- communication,
n HEWS, designed to gration of the systems onto turer. n Mission management.
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Temel Kotil, President Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün, Chairman of the Board
© MSI TDR
and CEO of Turkish Aerospace Industries. of Directors, President and CEO of ASELSAN
© MSI TDR
© MSI TDR
Yücel Ayan, Manager of ES/EA System
Projects Group at the SSM, delivered a
presentation on the HAVASOJ Project.
The Programme pair of the aircraft. A fleet of at the ceremony to show Deterrence
also Includes four aircraft will be retained some of the missions that Capability of
Facility Construction at the facility, two within the could be undertaken by HAVASOJ Systems
The construction of the fleet hangars and two in the open the HAVASOJ system. In Delivering a speech at the
building and hangars at the area. a displayed scenario, a ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
air base where the aircraft HAVASOJ aircraft is de- Kotil emphasised that the
will be deployed is also in- Systems with ployed to an area outside HAVASOJ project would
cluded within the project. High Export enemy airspace and outside help them to develop ca-
This will allow all planning, Potential the range of their air defence pabilities that would allow
training, maintenance and According to a press state- radars prior to an incursion them to undertake projects
repair activities, as well as ment published by the SSM, by friendly F-16 aircraft into in the future solely with na-
the tasks to be conducted by the systems to be developed enemy air space. The system tional resources: “We are
the fleet, to be carried out at in the project will be without is then used to electronically aware of the weight of our
one facility. comparison in the world, and suppress the enemy radars, burden in this regard. We
The fleet building, in which the high export potential of creating a safe attack corri- are on the verge of closing
150 people will be employed, the products to be developed dor for the F-16s, allowing a deal with a company for
will contain two planning and in the programme will con- them to mount their attack. the aircraft, and hopefully
training centres in addition tribute significantly to the ef- After a successful attack its delivery will be sooner.”
to office areas and meeting forts of Turkey to become an mission, the friendly aircraft Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kotil add-
rooms. In total, 100 person- exporter of knowledge and exit enemy airspace via the ed that they would endeav-
nel will work in the hangars technology. safety corridor created by our to complete the project
on the maintenance and re- A CGI video was shown the HAVASOJ aircraft. within budget.
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Left to right: Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and CEO of ASELSAN; General Hasan Küçükakyüz, Commander of the Turkish
Air Force; Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir, Undersecretary for Defence Industries; Lieutenant General Yavuz Türkgenci, head of the General Plans and Policies Division
of the Turkish General Staff; Mustafa Şeker, Deputy Undersecretary for Defence Industries; Major General Reha Ufuk Er, head of the Force Improvement
and Resource Management Department of the Turkish General Staff; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Temel Kotil, President and CEO of Turkish Aerospace Industries; and
Muhammet Sami Ulukavak, head of Electronic Warfare (EW) and Radar Systems Department of the SSM.
Taking the stage next, Prof. and experiences we have de- Once this capability has been In this respect, Turkish Aero-
Dr. Görgün said: “After en- veloped since 1984 when we achieved, our forces will gain space Industries will start to
tering into service, HAVASOJ first gained the courage to a capability that is very very work on a quick integration
systems will provide air su- undertake responsibility in rare around the world. The at all costs, and we expect
periority to the Turkish Air the development of defence system will emerge as a ASELSAN to prepare the sys-
Force, both in the region and systems, such as the com- major force multiplier in the tems as soon as possible and
around the world, which is plex HAVASOJ system we are field, and I would like to state to integrate these systems,
of strategic importance for developing with our business that a model of this is at the which will be more advanced
our country. The system is partner Turkish Aerospace service of the Turkish Land than its existing systems,
incorporated with a signifi- Industries, which now stands Forces.” onto the aircraft. Our great-
cant deterrence component, at the top of our defence in- Underlining that no conces- est desire is to see the air-
allowing our armed forces dustry companies. sions should be made re- craft enter into the service
to contribute to the effective garding the planned delivery of our Air Force as soon as
and active application of the Force Multiplier of the first aircraft in 2023, possible.”
foreign policy of our coun- Systems Prof. Dr. Demir said that Prof. Dr. Demir conclud-
try. The HAVASOJ system Prof. Dr. Demir, giving his there was an obligation to ed his speech by reminding
will be an important weapon perspective of the project, carry out the integration ac- that every civilian in every
during times of war, and will said: “This is a project that tivities required for the proj- position, and every soldier
serve as a deterrent during has been on the agenda for ect domestically: “As regards at every rank, engaged in
times of peace. As you may over 20 years, and that has to the integration of aircraft, defence and aerospace proj-
know, electronic warfare been sought by the Turkish we have already underlined ects should act with a spirit
systems, by their very na- Air Force for a very long time. that we will never be satisfied of mobilisation, and should
ture, are never shared by a Works towards satisfying this with carrying out integration spare no sacrifice, empha-
country, or only partially and request have been carried out activities abroad. I have per- sising that soldiers working
under close supervision, in at various times and on vari- sonally declined every alter- in field make greater sacri-
that they must be indigenous ous platforms, and while this native offered to us in this fices every single day. u
and national if they are to project, which I have been regard, as the integration
fully serve their purpose. In following since its outset, has must be carried out in Tur-
this regard, at ASELSAN we made all of the partners a lit- key. I am quite familiar with
make use of the capabilities tle tired, it is quite valuable. the various risks this brings.
© ASELSAN
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the company on April 2. This operates. NUMESYS will be the exclu- tions, particularly technical
will allow the two mother The rise in R&D activities in sive distributor of ANSYS in support, it will use the same
companies to focus more on many sectors in Turkey, and Turkey, while Discovery, a resources as NUMESYS.
their engineering and indig- the fact that more projects product developed by ANSYS Hoping to make a difference
enous product development are being launched to devel- specifically for design en- by extending its services be-
efforts, which have gained op indigenous products, has gineers, will be marketed yond the sale of software,
momentum in recent years. increased the need for engi- through a different model, NUMESYS has formed a new
In general, competition be- neering software, and this as requested by ANSYS. The structure for the provision of
tween companies operating makes Turkey one of the fast- intention is to offer Discovery technical support related to
in the same sector ends only est growing markets for AN- to users through a diversified the engineering software it
when one leaves the market SYS. NUMESYS is planning to system of dealers, and to this is marketing. The company
or when one acquires the provide further momentum to end, another company, Fiova, will add new products and
other, and so the establish- this growth by drawing upon has been established as a solutions to the portfolio it
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Dr. Emre Öztürk, Vice Chairman of the Board Koray Gökalp, Member of the Board of Directors, Ekin Ersan, General Manager, NUMESYS
of Directors, NUMESYS NUMESYS
will offer to the market every entiate NUMESYS from its concept of Technical Account sectors by offering products
year, and will introduce these founding companies, ANOVA Management. Prime con- that lead the field in their re-
products to Turkish users. and FİGES, will be its business tractor companies such as spective sectors.
The organisational structure development approach. For ASELSAN, ROKETSAN and Meanwhile, the Subdist Man-
of NUMESYS that has been NUMESYS, business develop- Turkish Aerospace Industries agement Department will
formed accordingly is seen in ment is not about the sale of use ANSYS’ solutions exten- serve Fiova.
Figure 1. existing products, but rather sively in their activities, and
The sales team will include the sale of new products, and so require a structure in their Unique Merger
Territory Account Managers, while ANSYS offers a wide relationship with ANYSYS that Explained at the
Key Account Manageers, Ac- portfolio of solutions, not all goes beyond a key account Introductory Meeting
ademic Account Managers of them are being used by management model. The With its core team of former
and a Business Development Turkish users. This solution model adopted by ANYSYS employees of both ANOVA
Department (Figure 2). family will be expanded with in other countries involves and FİGES, NUMESYS pro-
NUMESYS foresees an in- new products every year, and the assignment of Technical vides services all over Turkey
crease in the need for en- the Business Development Account Managers, as well through the offices it has es-
gineering software such as department of NUMESYS will as Key Account Managers, to tablished in various provinces.
ANSYS, in line with the rise in be seeking to offer solutions increase the quality of service The August 10 meeting was
R&D seen in Turkish compa- that are not currently in use, provided to prime contractor held to introduce the top exec-
nies and the drive to create in- or perhaps which are cur- companies. NUMESYS estab- utives and mid-level manag-
digenous products, and aims rently unknown in Turkey, lished the required structure ers to each other in a relaxed
to introduce new software and to Turkish users. Accord- by bringing Oliver Zühlke, who atmosphere, and to inform
its own capabilities to firms, ingly, Turkish users will get has 10 years of experience in them about this company
and to the many young and to learn about solutions that the field, into the company structure and the plans for the
newly-educated people who they are in need of, but may from ANSYS. future. During the meeting,
are entering the sector. The not be aware of. With this in The Department of Emerging Dr. Emre Öztürk, Vice Chair-
company’s network around mind, the electromagnetic Products will be responsible man of the Board of Direc-
the country will expand with and structural analysis solu- for such software solutions tors of NUMESYS, and Koray
regional offices, while Aca- tions developed by ANSYS as ROMAX, which are also be- Gökalp, Member of the Board
demic Account Managers will have been selected as the ini- ing represented by the com- of Directors of NUMESYS,
focus on universities and re- tial focus of NUMESYS. pany alongside ANSYS. In this told the story of NUMESYS’
search institutions. Another novel approach of- way, NUMESYS will continue establishment and its vision
One factor that will differ- fered by NUMESYS is the to meet the needs of different for the future, while Ekin
Ersan, General Manager of
NUMESYS, shared information
about the company’s organisa-
tional structure and the plans
for the future. Finally, Berrak
Öncel, Dr. Can Alpdoğan and
Oliver Zühlke, Deputy General
Managers at NUMESYS, intro-
duced themselves and the de-
partments for which they are
responsible.
From Competition to
Partnership
The first speaker at the meet-
Figure 1. Organisational structure of NUMESYS. ing was Dr. Emre Öztürk,
who is also the Co-Founder
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Berrak Öncel, Deputy General Manager at Dr. Can Alpdoğan, Deputy General Manager Oliver Zühlke, Deputy General Manager at
NUMESYS, stated that their growth in the first at NUMESYS, said that for him, NUMESYS NUMESYS, stated that NUMESYS was a new start
and second quarters of 2018 had been 101 represented a good opportunity to seek for him and for all the other employees, adding
and 121 percent, respectively. new ways for improvement. that there were significant opportunities for
everyone.
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A
as a result of the superior 360-degree protection symmetrical threats
it provides aboard its recently developed vehicles, such as mines and
improvised explosive
without compromising on performance. devices (IEDs) have become
Armed forces and security forces on different continents the leading cause of per-
sonnel and vehicle losses
have opted for vehicles designed by Nurol Makina, in the conflicts seen around
attracted by their high performance and survivability. the world since World War
Nurol Makina ensures the optimisation of the II. These threats came to
the top of the global agen-
contradictory factors of performance and survivability da particularly during the
through its analysis, design and verification processes, operations in Afghanistan
and Iraq by US and NATO
which have been developed based on contemporary forces, where a significant
engineering methods. increase was observed in
their use. As a result, the
Nahit BABAARSLAN / nahit.babaarslan@nurolmakina.com.tr
protection of both newly
Senior Design Engineer, Nurol Makina
developed and existing ve-
Uğur Can COŞKUN / ugur.coskun@nurolmakina.com.tr hicles against the threats
Design Engineer, Nurol Makina posed by IEDs and mines
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EJDER YALÇIN 4x4 has passed comprehensive mine tests with success.
rapidly became one of the yses of the threats in the es due to such asymmet- processes have been ver-
most active research areas field. rical threats, which it has ified by the performance
around the world. These analyses were veri- encountered particularly of the vehicle in the field,
The rise in such threats and fied through field tests con- during its fight against ter- which has contributed
their devastating conse- ducted in accordance with rorism. Since 2014, when considerably to the design
quences led Nurol Makina the testing directives of EJDER YALÇIN 4x4 first of the vehicle in terms of
to launch the development the relevant accreditation entered into use, the ve- improving performance.
of the EJDER YALÇIN 4x4 bodies, which are based hicle has been exposed to This background has
vehicle in 2012, as the glob- on the military standards. various threats of this kind brought EJDER YALÇIN 4x4
al vanguard in the provision Feedback from the anal- in the field. It has lived up to a leading position in terms
of superior protection, while ysis and testing activities to its predicted surviv- of protection against mine
making no concessions on was used during the design ability against all of the and IEDs when compared to
mission performance. The phase, and the main ele- threats considered during vehicles in similar classes.
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When it Comes NMS 4x4 offers the best payload capacity in its class.
to Superior
Survivability,
EJDER YALÇIN 4x4
is the First Vehicle
to Come to Mind
EJDER YALÇIN 4x4 is the
flagship of the Nurol Maki-
na product family, and holds
this distinguished position
based on its survivability,
as one of its most important
features, allowing it to stand
out among other tactical
wheeled armoured vehicles.
The survivability of the ve-
hicle, based on the level of
ballistic protection and the
high level of mine resistance
offered, is a consequence evant unit. Companies oper- engineers. In line with the offers considerable comfort
of the innovative approach, ating in the defence and se- requirements of the modern and ergonomic design to the
computer aided analysis curity fields may not always age, the vehicle has been personnel inside.
and efficient design imple- be able to meet all of the designed in a configurable It has been developed con-
mented by the experienced requirements of their cus- manner to satisfy different sidering not only practica-
engineers at Nurol Makina. tomers, and usually develop ballistic protection levels bility but also maintainabil-
The survivability of the ve- vehicles to suit the needs and can be configured to ity, with a modular structure
hicle has already been prov- of a specific project or use. carry different numbers of that allows its users easy
en, both in challenging tests For vehicles already in the personnel, depending on the access to the systems re-
and against real threats in inventory, modernisation requirements of the client. quiring periodic mainte-
the field. programmes can be costly, The vehicle is somewhat nance, potential trouble-
Accordingly, EJDER YALÇIN while new vehicles are sup- lighter than the others in shooting and repair. NMS
4x4 provides the highest lev- plied considering the chang- its class, but offers supe- 4x4 is expected to further
el of protection against the ing requirements. rior mine protection. The outperform its rivals with
asymmetric threats faced As indigenous works are technical specifications and the introduction of new and
by armed forces and secu- considered indispensable in dynamic structure of the different versions for de-
rity forces. The indigenous today’s world, developing a platform provide its users it ployment in different roles
design, production, testing high-tech vehicle platform with high mobility and supe- and usage scenarios, based
and verification phases of that can respond rapidly to rior performance on all sur- on the integration of differ-
EJDER YALÇIN 4x4 gener- different situations and that face conditions, terrain and ent weapon and security
ated vast knowledge in this offers superior performance urban areas. This modular systems, thus strengthening
field that goes far beyond is now a must. This has led vehicle has a monocoque its position in the market.
the requirements set by rel- Nurol Makina to review frame structure. In other
evant standards, and that is current requirements both words, the main support Analyses and
not yet covered in academic in Turkey and around the structure has been designed Simulations of
studies. Today, hundreds of world, leading to the devel- as a single geometrical NMS 4x4
these vehicles are serving opment of NMS 4x4, which is form, optimising heat input, Analyses and simulations
successfully in the invento- able to satisfy these needs. which may otherwise de- have been of considerable
ries in the armed forces and The design concept was in- form the welded parts and importance in the design
security forces of both Tur- troduced at IDEF 2017, and consequently destroy the phase of NMS 4x4. The anal-
key and allied nations. received considerable ac- material specification. yses began by focusing on
claim, even prior to serial NMS 4x4 is equipped with the critical components and
Nurol Makina production, and there was the latest technologies and structural elements, and
Launches a New Era high demand for the vehi- systems that have been continued with a full struc-
with NMS 4x4 cle in both the local and in- developed based on Nurol tural and dynamic analy-
Survivability is a basic ternational markets, with Makina’s many years of ex- sis of the vehicle, involving
requirement in tactical the first order coming from perience and diverse capa- mine simulations. The de-
wheeled armoured vehicles, abroad. bilities. The platform can be sign process concluded af-
although the desired level NMS 4x4 is an indigenous used in all settings and un- ter optimisation had been
of this capability may differ and modular vehicle plat- der all conditions thanks to achieved. This part of the
according to the mission or form that has been de- its payload capacity, which project made considerable
the requirements of the rel- veloped by Nurol Makina is the best in its class, and use of the experience of
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FNSS, a sister company that
is part of the same holding.
Structural analyses were
carried out on several
components of the vehicle,
considering the usage sce-
narios, including the crane
connection interfaces, the
towing/lifting interfaces and
the connection interfaces to Figure 1. Several simulations were conducted
some of the critical systems. on the mine model of NMS 4x4.
In these analyses, estima- changes, based on the re- tential loads on the vehicle The simulations were made
tions of the amount of load to sults of analyses that were were defined, and the re- on the vehicle’s wheels and
be applied on the simulated repeated as necessary. quired structural analyses underbelly, in line with the
interface were implemented The structural, dynamic and were carried out. As seen relevant standards, and
on the model using pre-de- mine analysis phases were in Figure 1, the mine simu- were repeated in critical re-
fined safety coefficients, and the most important part of lations were made in a real- gions as required.
their impacts on the model the analysis process, and istic manner using the mine As the vehicle will work
were reviewed. The opti- involved the entire vehicle. test model of the vehicles, under continuous dynamic
mum design was achieved In the structural analysis and included all systems re- loads due to its predicted
by selecting the appropriate of the chassis and the main lated to the mine-resistance usage conditions, it is very
materials and geometrical support structure, the po- performance of the vehicle. important that dynamic
analyses be carried out us-
Proof of Nurol Makina’s design capabilities ing the correct inputs. The
can be seen in the similarity between the
most important load input
virtual images generated during the design
phase of NMS 4x4 and the final vehicle rolling posed to the vehicle comes
off the production line. from the road, and accord-
ingly from the suspension
system. In the analyses
and simulations conducted
for NMS 4x4, the potential
loads on a moving vehicle
operating under the most
challenging conditions were
applied to the vehicle and on
the connection interfaces of
the suspension system in
particular, and the required
improvements were made
accordingly.
The weapon system inte-
grated onto the vehicle is
another important dynam-
ic load element. In order
for this system to operate
smoothly from its position
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46 - September 2018
ranging from the minimum
ballistic protection lev-
Nahit BABAARSLAN
els defined in the military Born in 1988 in Yozgat. Completed primary and
standards to much higher secondary education in Leeds (UK) and Adana,
levels. This means that dif- respectively. After graduating from the Gaziantep
ferent ballistic protection Vehbi Dinçerler Science High School, he enrolled in
requirements and expec- the Mechanical Engineering Department of Çukurova
tations may meet aboard a University, and graduated in 2011. Completed his
single vehicle. graduate studies in the Mechanical Engineering
A wide range of armoured Department of Hacettepe University in 2014. Since
steel, along with other ma- graduation in 2011, he has worked in the automotive and
terial alternatives, may be design fields. Currently, he works as a Senior Design
used in the vehicle design. Engineer in the R&D Department of Nurol Makina.
When selecting materials
for NMS 4x4, whose modular
armour structure allows for
the use of alternative mate-
Uğur Can COŞKUN
rials, and when developing Born in Zonguldak in 1991. Completed his primary
alternative designs, Nurol education in Diyarbakır, his secondary education
Makina not only made use in Aksaray and his high school education in Ankara
of supplier data and con- at the Gazi Anatolian High School.
formity documents, but also Graduated from the Mechanical Engineering
carried out ballistic tests Department of Gazi University in 2014. He attended
on all threat-sensitive sur- Lodz Technical University in Poland under the Erasmus
faces on the vehicle; using programme for a period during his higher education.
plates made of the armour Since 2016, he has been continuing his graduate studies
steel called material verifi- in the Mechanical Engineering Department of
er. Such tests also included Hacettepe University. Started working for Nurol Makina
glass protection. after one year of work experience in an engineering company. He is currently serving
These tests were carried out as a Design Engineer in the Frame and Construction Section of the R&D department.
in the well-equipped labo-
ratories of FNSS and Nurol such as munition type, muni- In the standards related to minimum rate of protection,
Technologies Inc., as sister tion speed and fire distances, the vehicle to be designed, defined as a percentage,
companies of Nurol Makina for the protection level were the required percentage of based on the threat sen-
under the umbrella of Nurol taken into consideration. protection for a specific lev- sitivity of the surface area
Holding, where the personnel These ballistic tests made el of ballistic protection is in question. Depending on
have broad experience in such considerable contributions to defined. In other words, at the threat sensitive surface
matters. This ensured that the design and armour con- a certain level of protection, area, the vehicle can reveal
the necessary parameters, figuration of NMS 4X4. the vehicle should provide a weaknesses at a certain
maximum percentage rate.
As in other vehicles devel-
oped by Nurol Makina, all
parts that may be vulnera-
ble to ballistic impact have
been identified, and the
required measures have
been taken during the de-
sign phase of NMS 4x4, on
which maximum protection
and minimum weakness
is required. These activi-
ties have been carried out
not only for the armoured
surfaces of the vehicle, but
also for the windows, the
collapsible and retractable
systems, etc. In short, the
entire structure and ca-
pabilities of NMS 4x4 have
been verified through bal-
listic tests. u
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M
enatek is already
Having already established itself as a producer of torsion
producing torsion
bars for 12 different bars for tracked armoured vehicles, the company has
tracked armoured vehicles recently acquired the capability to design and test these
of different classes, includ-
ing main battle tanks (MBTs), products from scratch, thanks to extensive investments
infantry fighting vehicles in infrastructure and human resources.
(IFVs), armoured combat
vehicles (ACVs), armoured
personnel carriers (APCs),
amphibious assault vehicles
and self-propelled howitzers.
Among the vehicles current-
ly being supplied are the M1
Abrams and the M60 MBTs,
the M109 self-propelled how-
itzer and the M2 Bradley, the
M113 and the AAV7 armoured
vehicles.
Through its investments into
this field, the company has
© Menatek
gained capabilities that will The running gear and suspension
allow it to fashion torsion assembly of tracked military vehicles
bars from scratch in line with that operate with torsion bars. Torsion bars are pairs
customer requirements. The of rods that lie between the two track assemblies.
company’s self-designed
testing units furnish it with
the ability to carry out lifes-
pan tests on its torsion bars,
which is a service that, it be-
gan offering to its customers.
At Menatek, the development
of torsion bars from scratch M2 Bradley Infantry
– including all engineering, Fighting Vehicles (IFVs)
production, testing and qual- are among the vehicles
for which Menatek
ification processes – takes produces torsion bars.
between 8 and 12 weeks,
© Shane A. Cuomo, United States Air Force
50 - September 2018
©
Me
nat
ek
resulting in a product that is new products designed from Speaking to MSI TDR about
ready for serial production. scratch requiring different their newly-gained capabil-
inputs. ities, Naz Ünal, Marketing
From Design to Aside from torsion bars, and Business Development
Procurement; Menatek also produces road Director at Menatek, said: tions and special production
from Production to arm assemblies, track ten- “Through new investments techniques, and that are very
Qualification sioners, road wheels, idler we have taken the technical difficult to procure around
The company maintains a list wheels, track shoe assem- knowledge and experience on the world. Although this is a
of approved suppliers for its blies, pins and centre guides, torsion bars that we have ac- very recent development, we
raw material needs, but now offering its customers a full quired over the years a step have already engaged in talks
possesses also the infra- range of suspension and further. We can now develop with the leading players in
structure to test and approve running gear for tracked ar- from scratch these complex the sector, both at home and
materials to be procured for moured vehicles as a com- products that require de- abroad, regarding product
the first time, in the event of plete solution. tailed engineering calcula- development efforts.” u
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W
FEL will be pro-
© MSI TDR
posing its DSB
system for the
Light Alloy Fixed Bridge
Project launched by the Un-
dersecretariat for Defence
Industries (SSM) last De-
cember. Initiated to satisfy
a requirement of the Turk-
ish Land Forces (TLF), the
project foresees the pro-
curement of five bridges,
which will be added to the
two DSB systems already in
the TLF inventory.
Steve Carr, International
Sales and Marketing Man-
ager at WFEL, spared us a
few minutes of his schedule
during the exhibition to talk
about WFEL’s bid. He said
that they had positive feed-
back from TLF engineers
Steve Carr,
who are already familiar International Sales
with WFEL’s bridges, and and Marketing
emphasised that many lo- Manager at WFEL
gistic advantages would be
DSB by WFEL:
achieved if the TLF decided
once again to go with their
products.
Stating that more than 250
DSB bridges are currently
in use in the United States,
Easy Installation,
Australia, Switzerland and
Turkey, Carr said that the Modular Structure and
Flexible Use
system has also proven it-
self numerous times during
military and humanitarian
assistance operations in Iraq
and Afghanistan. He pointed
At the Eurosatory exhibition held in France from
out that the DSB system is June 10–15, WFEL, a UK-based subsidiary of the European
currently the only bridge in KNDS partnership, presented two different bridge solutions;
the world that can be trans-
ported by tactical vehicles. namely, the Medium Girder Bridge (MGB) and the
Dry Support Bridge (DSB). WFEL puts almost
Ground-breaking
Bridge: DSB 100 years of engineering know-how and nearly
Developed to fulfil the need 50 years of bridge-building experience into its products,
for a bridge that has the ca- which are currently in use with the armies of more than
pacity to carry heavy loads
and one that can be built 40 countries around the world.
rapidly by fewer personnel, Şebnem ASİL / s.asil@milscint.com
the DSB entered the inven- Alper ÇALIK / a.calik@milscint.com
tory of the US Army at the
beginning of the 2000s. Thus, the DSB can easily Comprising a Bridge Con- MLC 120 wheeled bridge,
The maximum load that a carry tank transporters that struction Vehicle, Bridge over a gap of 46 metres,
military bridge can carry is weigh around 100 tons in- Transporting Vehicles, in less than 90 minutes.
expressed by Military Load cluding their dry weight of trailers and bridge mod- To install the bridge,
Classification (MLC) value. around 30 tons and a main ules, the DSB system en- the Bridge Construction
The DSB has a maximum battle tank weighing almost ables a team of eight, to Vehicle assembles the
MLC wheeled value of 120. 70-tons. construct a 4.3-metre wide parts of the launch beam
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Bridge Construction
Vehicle, assembling the bridge
© MSI TDR
modules and extending them to the other
side (behind). Bridge Transporting Vehicle,
lowering the bridge modules placed on a flatrack (front).
that will carry the bridge in them to the other side with it is located and to the other 48 metres requires two
the first phase, extends it the help of load-bearing side, before finalising the ramp modules and six par-
to the other side of the gap launch beam, while build- installation of the bridge. allel modules. Requiring
and fixes it temporarily. ing the bridge simulta- Finally, the construction a minimum of 1-metre
Subsequently, this vehicle neously. When the bridge vehicle retrieves the launch contact surface on each
adds the modules that are reaches its final length, the beam and disassembles it. bank, this 48-metre long
each six-metre in length construction vehicle places Installation of a DSB with bridge can cover a 46-me-
to each other and extends it both to the side on which a maximum length of tre gap.
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Modular Structure,
© WFEL
Easy Installation
and Flexible Use
To allow the carrying and
towing of their respective
loads, the Bridge Construc-
tion Vehicles should be in a
10x10 configuration, while
the Bridge Transporting
Vehicles should be in an
8x8 configuration. Should
the user prefer a vehicle
of another brand or model
to the one proposed, such
as MAN or Oshkosh, the
entire bridge system can
be reconfigured to whilst
still maintaining complete
interoperability with other
users.
Bridge modules consist of
a platform and two gird-
ers. During transportation,
the girders of each mod-
ule are folded and placed
under their platforms;
which gives the modules a
compact form. Two mod-
ules are placed on a flat-
rack and carried by Bridge
Transporting Vehicles or by
the trailers hauled by these
vehicles. Two modules can
be transported by air by a
CH-47 helicopter, which is
available in the inventory
of the Turkish Land Forces.
Also, two modules on top of
each other can be placed in
a standard 40-feet long ISO Figure 1. The installation steps of the DSB bridge
container.
Depending on the required each DBS system may be changeable lengths. minibuses to use the bridge
length and the number varied. With the purchased The low inclines at the without difficulty. Made of a
and configuration of the bridge set, the user might front and rear ends of the special aluminium, DBS of-
user, the number of Bridge have not only one bridge bridge allow civilian vehi- fers significant advantages
Transporting Vehicles, of a particular length but cles without all-terrain ca- over bridges made of steel
trailers and modules in many bridges of inter- pability such as buses and alloy. u
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C haired by President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,
the Defence Industry
with works to meet the
various requirements of law
enforcement agencies.
held on August 2.
Executive Committee
(SSİK) convened on SSM Converts
August 7 to discuss the Contract Securities
© SSM
items on its agenda. The into TL
Undersecretariat for Various developments
Defence Industries (SSM) concerning the SSM were meeting, Undersecretary signed contracts: “The SSM
issued a press release on also witnessed in August. Prof. Dr. Demir said: has decided to convert all
the same day. Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir, “Our goal is to speed securities denominated in
Projects with a total Undersecretary for Defence up naval projects. We USD in signed contracts
value of ¨13.5 billion Industries, attended the have great expectations into Turkish Lira, and also
were assessed during the general assembly of the from our industries, not to denominate all securities
meeting, and decisions Chamber of Shipping only regarding national to be provided under new
were made related to held on August 2, during requirements, but also agreements in Turkish Lira.
various investment and which naval projects and exports.” Unless a situation arises
improvement activities strategies in the defence The SSM issued the requiring another approach,
aimed at developing, sector were also discussed. following statement on the burden shouldered
strengthening and In a comment posted on August 17 regarding the by our companies will be
supporting the defence social media about the securities stipulated in alleviated through the
sector, the export of defence provision of company
products, and defence promissory notes and
technologies. Covered securities rather than the
within the scope of the bank guarantees normally
discussions were the project required under a contract.
to add new capabilities to The SSM will always stand
© Turkish Aerospace Industries
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© MSI TDR
Top to bottom:
LGK, HGK and
ASELPOD
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A SELSAN’s senior
management held
a series of meetings in
ASELSAN Shakes Hands with
Ukrainian General Staff CEIS Department
Ukraine on August 1–2,
during which Prof. Dr. for Cooperation in Communication
Haluk Görgün, Chairman
of the Board of Directors,
President and CEO of
ASELSAN, visited Igor
Pavlovsky, Deputy
Minister of Defence
of Ukraine. Prof. Dr.
Görgün also visited
Oleksandr Turchynov,
Secretary of the National
Security and Defence
© ASELSAN
Radio systems to be delivered by ASELSAN under the Digital Communication Network Project.
© MSI TDR
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Hande Özay Yağcı
Named Corporate
Communications
and Marketing
Director of
Açık Group
© Açık Group
G roup, effective as of July 1.
The Group has recently been in the
news as a result of its investments in
the Turkish defence and aerospace manufacturing personal protection
sector. Responsible for handling all equipment, including bullet-proof
communication and marketing activities helmets and vests, chest plates and
of the Açık Group, Yağcı took up office in ballistic shields, using only local and
April, and the company announced the indigenous resources. sayTEC is an
appointment on August 15. R&D firm that develops patented
Açık Group has two subsidiaries solutions in the fields of cybersecurity
operating in the field of defence and and data security.
aerospace: CES İleri Kompozit ve After graduating from the Faculty
Savunma Teknolojileri San. ve Tic. of Business Administration of
A.Ş. (CES Advanced Composites) and Istanbul University, Yağcı took up her
sayTEC Siber Savunma Teknolojileri postgraduate studies in the field of
A.Ş. (sayTEC). CES Advanced communications for marketing at King
Composites is making its mark as George International College in Canada.
a company that is able to develop After starting her career in the Novartis
and manufacture various composite Sales and Marketing Department in
materials, including armour plates, 2003, Yağcı later served as marketing
for civil and military aircraft and land and communications manager,
vehicles. The firm is aiming to play its marketing manager and marketing
part in reducing Turkey’s dependence director at Puma, Boston Scientific,
on other countries in this field by Microsoft and VeriFone. u
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© Defense News
magazine’s August 13 issue. Dr. Görgün said: “Aside from
The number of Turkish the fact that it is entirely
companies on the list rose independent in terms of
to four after STM made its its technologies, ASELSAN
first appearance, joining
ASELSAN, ROKETSAN The Details of the Turkish Companies Who Made it to the List
and Turkish Aerospace Company This Last Defence Revenue Rate of Increase in Total Revenue
Industries (TAI). Year Year (in million dollars) Defence Revenue when (in million dollars)
Ranking first among Turkish Rank Rank Compared to Last Year
companies in previous years, ASELSAN 55 57 1,424.93 19% 1,470.91
ASELSAN continued its run TAI 64 61 1,089.63 1% 1,421.67
this year and maintained its ROKETSAN 96 98 376.08 3% 376.08
leading position on the list, STM 97 - 369.96 8% 414.1
ranking 55th, two steps above
its position last year. continues on its mission sustainability strategy, in noted that no Chinese
TAI ranked 64th after to become one of the best support of Turkey’s 2023 defence and aerospace
dropping three steps, in the world. To fulfil this goals.” companies were included
whereas ROKETSAN rose mission, developing national The Top 100 list is drawn on the list as they had not
two steps and reached 96th and indigenous solutions is up annually based on sales provided the necessary
position. STM was ranked an indispensable goal for achieved by companies in information in a clear form.
97th on this year’s list. us. We will continue in our the field of defence The report also noted that
The Turkish companies efforts in support of Turkey’s over the previous year. the defence sales of seven
who made it to the list are technological independence The data made available Chinese companies were
detailed in the table. and development, by companies looking estimated to range
A press bulletin issued by particularly in the field of to be included in the list is between $5 and 22 billion,
ASELSAN on the same day defence, and endeavour to used for the calculation of adding that if those
included a statement by increase our global exports sales. A report posted companies were included
Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün, while bolstering on the website of Defense in the calculations, they
Chairman of the Board our international trade News magazine on would certainly enter the top
of Directors, President relations in line with our August 23, however, 20 companies. u
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© HAVELSAN
HAVELSAN Concludes by contributions from
TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and
programme successfully
were given certificates.
PARDUS File Classification Technological Research On August 7, HAVELSAN’s
and Analysis Open Council of Turkey).
In a busy August,
ability to manufacture
products in compliance
Innovation Competition HAVELSAN announced with civil aviation standards
T he winners of
the PARDUS File
Classification and Analysis
having been organised to
encourage the development
of innovative solutions for
on August 3 that the
Cybersecurity Certificate
Programme that it had
was certified by the
European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA), for which
(DoSA) Open Innovation use in the classification of organised jointly with the it was handed a Part 21
Competition, organised by specific files on the PARDUS Cybersecurity Cluster Production Organisation
HAVELSAN, were handed operating system. Training had been completed. The Approval (POA) certificate.
their awards at a ceremony and mentoring were trainees that took part in Quantum3D, HAVELSAN’s
held on August 6. The provided to the participants the one-week programme subsidiary in the United
winners of the top three during the competition, received training from States, held an ordinary
awards received a total of which lasted for almost HAVELSAN engineers, and meeting of its board of
¨22,500, the competition four months, supported those that completed the directors on August 10. u
Focus in Healthcare
F ounded as a think tank
focusing on defence
and technology, STM
detailed in a protocol
signed between Başkent
University and STM
ThinkTech shared the ThinkTech.
results of its Advanced The workshop was the
Healthcare Technologies culmination of a study into
Idea-Product Cycle databases of articles and
Decision Support System patents, which were selected
project with physicians at through big data and text
a workshop organised on mining methods. Within the
August 1. The project was study, efforts were made to
launched as part of the predict in what areas future
activities of the Strategic innovations will emerge, Ziya Selçuk, Minister the company’s big data,
Studies Implementation and on what problems they of National Education, artificial intelligence,
and Research Centre will focus in the healthcare visited STM on August 2 and cybersecurity
of Başkent University sector. where he was briefed on capabilities. u
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© Baykar Makina
Haluk Bayraktar Appointed Chairman
of the Board of SAHA Istanbul
H aluk Bayraktar has been named
as the new Chairman of the
Board of SAHA Istanbul, after serving
Aerospace Cluster Association) was
founded in 2015 with the initiative of
its 27 founding members, and grew
as Deputy Chairman. He replaces rapidly after its foundation to reach
Hasan Büyükdede, who has served a membership of more than 300.
as Chairman of Board of the cluster Its members include key players in
since its foundation, and who has the manufacture of land, sea and air
recently been appointed Chief Adviser vehicles and subsystems, as well as
to the President and Deputy Minister 11 universities, and it has become the
of Industry and Technology. The largest cluster in Turkey in the field of
appointment of Bayraktar came after defence and aerospace.
a meeting of the board of directors at On behalf of MSI TDR, we wish
the beginning of August. Haluk Bayraktar every success in his
SAHA Istanbul (the Defence and new position. u
© TEI
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© TURAÇ
Pistol Rounds to Special
Operations Department
T uraç donated 100,000
Sterling 9x19 mm
Parabellum rounds to
the Ministry of Interior
expressing its intention to
donate the rounds,
the Turkish National and the procedure started
Police (TNP) Special after the necessary
Operations Department approvals were obtained.
on August 10. The Full Turaç has delivered more
Metal Jacket (FMJ) than 130 million Sterling
rounds were delivered to rounds to the TNP since
a warehouse belonging 2014, and their users are
to the TNP Special quite accustomed to the
Operations Department. cartridges, in that they use
Fatih Altunbaş, General them during both training
Manager of Turaç, visited and operations.
Selami Türker, Head of Speaking to MSI TDR about
TNP Special Operations the donation, Altunbaş both within the country and to take on
Department, at his office said: and in neighbouring responsibility in the
after the delivery had been “Turaç takes pride in countries. It should be current period that we
made. always being ready our mission to reduce our are passing through. We
Prior to making the to support our law country’s dependence on wish all law enforcement
delivery, Turaç submitted enforcement officers while other countries and foreign officers success in their
a formal request to carrying out operations currencies, sacred duties.” u
© Turkish Aerospace Industries
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© MSI TDR
International Military Radar
and Border Security Summit,
Organised by MÜSİAD
Ankara, set to become a
New Event in the Sector
T he international Military Radar and Border Security
(MRBS) Summit, which is being organised by MÜSİAD
(Independent Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association)
Ankara for the first time this year, will take place in Ankara have shown us once again that maintaining a national and
on October 2–3. indigenous defence sector is of crucial importance. Turkey
Experts in their respective fields will share their knowledge will further consolidate its power in the region if it can
and experience at the summit, which is tipped to become complete the transition of its defence industries through the
a major platform from which the latest technologies and use of indigenous resources, technologies and manpower
services in the field of military radar and border security can with a view to gaining a modern defence sector. The Turkish
be scrutinised and compared. The summit is also expected to defence sector has grown by almost five times over the past
pave the way for the establishment of strategic cooperation 16 years, reaching a production capacity of over $6 billion.
agreements and business connections, and the development Considering the export potential of the sector and its ability
of business ideas based on shared knowledge. to meet our country’s needs, it has the potential to grow 10
The event brings together representatives of prime times larger in the future. The defence sector facilitates the
contractors and subcontractors operating in the Turkish development of various industrial branches, including the
defence sector, academicians, senior decision-makers in the automotive, machinery, chemicals, informatics technologies,
Turkish Armed Forces, and experts specialised in technology, shipbuilding and construction sectors, and plays a key role in
military supervision and border controls. the growth of our national economy. We invite all companies,
Commenting on the event, Fatih Altunbaş, Chairman of including the subsector and ancillary-sector companies
the MÜSİAD Ankara Defence Industry and Aviation Sector that make up our sector, to come to the summit to discuss
Board and a member of the Board of Directors of MÜSİAD national and indigenous defence industry solutions based on
Ankara, said: “Turkey is exposed to external threats due to common wisdom.”
the region in which it resides and its geostrategic value. The For more details of the event:
economic sanctions and threats that we are facing today https://www.militaryradarbordersecuritysummit.com/ u
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Turkish Aerospace Industries that our existing qualified human resources acquire new
skills to bring them to the next level. These kinds of steps will
Reinforces Cooperation in play a key role when carrying out the projects assigned
to us by our government. I believe that scientific and
Scientific Field academic cooperation in our projects will yield strong,
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Armed Forces
Day of the Turkish
Republic of
Northern Cyprus
A reception was held at the Gazi Officers’ Club
t
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Staff Colonel Akın Örsdemir, Military Attaché; Major Selçuk Dağaşan, Army Attaché; Major Servet Kaya, Supply & Liaison Attaché (predecessor); Major Ahmet Üçok,
t
Supply & Liaison Attaché (successor); and Staff Sergeant Murat Solak, Administrative Attaché from TRNC together with General Ümit Dündar, Land Forces Commander;
Vice Admiral Adnan Özbal, Turkish Naval Forces Commander; General Hasan Küçükakyüz, Air Force Commander; Lieutenant General Metin Gürak, Deputy Chief of the
Turkish General Staff; Lieutenant General İsmail Güneykaya, Chief of Staff at the Turkish Air Force Command; AMAC and FALO members.
General Ümit Dündar, Land Forces Commander; and Vice Admiral Adnan Özbal,
Turkish Naval Forces Commander at the reception.
Dr. Murat
t
Ceran, Head of
International
Cooperation
Department at
SSM (middle)
together with the
veterans of the
Cyprus Peace
Operation.
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Left to right: Osman Selçuk,
t
Tolga M. Çelik,
Business
Development
Manager at
Meteksan
Defence and his
spouse at the
reception of the
Armed Forces
Day of TRNC
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