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4 DEFENCE NEWS 26 SPECIAL COVERAGE / Vehbi TUNCA 72 SPECIAL COVERAGE / K. Burak CODUR, ■ Peace Eagle Deliveries are Complete FNSS and TAI Represented the Sector Vehbi TUNCA ■ HAVELSAN Focuses on Cyber Security at the Ankara Brand Festival The Proven KARAYEL Looks towards the Future in Energy Systems ■ ASELSAN: Leader in Design Development 28 INTERVIEW / Ümit BAYRAKTAR, 74 SPECIAL COVERAGE / K. Burak CODUR, ■ Turkish Air Force Awarded K.Burak CODUR, Vehbi TUNCA Vehbi TUNCA Quality Circles Ahmet Hamdi Atalay, General Manager BAYRAKTAR TB2 Armed with Weapons ■ DIMDEX will Host Visitors for the 5th Time and CEO of HAVELSAN: ■ Indigenous Helicopter will also be Powered HAVELSAN will Progress through Renewal 76 SPECIAL COVERAGE / Şebnem ASİL, by CTS800 Naile BAYRAKTAR, Vehbi TUNCA ■ An Innovation in Civil Aviation by HAVELSAN 48 SPECIAL COVERAGE / Özgür Deniz KAYA SSM Celebrates the 30th Anniversary with and Turkish Technic TÜRKSAT and MÜSİAD Brings Together its Most Valuable Asset: Its Personnel ■ Second Address for MPT-76: Kalekalıp the Space Ecosystem ■ DHMİ Selects Onur Engineering 80 GBR / Edward BARSS ■ Slovakia Supports Protection of 58 SPECIAL COVERAGE / K. Burak CODUR, Levelling Up: Turkey’s Major Platforms and Systems Turkish Air Space Vehbi TUNCA ■ COBRA II Follows Tracks of COBRA Catalyst for the Certification 82 EVENTS / Birol TEKİNCE ■ STM’s Reports Continues with Tactical Ecosystem: STM ■ Interview: H.E. Sergiy Korsunsky, Data Links Ambassador Extraordinary and ■ TEI Continues to Support Vocational 62 ADVERTORIAL Plenipotentiary of Ukraine: High School Students Great Goals of TEI “Ukraine and Turkey: Strategic Relations, ■ Finmeccanica Completes its Restructuring Plenty of Cooperation Opportunities.” Process 64 SPECIAL COVERAGE / K. Burak CODUR, ■ Celebrations Held for the 14th Ukrainian Vehbi TUNCA Armed Forces Day 16 INTERVIEW / Ümit BAYRAKTAR, Academic Partners of the Turkish Air Force: ■ Celebrations Held for the Traditional Vehbi TUNCA HAVELSAN and TAI Saint Lucia’s Day Dr. Celal Sami Tüfekçi, SSM Deputy ■ The Ertuğrul Frigate Commemorated During Undersecretary for Defence Industries 66 SPECIAL COVERAGE / K. Burak CODUR, the Birthday Celebrations of the Japanese Emperor (Industrial Services): Vehbi TUNCA ■ Participation at the Highest Level from A Multi-dimensional and Phased Industrialization Turkey Aims for Leadership in the TAF to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Policy Must Be Applied. UAV Technologies Armed Forces Day 28 06 48

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n order to meet the Peace Eagle Deliveries are Complete airborne early warning

I © and control (AEW&C) TurAF requirements of the Turkish Air Force (TurAF), the fourth and final aircraft has been delivered as part of the Full Operational Capability under the scope of the Peace Eagle Programme. The Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM), TAI and Boeing announced the news with a press release issued on December 9, and TurAF with an announcement on December 11. The first three aircraft delivered to TurAF as part of the project, under the configuration of Initial Operational Capability, have been effectively used since January 31, 2014. The last one has been modified with software and hardware upgrades in order to comply with the Full Operational Capability of the upgrade activities to Abidin Ünal, Commander of statement, the following configuration. be conducted during the first the TurAF, and numerous acknowledgement was The configuration includes, half of 2016, the first three high-ranking civil and made by SSM: “In this a larger radar coverage aircraft previously delivered military officials attended period, as the only country in area, an advanced mission with Initial Operational the ceremony. General Akar the region having AEW&C computer and a satellite Capability will undergo and General Ünal attached capabilities, we will be able communication capability. hardware and software the nameplate “BATI” to control our airspace more In parallel with the upgrades, upgrades to comply with onto the nose cone of the effectively by means of the detailed tests for the new Full Operational Capability last aircraft entering the Peace Eagle systems. aircraft configuration and requirements. inventory. In addition, We would specifically like the ground support centre TurAF held a hand-over General Akar and General to thank Boeing, and also was successfully completed ceremony for the delivery of Ünal joined a mission flight TAI, HAVELSAN, ASELSAN, on December 7 and the the aircraft on December 9. on the aircraft named THY, Turkish Technic and aircraft was delivered to General Hulusi Akar, DOĞU and inspected t HTR for their valuable TurAF on December 9. Commander of the Turkish he aircraft. contributions to this Following this stage, as part Armed Forces, General At the end of the process.

4 HAVELSAN Focuses on Cyber Security in Energy Systems he Symposium on the Protection of Critical Energy Infrastructure and Cyber Security hosted by the Electricity Distribution TServices Association (ELDER) and the Information Security Association (BGD) was held in Ankara on December 8. HAVELSAN was one of the golden sponsors and numerous guests had participated in the Symposium, including; Mükremin Çepni, the General Manager of TEDAŞ (Turkish Electricity Distribution Company); Münip Karakılıç, the General Manager of Directorate General of Renewable Energy; Uğur Yüksel, Secretary General of ELDER; Ahmet Hamdi Atalay, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BGD; and M. Cem Önal, Manager of GAZBİR (Union of Natural Gas Distribution Companies). The opening speeches focused on the importance of the creation of information security awareness in the top management and staff of the energy sector, the use of national solutions, and the generation of “Cyber Security Strategy and Action Plan” specific to the energy distribution sector. During the Symposium, M. Kani Hacıpaşaoğlu, Director of Cyber Security of HAVELSAN and Umut İlker Karataş, HPP (Hydroelectric Power Plant) Security Project Manager of HAVELSAN EÜAŞ (Directorate General of Electricity Generation Corporation) gave presentations, respectively, on “Indigenous Technologies in Cyber Security” and “Information Security Methods in the Information Infrastructures.” The Final Declaration of the Symposium was shared with the participants at the end of the event. The Final Declaration is available at the following address: www.kebak.org/hakkinda

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DEFENCE NEWS ASELSAN © ASELSAN: Leader in Design Development SELSAN was presented with the “Leadership in Design ADevelopment” award during Innovation Week, hosted by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) at the Istanbul Congress Centre on December 3-5, 2015. Prof. Dr. Oğuz Borat, Member of the Board of Directors of ASELSAN accepted the award presented by Mustafa Elitaş, Minister of Economy and Mehmet Büyükekşi, Chairman of TIM. Visiting the stands at the entrance area of the event, President

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was intimately interested in the demo ©

of the multichannel and software-based radio transmitter, ASELSAN which was developed for magnetic resonance (MR) screening devices, which were exhibited in the ASELSAN stand. ASELSAN signed a series of new contracts in December. n ASELSAN signed a contract with a total value of $16,958,550 with a foreign client for the sale of Night Vision Systems on December 7. The deliveries are scheduled in 2016. n Furthermore, in the statement made on December 10, it was announced that the contract previously signed between ASELSAN and Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM), regarding the Modular Temporary Base Prof. Dr. Oğuz Borat, Member of the Board of Directors of ASELSAN, receiving the Zone Project, was amended and an order amounting to award presented by Mustafa Elitaş, Minister of Economy, and Mehmet Büyükekşi, $42,698,160 was placed for the procurement of security Chairman of the Turkish Exporters Assembly. systems on December 5, 2013. The deliveries within the scope of the amendments will be made in 2016. n The statement made on December 25 indicated that n ASELSAN also signed a contract with a total value of ASELSAN signed an Electro Optics and Laser Systems $14,998,322 with SSM, related to the project on the Maintenance and Repair Agreement amounting to National Cryptographic (DMR) Digital Radio System on 20,000,000 TL, with the 11th Main Supply Depot Command December 18. The deliveries will be made in 2016 and of the Turkish Land Forces. The activities within the scope 2017 within the scope of the contract. of the agreement will be realized between 2015 and 2018.

he most successful Turkish Air Force Awarded Quality Circles T “Quality Circles” of 2015 were selected and awarded in The “Diriliş 916” Team of granted to the “Lazer Optik” to the “Kayan Araç” Team, the competition held at the approximately 3 million USD, Team, which increased the which saved 200,000 TL in Quality Week of the Turkish by modifying the equipment operational efficiency through the training of the drivers of Air Force organized at the Air being used to test the cards of maintenance and repair of the military vehicles. The Logistics Command between achieved a saving F-4/2020 laser pods by their local successful teams received December 2 and 3. First prize and F-5/2000 aircraft to also means and thus achieved their prizes from Brigadier was granted to the quality test the units of F-16, KT-1T, a savings amounting to General Göksel Kahya, Chief circle called “Diriliş 916” in and T-38 totally by their own approximately 100,000 USD. of Staff of the Air Logistics the competition. means. The second prize was The third prize was granted Command.

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fficially launched during OIDEF 2015, in May, in Istanbul, DIMDEX 2016 will host exhibitors and visitors between 29 and 31 March. This year, it is expected that more than 200 firms from 30 countries will exhibit at DIMDEX. The highlight s of this year’s event are: n New conference content to discuss concepts on naval and maritime operations:

The well-established MSI TDR Middle East Naval © Commanders Conference (MENC) will once again DIMDEX will Host Visitors for the 5th Time bring together regional opportunities between the MENA region’s naval Aviation, Training and naval commanders and exhibitors and VIP and maritime procurement Simulation and Critical their international delegates who are the plans. Complementary Infrastructure Protection. counterparts in a high pivotal decision-makers Maritime Domain The event organization also level forum to share in the industry. Awareness, Maritime published some statistics concepts on naval and n More business to Security and Naval about perception of maritime operations. business interaction: Defence capabilities DIMDEX: n More VIP delegations: A brand new exhibitor including unmanned n 79 percent of DIMDEX DIMDEX 2016 promises lounge in the heart of the systems, maritime patrol exhibitors come to Qatar even more VIP delegations exhibition floor and more aircraft, and coastal to establish new business. than 2014, with more organised networking surveillance systems are n 87 percent of exhibitors personalized tours of the will allow for greater all expected to boost say that DIMDEX 2014 exhibition floor to ensure interaction and spending in the near improved their prospects that exhibitors get more opportunities to develop future. Firms will in the region. time with prospective business between prime demonstrate their n 76 percent of exhibitors customers. Organised contractors, technology capabilities across a say that in comparison to networking via the unique manufacturers and SMEs. number of featured new similar events, the quality Delegation Management n Access a wide spectrum exhibitor categories at of visitors is better. System established by of current and prospective DIMDEX 2016 including, n 91 percent of DIMDEX 2014 DIMDEX will promote customers: It’s not just Unmanned Systems, exhibitors intend to take greater interaction and vessels that contribute to Naval and Maritime part in the 2016 show. ©

Indigenous Helicopter will Honeywell also be Powered by CTS800 TS800 engines powering ATAK helicopters will also power Cthe helicopters developed within the scope of Indigenous Helicopter Development Programme. In the newsletter released 8 on December 10 by LHTEC, a 50-50 partnership between Honeywell International Inc. and Rolls-Royce, it was announced that an agreement was signed between LHTEC and TAI on the utilization of CTS800 engines in the In addition to these activities, LHTEC plans to industrialise the programme. A memorandum © production and maintenance of the engine in Turkey. Daryl Rolls Royce of understanding was signed Mastin, President of LHTEC, expressed his views on the between the two companies in the agreement as follows: “This agreement will offer an alternative course of the Paris Air Show in June, in the employment opportunities and industrial benefits in the prior to the signing of the mentioned agreement. In accordance Turkish aerospace industry. LHTEC is determined to work with with the agreement, the CTS800-4AT model engine will be the local Turkish companies to produce the CTS800 engine, integrated to the Indigenous Helicopter. The process of as well as to establish a local station with maintenance integration and certification is expected to last for five years. and repair capabilities for this fleet of the future.”

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An Innovation in Civil Aviation by HAVELSAN and Turkish Technic KYFE wireless in-flight entertainment (Wireless IFE) Ssystem was indigenously developed and produced, with the collaboration of HAVELSAN and Turkish Technic, and had been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). SYKFE developed for Boeing 737- 800 aircrafts is now ready for mass production. SKYFE, the first in-flight entertainment system developed in Turkey, connects wirelessly to the personal HAVELSAN © electronic devices of passengers via IOS and Android applications or web interfaces, and offers users the opportunity aviation sector, and the certification received serves as a to enjoy quality time during their flight. milestone for Turkish civil aviation. The statement also indicated The system, which was developed over three years within the that SKYFE is now a product which can be used by any national scope of the Strategic Cooperation Agreement signed between and international airline company, due to the internationally HAVELSAN and Turkish Technic, was tested on the THY’s recognised EASA certification; and that the certification is Boeing 737- 800 aircraft, named Edirne with JFO call sign. proof of the competence of HAVELSAN and Turkish Technic to In a statement released on December 18, HAVELSAN announced meet the civil aviation standards with their collaboration. This that the system is one of the most successful examples of a also signalled that they shall proceed together in the Regional domestic contribution, which is also increasing in the civil Aircraft Project of Turkey.

Second Address for MPT-76: Kalekalıp KEK and Kalekalıp will have a joint role in the mass Mproduction of the MPT-76 rifle, which they developed together. The Undersecretariat for Defence Industries and Kalekalıp signed an agreement on December 15 with an approximate total cost of 60 million TL for the production of 15,014 rifles. An agreement had previously been signed between SSM and MKEK for the procurement of 20,000 MPT-76 rifles under the scope of the Mass Production Phase (Phase-2) of the Modern Infantry Rifle Project. The © rifles to be produced by MKEK and Kalekalıp will be delivered SSM to the units of the Turkish Land Forces Command, Naval Forces Command, and Gendarmerie General Command.

DHMİ Selects was signed between DHMİ and Onur Engineering on November 24. Onur Engineering The statement released by Onur Engineering n a statement released on included information on the technical details of IDecember 24, Onur Engineering the tender that required the conformity of the announced that it was awarded the products to ED-137-B standard issued by “Tender for the Procurement and EUROCAE (European Organisation for Civil 10 Installation of IP- Based Voice Aviation Equipment). This standard defines Communication System and interoperability of civil aviation communication IP-Based Voice Recording/ systems using VoIP (Voice Over IP) technology Listening System” by General (telephone systems, radio systems, and VCS Directorate of State Airports systems). Onur Engineering, offering products Onur Engineering

Authority (DHMİ). The tender © compliant with this standard, also contributes to the announced in 2015 concerns the procurement of systems to development of these standards, as a permanent ensure the ground-voice communication of air traffic control member in the working groups formed to improve related units, air-ground communication systems for aerial vehicles, EUROCAE standards. and other peripheral units for the four airports in Turkey. In this statement, Onur Engineering also underlined that it Onur Engineering was the only company to offer national has become one of the most important players with products in the tender where international manufacturers competitive power in the civil aviation sector due to the fact also competed. Following the technical and administrative that it completed the process of harmonisation with evaluations, it was determined that the most appropriate ED-137-B standard in addition to its VoIP-based voice offer was proposed by Onur Engineering and the contract communication technology competence in the military field.

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Slovakia Supports Protection of Turkish Air Space

ieutenant General Milan Maxim, Chief of Defence of the © L Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, paid an official of Slovak Defence Attache Office visit to the Incirlik Air Base for the inspection of the Slovak soldiers charged at the Spanish Patriot Battery, based in Adana, on 22-23 November 2015. In a statement made by Office of Defence Attache in Ankara, it was emphasized that this is the 4th Rotation of the Slovak soldiers within Operation ”Active Fence” and the deployment has been a very good experience both for Slovakia and allies in terms of their military capacity in the future. Also it has been a good example for NATO countries working as partners especially during the delicate situation at the Turkish Syrian border and Operation Active Fence which is a very good model of cooperation. During his visit, Chief of Slovak Defence met with Turkish Commander of the base Brigadier General Bekir Ercan Van, US Commander This has been the first visit paid by Slovak officer of the Colonel John Walker and spend most of his time at the highest rank to the south east part of Turkey and to Incirlik Spanish unit where Slovak soldiers are charged. Air Base.

n Otokar received an export order for URAL 4x4 tactical COBRA II Follows Tracks of COBRA wheeled armoured vehicles. The vehicles to be delivered tokar received an order from Turkey for its COBRA II 4x4 to a Gulf country will be used for internal security Otactical wheeled armoured vehicle for an amount of missions. 47.5 million Euros. In a statement released on December 22, n Otokar completed the delivery of the first lot of the export Otokar stated that the vehicles were ordered to be used order that was received in July for Armoured Internal “in various services of the security forces;” however, the Security Vehicle (ISV). The deliveries, within the scope information on the number of the vehicles was not disclosed. of the contract amounting to approximately 73 million USD, The delivery of the vehicles under the contract is planned including a package of spare parts and training package to be completed in lots in the first half of 2017. with the vehicles, will be completed in the first quarter COBRA II, compared to COBRA now in use by 15 countries, of 2016. has a higher carrying capacity and a larger internal volume. n Otokar completed the deliveries of the order of load The vehicle offers the same mobility capability as COBRA, and personnel carrier vehicle to the Turkish Naval Forces as well as a higher protection against ballistic threats, Command and the order of command and control vehicle mines, and handmade explosives. Just like COBRA, COBRA II, to the Turkish National Police regarding the Land Rover which also has an amphibious model, offers a Defender vehicles. modular structure to its user for different n Otokar also completed the delivery missions. of the first lot of the COBRA order it The 24th issue of Otokar News Bulletin released received for internal security needs in December announced other developments in Turkey in 2014. in Otokar’s projects. © Otokar

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STM’s Reports Continues with Tactical Data Links he report on the T“Digitalisation of the Combat Area” prepared by STM was published on December 9. The report, focusing on the technologies and activities related with Tactical Data Link (TDL), indicates the necessity of nationally designed TDL systems. The features that the © next generation STM TDLs should have are explained as follows: “TDL systems of the future must serve to various traffic IP-based structure and it should have the infrastructure that is services on the one hand, and must also be more integrated capable of satisfying developing and changing technological with other systems and benefit from their communication requirements. capabilities. The conclusion derived from this finding is the The report, which stated that STM has assumed important need for future TDL networks to be IP-based. IP technology will roles in the consultancy dimension of the design of systems be an umbrella gathering all future generation tactical and that can meet the needs of the Turkish Armed Forces in the strategic communication assets under one roof and different medium and long-term, also indicated that these systems will networks will converge around the IP technology. For this reveal the quality of military power. reason, another conclusion of the report is the necessity of a The report is available at the following address: possible indigenous TDL system to be developed to support the www.stm.com.tr/yayinlar/muharebe/muharebe.html

TEI Continues to Support Vocational High School Students EI, is a participant in period. A statement released Human Resources Director, the opening speech, stating TVocational High Schools by TEI on December 14, TEI; Osman Anıl, Principal of that more than 200 students Coaching Programme announced that the new Atatürk Vocational and have applied to the programme organised by the Private session of the programme Technical Anatolian High and 96 of them have been Sector Volunteers Association was initiated with an School; Çağrı Köse, selected; he congratulated (ÖSGD), and had its first inauguration ceremony Representative of ÖSGD; and the students who have joined graduates in June. TEI will held at the TEI facilities. volunteer coaches and the programme. Tüfekçi continue to support the Participants in the ceremony students participating the stated that TEI places a Programme in the 2015- 2017 included K. Levent Tüfekçi, programme. Tüfekçi made great importance on social responsibility activities and

TEI acknowledged the 16 TEI © employees who have volunteered for the programme. After the speeches, the 14 ceremony concluded with the meeting of the coaches and the students.

Finmeccanica Completes its Restructuring Process statement released by Finmeccanica on December 22 stated seven sub-units, they will be listed as helicopters; aircraft; Athat the restructuring process, announced by Mauro Moretti, aero-structures; airborne and space systems; land and naval CEO and General Manager of Finmeccanica in June 2014, will be defence electronics; defence systems; and security and information valid as of January 1, 2016. Finmeccanica, which previously systems. The transformation process, centralising the structure operated as a group of affiliated companies with their own of the company, is expected to increase the management efficiency, respective management systems, will now function as a single reduce its costs, and enhance synergy among different lines of company operating in four sectors with seven sub-units. The sectors work in the company. Finmeccanica, following the termination of that Finmeccanica operates will be listed as aeronautics; helicopters; activities in different areas, will operate as an “aeronautics, electronics, defence and security systems, and space. As for the space, defence and security” company in the future.

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MSI TDR: When looking at the previous Dr. Celal Sami Tüfekçi, SSM Deputy period, we note that SSM has been a pioneer for the sector in many areas and has directly Undersecretary for Defence contributed to the expansion of the sector. In your current organization there are Industries (Industrial Services): departments for Industrialization, R&D and Technology Management, Quality, Test and A Multi-dimensional and Certification, and International Cooperation. If we take the official names of these departments as the subject headings of the Phased Industrialization work undertaken by SSM, do you consider dealing with any other areas for the development of industry in the future? Policy Must Be Applied. For example, the issue of human resources is frequently mentioned. Is a department, which deals with this issue and carries out Efforts necessary to sustain a healthy industry various training programmes, on the agenda? 16 to carry out the future projects, to develop required Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ: Taking into ac- count the production anticipated by our technologies, to perform the acceptance and defence industry, through national partic- delivery of manufactured goods, and also for good ipation targets in complex defence sys- international relations are going on at full pace, tems, it can be envisaged that qualified workforce requirements in the sector will in parallel to program management activities in continue to increase. Given the nature of current projects. We talked about the today and the targets set in the Strategic Plan of our Undersecretariat, it is obvious that the future of such activities with Dr. Celal Sami Tüfekçi, main contractor, subsidiary industries and SSM Deputy Undersecretary for Defence Industries Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) active in the defence industry must (Industrial Services). take the appropriate measures in meeting Ümit BAYRAKTAR / [email protected] future requirements for research person- Vehbi TUNCA / [email protected] nel and a skilled workforce.

MSI TDR - January 2016 www.milscint.com As one of the partners of the A400M consortium, Turkey has contributed significantly to this international cooperation project through its industrial involvement and its purchase of the number of aircraft it has committed to procure.

In line with the need for researchers, the n Proposal of research topics to the As you will appreciate, human resources Defence Industry Researcher Training universities to overcome the problems training is of prime importance for our de- Programme (SAYP) was initiated in 2012, encountered in the projects fence industry. Best way to accomplishing in coordination with the Industrialization undertaken by the companies; this is through generating new projects. and the R&D and Technology Manage- n Organization of promotional activities Because, as the needs increase, so does ment Departments. Within SAYP, the by the industry in order to reverse the the need for a more highly qualified work- graduate thesis studies, that are currently outflow of talent in the engineering force. being undertaken or to be undertaken in areas and contacting international For more widespread access to the nec- the future by the students enrolled in Turkish organizations together with essary human resources in the defence graduate programmes of the universities, student and academic associations, industry we are setting up new pro- who also work in the companies that op- as necessary, to realize such activities; grammes. For example, in SAYP pro- erate in the defence industry, will be fo- n And sending of qualified personnel to grammes, by eliminating the compulsory cused on the priority areas determined by medium level and senior manager work in a company, we will provide the op- SSM and industry. As you have closely ob- training programmes in order to portunity for more graduate and doctoral served, our work on SAYP is continuing at ensure that our companies operating students as well as faculty members to full speed. in the sector are managed take part in defence industry projects. We As for the requirements for a skilled professionally. will be announcing this in the near future. workforce, we encourage the coordination 17 The number of universities and defence and guidance the curriculum of technical companies involved within the scope of the vocational schools and engineering facul- SAYP is rapidly increasing. ties by our principal contractors. Addi- tionally, we are targeting the undertaking of the following activities by the guidance of the departments of Industrialization, and R&D and Technology Management in collaboration with the companies in the sector: n Participation of employees in the sector in the graduate and doctoral programmes offered in public and private universities particularly in the field of systems engineering; www.milscint.com MSI TDR - January 2016 INTERVIEW

MSI TDR: SSM has an extensive experience in the field of industrial services and the The MÜGEproject, which is one of the SSM’s important R&D stage reached today in the Turkish defence projects, aims to further improve and aviation industry is an evidence of SSM’s the magnesium alloy casting practices. If we consider that the sector and process and technology before SSM has continuously expanded, what kind testing and verifying it in of changes or innovations can we expect helicopter gearboxes. to see in the SSM’s industrial services approach in the coming period? Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ: As you have in- dicated, my office – i.e. all departments reporting to me, shape the sectoral strategies thorough its own activities and thus leads the sector and tries to con- tribute to the sector’s expansion. In line with this, my office conducts defence in- SSM © dustry expansion activities and industrial participation⁄ offset (IP/O) activities; di- ture of national industry to maximum ex- in the sector. The projects will also con- rects international cooperation activities tent; guiding and encouraging new invest- tinue to increase in numbers in the future. and work on supporting the export of de- ments in advanced technology and lastly, In order for our sector to be able to take a fence products; follows up the execution undertaking cooperation in technology larger part in these projects and enable of related activities within the framework with foreign stakeholders in areas where our sector’s effectiveness and continuity, of the R&D and Technology Management there is a need, and enabling capital con- more active operations will be continued: Strategy, and conducts quality, testing and tributions. n Enabling our capabilities in technology certification activities in the Undersecre- A large majority of the needs of the Turk- to all areas, tariat’s projects. In carrying out these ac- ish Armed Forces (TAF) has been con- n Spreading our capabilities to lower tiers tivities, we aim at expanding the R&D tracted during the recent period, and and creating healthy subsidiaries that activities; benefiting from the infrastruc- generated a substantial business volume will develop more sub-systems and,

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© a. From the resources owned by clude our defence companies in their MSI TDR companies, it is clear that they have roadmaps. We provide state support for not reached sufficient sales figures. promotional and sales activities abroad in b. An effective supply chain management the adoption of an export focused ap- is not being applied in the firms proach, particularly for supporting the operating in the defence industry sector. overseas exhibitions attained by our com- c. The sector has an equity problem. panies, and we support our companies in d. Lower tier companies experience all platforms. For example, we were in difficulties in finding long-term Chile to provide state support in the sign- resources. ing of a contract in the last October. What actions and measures are to be We, as the Undersecretariat, aim to struc- taken by SSM in line with these findings? ture the defence industry supply chain in Could you provide us with detailed the form of a pyramid. In this structure, information about what has been done system projects are carried out under the by SSM on these subjects? responsibility of the firms that are placed Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ: One of the main at the top and have the qualities of a main objectives of the financial analysis activi- contractor. Subcontractors are firms lo- ties concerning the sector realised by the cated at lower tiers, which develop, pro- Undersecretariat is to determine the is- duce, test and deliver to the main sues related with the sector and take the contractor, the sub-systems that make up necessary measures. The Turkish de- the system under the responsibility of the fence industry has experienced a rapid main contractor. Those under the sub- n Marketing the indigenous products upward trend and has shown a striking contractors are suppliers that provide the overseas that will be produced by these performance in recent years. For such a parts and components used in the system. activities. performance to be sustained in the fol- Such a structure will provide the opportu- As a result, a strong, independent and lowing period, more sensitive analysis and nity for developing the innovative produc- more dynamic defence industry that can findings are needed, and since 2009 we tion and design capabilities of adopt to new technologies easily, that also have begun to undertake a financial analy- subcontractors and correspondingly, we embraces the private sector, and has ex- sis of the sector from the balance sheets believe that a sustainable increase will port potential will be established. and income statements of companies. take place in the turnover of these sub- In addition to these, we are developing When we look at the 2013 financial analy- contractors. mechanisms that will provide an opportu- sis, we note that our firms have not yet Our main contractor firms that are in the nity to create dynamic, small and focused reached sufficient sales figures with the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation have a companies in areas of defence and secu- resources they possess and that the total solid financial structure. On the other rity. In this way, we will create well-de- increase in their turnover is smaller than hand, it is noticeable that our firms in the fined high-tech companies engaged in the increase in their resources. The Un- shipbuilding sector and the land vehicles works that can compete with their inter- dersecretariat is trying to increase the sector have insufficient equity compared national rivals. awareness of our firms that in the long with the Foundation firms. Because these run a defence industry solely producing firms in the said sector cannot meet their We Focus on the Problems of for TAF´s needs is not sustainable. Re- financing requirements with their re- Subcontractors and SMEs garding the skills developed as a result of sources, they meet these needs through MSI TDR: Some of the findings of SSM in defence industry projects, we are in con- long-term advances and financial loans the ‘Defence Industry Analysis Report tact with other ministries in order to utilize within the frameworks of projects they with the 2013 Data’ are as follows: those skills in the civilian sector and to in- have received. Since the subsidiaries cannot obtain ©

The SSM assumes critical roles in testing, STM long-term foreign resources from the fi- 20 qualification and certification processes, and receives nancial market, they finance 85 percent the most significant support in this area from STM. of their assets with short-term loans and equity. This situation not only increases the difficulty in finding long-term reso- urces from financial institutions, it also points to the importance of efficient ma- nagement of the long-term assets of the main contracting firms. The Quality Pro- duct Credit that we are applying has emerged as a result of the long-term re- source finding problems of subsidiary in- dustry firms and through this resource the opportunity for long-term and low- cost resource use for such firms and SMEs have become available.

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MSI TDR: For some time now, there has been talk by SSM officials that certain changes will take place in SSM’s offset applications. What type of changes should the sector expect? Can you provide a timetable for these changes? Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ: Looking at the Industry Participation/ Offset (IP/O) appli- cations implemented by our Undersecre- tariat, parallel to the expansion of our national defence industry and transition in the application of project models, we note that different and new applications on off- YAKUT, another SSM R&D project, aims to further develop nickel alloy layer manufacturing technology, set are on the agenda and in time various to determine the design parameters of this manufacturing technology, and to form a Technical Data Package. revisions will be made in our directives re- cient and dynamic approach to R&D proj- developed nations and us. Our efforts will lating to offset. Since IP/O obligations are ects, we are currently working on ways to bear fruit in the near future and we will at- among the fundamental tools used in improve this process. In order to achieve tain a more dynamic R&D support mech- guiding the defence sector by our Under- an efficient R&D process and a build up a anism. secretariat, it is also unavoidable to up- working model, we must continue our ef- The ‘2012-2016 Strategic Plan of the date IP/O practices, in parallel to the forts at full pace. Undersecretariat for Defence Industries’ changes and developments in the sector. Additionally, in line with the R&D targets covers all the strategies of our Undersec- In this context, bearing in mind the level of our country, both the public sector and retariat’s areas of activities and the the sector has reached and the experi- industry must increase their resources al- ‘2011-2016 Technology Management ences we have gained, work by our De- located to defence and aviation R&D. In Strategy’ that focuses on R&D and Tech- partment of Industrialization on the new order for us to reach the figures of coun- nology Management activities are being Industrialization Directive is going on. In tries that have a good level of technologi- updated and work is on-going for rewrit- general, in order to support our national cal competence, and in achieving an ing it with great attention to detail. In our defence industry and in particular the increase in both scope and figures of our technology management strategy, pro- subsidiary industry firms and our SMEs R&D work, I view this increase as one of grammes that include themed R&D project more efficiently, we foresee a number of the important determinants. In order to system programmes will be included. arrangements taking place in the new In- take the necessary steps on this matter, dustrialization Directive, and I can say that I think that it is important that all relevant MSI TDR: As a relatively new they will take place in our 2017-2021 parties stay in contact and exchange in- implementation, SSM can initiate Strategic Plan and will be realised- in the formation relating to their resource re- and apply certain R&D projects with short-term. quirements. the decision of the Defence Industry Executive Committee (SSIK), without a We will Improve the Process MSI TDR: During your duty at the office, request from the TAF. Could you provide of R&D Projects what is planned to be done regarding this us with information relating to the MSI TDR: You are also an academician subject? number of projects commenced and its who has both university and research Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ: As you know, financial scale? centre experience. In the light of your three main criteria form the basis of R&D Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ: As you may al- experience in R&D in the defence and approach of SSM: ready know, with the Council of Ministers’ aviation sector, what do you think are the n It must be consistent with the Decision No. 2009/15108 of July 8, 2009, necessary aspects that need improving? objectives and requirements of supply R&D projects can be initiated with a pro- Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ: Effective coordi- projects, posal from the Undersecretariat and with nation of industry, university, research n It must create a forward-looking the approval of the SSIK, without a request centre and related public institutions and technology infrastructure and, of the Requiring Authority. However, 21 organisations, which form the defence n It must include cooperation between under this decision, commencing a project and aviation R&D ecosystem, to work in industry, universities, research “without a request of the Requiring Au- harmony is one of the most important el- institutions and SMEs. thority” should not be perceived as start- ements in reaching the technological We will continue to act within the frame- ing R&D projects independent of TAF competency level we have targeted. For work of these criteria. requirements. The main objective of this this reason, we are working to rise the In order to establish effective and consis- application is the national provision of current levels of cooperation and coordi- tent coordination with all institutions and sub-systems, components and technolo- nation that we have already achieved to organisations within the defence and avi- gies of systems and platforms in line with even higher levels. This aspect must be ation R&D ecosystem, our Undersecre- the requirements of the TAF, without for- diversified and increased. tariat will plan all the necessary work and eign dependence and with a more dy- The Undersecretariat is aware that R&D will follow the applications. namic and efficient approach. projects must be conducted differently SSM needs to be more proactive in R&D In order to have a more dynamic and effi- from the normal process used in supply projects and provide with rapid support cient R&D approach, R&D projects must projects. In order to render a more effi- mechanisms, to close the gap between be constructed within a structure that is www.milscint.com MSI TDR - January 2016 INTERVIEW

secretariat within the framework of the vi- sion of making Turkey superior in defence and security technologies. Consequently, an increase in the coverage and number of R&D projects is anticipated. SSM has Surpassed Itself on Certifications MSI TDR: Test, qualification and certification stages are known as critical stages, being more difficult than the design and production stages in certain projects. In these stages, where not only the contractor, but also the approval authority must be knowledgeable and

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MSI TDR performance? Could you indicate those aspects where SSM has been successful or where you think SSM must improve? Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ: First of all, I would like to start by saying that I share your assessment. In the test, qualification and certification processes, which we consider to be very important stages in our projects, we are assuming critical The HighTech Port by MÜSİAD Qatar event, organized by MÜSİAD, roles. By means of the work we have re- served as a good example of a product-country based cooperation and export activities. alized up to now and the experience we different from normal supply processes, have already commenced under the cov- have gained as a result, the verification of more flexible and importantly at a level erage of the Defence R&D Roadmap. The technical requirements that take place in that will be consistent with the speed of total cost of these projects is approxi- our projects and identifying verification global technological advances and that mately 770 million TL. methods with breaking point levels and has efficient processes. consequently in matters of more produc- Actually, the work of our Undersecretariat MSI TDR: How will this practice continue tive and rapid completion of qualification under this decision was put into practice in the future? Can we expect an increase and test processes, I think we have made before the application you mentioned in in the coverage and number of projects? significant progress. On the other hand, your question, and taking the TAF’s Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ: This practice, through SSM offices that take place in the 2007-2016 Ten Year Procurement Pro- which commenced with the Council of contractors’ facilities, following-up activ- gramme as a basis, a Defence R&D Ministers’ Decision No. 2009/15108, ities such as quality management, design Roadmap was prepared. Later, in order gained a more effective structure as a re- and production that take place within the to put into practice these projects using a sult of the Council of Ministers’ Decision scope of projects, are being done more more efficient structure, taking the Coun- No. 2012/3738 of October 7, 2012. In ac- closely and in an effective manner. In this cil of Ministers’ Decision in question, it has cordance with the Council of Ministers’ work, the Requiring Authority represen- become possible for our Undersecretariat Decision, once requested by the Requiring tatives on duty at SSM offices make im- to start projects as the Requiring Author- Authority or defined by the Undersecre- portant contributions. ity. Even though it is possible to start these tariat, it is now possible for R&D project Related to the work we undertake in this projects without a request from the TAF, contracts to be signed with the approval area, I would like to give some more infor- 22 our Undersecretariat is conducting the of the Undersecretary following the eval- mation on certification, which is one of the said R&D projects in coordination with the uation of the R&D Panel. At present, we topics, our Undersecretariat attaches TAF and, where necessary, the TAF can are continuing our work together with the great importance. As you know, there is participate as the Requiring Authority for TAF, relating to the Panel process or to no legal authorized certification agency at the said projects. the TAF R&D process. On the other hand, present for the military aviation sector in Apart from this, due to product oriented work on realizing our R&D projects with our country. The works on establishing a R&D needs, in technology-intensive areas the decision of the SSIK, and under the Turkish Military Aviation Authority (TAHO) there can be R&D projects where the TAF coverage of the Defence R&D Roadmap, is continuing. During the transition period is not the Requiring Authority. These types are continuing. until the authority is established, our Un- of R&D projects, which also have the po- Within the coverage of our country’s tar- dersecretariat has taken the initiative and tential to create a surprise effect, can be get of ‘Allocating 3 percent to R&D from in order to provide airworthiness certifi- started by SSM under the coverage of the national income in 2023’, our R&D and cation for military air vehicle projects, and R&D Roadmap. technology work, as well as an increase in has formed the necessary qualified team. In the light of these issues I’ve mentioned, the number of R&D projects parallel to I believe that the staff we have trained will there are 39 contracted R&D projects that this, is an important duty for our Under- make very important contributions to the

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certification infrastructure that will be and that we share at industry days and Our Aim is to Develop needed during the establishment period symposiums with our stakeholders that International Collaboration of TAHO. will play a role in our sector will, in my MSI TDR: In the years ahead, it is anticipated In particular, in evaluating SSM’s per- view, be beneficial in increasing aware- that a contraction will take place in the formance on the question of certification, ness. As an example, in 2010, 2011 and defence area, in terms of new projects it would not be wrong to say that we have 2013, symposiums on airworthiness and for the domestic market, and in terms of surpassed ourselves. Our organization, certification were organized under the co- the sector pursuing new work areas in this which has brought about many novelties ordination of SSM. These symposiums environment, exports and multinational in certifications in the aviation area in made important contributions in under- projects are noteworthy. How do you view Turkey, is leading the way in sharing the standing of the general processes. There- the sector’s export performance? How do experiences it has gained in the military fore, it will be appropriate to carry out you envisage what can be done to further area to civil aviation by establishing close similar organizations in the qualification improve this performance? relationships with the Directorate General and test areas. Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ: First of all, of Civil Aviation. Putting together the infrastructure inven- I would like to share the view that our If we look at the areas that SSM needs to tory for the test, qualification and certifi- aim is to expand our international collab- improve, aside from accelerating stan- cation areas in our country, all managed orations. Within this framework, we are dardization work on testing, qualification by an established test centre, is among anticipating that the Exports and Interna- and certification, the necessary work our goals. I foresee that our contractors, tional Strategy Development Project initi- must be carried out in providing training as well as our SMEs and universities, will ated by our International Cooperation support to meet the needs of its qualified benefit more effectively from these test Department in August 2014, will reveal staff. Additionally, I believe that the incor- centre opportunities and, in this way, the our targets in 2016. poration of test, qualification and certifi- centre will make important contributions If we look at the export performance of cation process flows into the Programme to our sector in terms of technological de- our defence and aviation industry during Management Information System (PYBS) velopment. the last period, exports of 1.65 billion dol- that SSM is using, will help those activities Our Undersecretariat is now realizing lars was realized in 2014. This was an 18 be managed in a more effective way. system engineering based professional percent increase compared with the pre- project management. Within this scope, vious year and an overall 93 percent in- MSI TDR: In certain cases, test, needs analysis, design, qualification, test crease compared with 2010. Although qualification and certification, and certification processes are been car- this performance shows an important de- in particular for SMEs and universities, ried out. In looking at the projects we are velopment, it is open to improvement. can become complex and difficult matters. undertaking, we note that in general, the Keeping in mind that our export goal in the What can SMEs and universities do on requirements of our main contractors in areas of defence, aviation and security in this subject? How can SSM and other contracts signed with SSM, is directly 2023 is 25 billion dollars, we are evaluat- organisations provide support to them? transferred to SMEs, subcontractors and ing our requirements for new approaches Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ: First of all, I be- universities. At times, this situation leads and work. In using our limited resources lieve that, compared with the main con- to difficulties for our SMEs and universi- in a more efficient way, identifying prod- tractors with whom we carry out our ties. In this context, our expectations ucts by country-based exports and collab- projects, our SMEs and universities are from our main contractors are to trans- oration as well as implementing suitable not familiar with SSM´s processes. For fer responsibilities to SMEs and univer- projects and activities, are all important. this reason, the information relating to the sities that are possible for them to In the period ahead, we are targeting processes and daily practices we conduct manage. progress in this direction.

By taking part in the JSF project, Turkey has created an important business opportunity for its companies. The picture illustrates the assembly process of the F-35 aircraft’s front, central and rear sections of the fuselage. TAI is the second source producing the centre fuselage for the A-model of F-35. © Lockheed Martin

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MSI TDR - January 2016 www.milscint.com nature and is a method frequently used. MSI TDR: Is there anything else you Multinational projects mean reducing would like to add? costs and subsequently jointly entering Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ: This would be a export channels in an indirect manner. good time to touch on the consolidated in- On the other hand, where platforms and dustrialization policy that covers R&D, main systems cannot be undertaken production and exports that we have been alone, in an economic sense, several trying to realize during the last period. countries coming together and creating During our export efforts, which is an im- a joint technology base not only reduces portant tool for sustainability in the de- costs, but also enables entering the ex- fence and aviation industry, one of the port market more strongly. Turkey has problems we were faced with was that radically developed its infrastructure in some of the sub-units of the products we the defence and aviation industry, as marketed was subject to foreign export well as in its product range, and receiv- restrictions. ing a business share in international Certain countries with political and eco- projects and consequently our firms nomic anxieties do not look very finding business opportunities, has in- favourably on Turkey exporting these -

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MSI TDR negotiations with countries where joint ket. At this stage, a multi-dimensional operational capabilities have been iden- and progressive industrialization policy tified and, when there are ways open for must be applied. We can describe this us to collaborate with these countries, as starting to identify critical technolo- MSI TDR: In a similar way, can we are continuing. gies that are foreign dependent and in- learn your expectations on the sector’s By being included in multinational proj- stigate work on technology development participation in multinational projects? ects such as the JSF and A400M, Turkey projects, thus break away from this for- Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ: Countries cut- has not only found a cost effective solu- eign dependence on technologies for the ting back their budget in the defence area tion, but also created business opportu- TAF´s needs and in the final stage, over- means a reduction in defence spending. nities with the projects for our come the restrictions faced in the sale Contraction in the world market means companies. It is possible to realize many of this technology to third countries. In a tougher competition in the domestic projects in this way, not only in terms of the near future, less foreign depend- market for the announced programs. the main system base, but also within the ence on the products we are trying This situation is also valid for interna- framework of joint research and devel- to export will be dependent on the tional markets. In order to eliminate the opment activities. We know that in the successful implementation of this negative effects of defence system ex- past European countries conducted joint policy. penditures on the country’s economy, projects. Thus, they created business I would like to take this opportunity to countries either reduce expenditure or opportunities for their companies. Dur- thank our department heads who pro- develop export-oriented strategies. Un- ing this process, an increase in capabili- vided the impetus for taking our work to- doubtedly, to undertake exports you need ties is also an additional and notable wards our high objectives. to have products and the technology to contribution. sustain this product. With the advances In conclusion, at SSM we view multina- On behalf of our readers, we would like it has made during the last decade, Turk- tional projects as an option, in line with to thank Dr. Celal Sami Tüfekçi, ish defence and aviation industry this strategy and through regional coop- SSM Deputy Undersecretary of the has taken a leap forward on product eration, or by getting together with Undersecretariat for Defence Industries ownership. friendly and allied countries for the cre- (Industrial Services) for taking the time Participation in multinational projects, ation of alternative collaborations in the to answer our questions and for as the third option against a contraction defence market, as well as in order to in- providing us with such valuable in the market, is of a complementary crease our share in the market. information. 25 SPECIAL COVERAGE FNSS and TAI Represented the Sector at the Ankara Brand Festival The Ankara Brand Festival (ABF), hosted by the Ankara Chamber of Commerce, was held at Congresium on December 7-9, 2015. At the event, FNSS and TAI waved the flag of Turkey’s defence and aerospace industry, as its branding has gained momentum over recent years, due to the increase in exports. Vehbi TUNCA / [email protected] ixty-two people gave Nejat Bilgin, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, TAI Haluk Bulucu, General Manager Consultant at FNSS speeches at the three- Sday festival, including various executives from suc- cessful global and national brands and international brand strategists. At the first day of the event, following an opening statement from Salih Bezci, the President of the Ankara Cham- ber of Commerce, speeches on different subjects were simul- MSI TDR taneously made in the 3,100 ca- MSI TDR © © pacity Gordion Meeting Hall and the Angora Meeting Hall with capacity for 600 guests. The second Turkey, its distance from threats, and its ability to offer defence session in the Gordion Hall was on the subject of Ankara: the depth... In short, TAI is located in Ankara for the same reason Strong Brand name of the Region in the Defence Industry, Future that it was made the capital city. Targets and Technological Innovation. The speakers at this ses- Bilgin related the story of the establishment of TAI as follows: “The sion were Mr. Nejat Bilgin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cyprus crises of 1964 and 1967, and the subsequent embargoes TAI and Mr. Haluk Bulucu, Advisor to the FNSS General Manager. experienced, have shown that we cannot trust our allies when it comes to critical issues. The lesson taken from these events is TAI’s 2025 Target: A Turnover that a permanent solution is only possible by once more taking of 6 Billion Dollars into consideration the importance of our national resources. The At the beginning of his speech, Nejat Bilgin, Chairman of the Turkish Air Force Foundation was established on June 1, 1970, Board of Directors of TAI, explained why TAI is located in following a campaign called ‘Build Your Own Plane’, which was Ankara: “I think it would be more appropriate for me to start my initiated on May 1 by General Muhsin Batur, Commander of The speech with the question, ‘Why is TAI located in Ankara?’ Actu- Turkish Air Force at the time, in which he called on the Turkish ally, the answer is very simple: the defence industry is a strate- people to donate funds in order to realize the nation’s dream. gic capability. It is manifestly important for the survival of the From the outset there was great conviction; the Turkish Nation country. The main reasons why Ankara comes to the fore is its pursued this remarkable aspiration with astonishing determi- ideal location, in terms of its central geographical position in nation and extraordinary participation. As a result of these ini- tiatives, and in order to meet civil FNSS, which professionally handles brand management in all areas, renewed its logo in December. When designing its new logo, and national security requirements, FNSS aimed to create one that would effectively reflect the company’s determination and reputation regarding both the sector and the target audience. Like steel forged on an anvil, the new FNSS logo has taken shape in talented and patient hands; the red colour of Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. 26 the logo represents endless energy, the youth, dynamism and determination. The symbol of the steel arrow, right below the letters, was founded on June 28, 1973, carries the message, ‘Forward, always forward... We will never give up!’ under Law No.1784. TAI is an indis- putable dynamo. TAI came about through the will and determination of the Turkish Nation and is indeed the asset and property of the Turk- ish people. This is why I am proud to tell everybody here today that any Turkish citizen, anyone living in this country, may visit the TAI Mürted Airbase on the plain of Akıncı any time they wish, to see and inspect

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As a company that places great importance on consistency and fidelity in its work, TAI continues to raise its brand value. Just as she had attended the ceremonies concerning the production of the aircraft’s first part and the aircraft’s rollout, Gönül Hürkuş Şarman, daughter of the late Vecihi Hürkuş after whom the HÜRKUŞ aircraft was named, was also present at the aircraft’s first flight ceremony. And it was from TAI’s press release that the sector learned of Gönül Hürkuş Şarman’s passing on December 18. TAI ©

Summarizing the current position that TAI has reached, Bilgin the past 20 years.” Bulucu, explained that companies and coun- said: “TAI has taken some very important steps over the last tries, like people, have their own dreams and one of these dreams decade. According to the 2014 Defence News Top 100 list, the is to become a good brand name, a good brand for the country, Turkish aviation sector ranks 78th in the world’s leading 100 com- and he asked “Isn’t it what we are currently seeking?” panies. Our aim is to rank higher in this list. In this context, we Showing a video, introducing FNSS products, Bulucu explained, continue our work with great determination to improve the status “All these components that you see in this video are our produc- of our company by developing our original products and entering tion. These are the backbone of the infantry troops of our Land into risk-based partnerships. The ANKA unmanned aerial vehicle, Forces, the backbone of our country’s defence.... FNSS is a private HÜRKUŞ training aircraft, T129 ATAK Helicopter and GÖKTÜRK enterprise, established for our Land Forces. We learnt from the Satellite Systems, are our original products and are attracting sig- Americans and today our company is one of the most important nificant attention in both the national and international arena. With in the world,” he said. the experience we have gained from our projects, we work with Bulucu also mentioned the features of FNSS as a brand: “Due perseverance and enthusiasm on FX, our first national combat to our age, it will be our children using these vehicles to protect aircraft, and on the original utility helicopter, which are stated in our country. Sons of mothers will protect this country with these our Vision for the Year 2023.” vehicles. Sons of mothers in the friendly countries to whom we Concluding his speech, Bilgin underlined that TAI started strate- sell our products will be using these vehicles. This means that gic activities for the ‘TAI 2040’ theme on the meeting held on both our company and our products must be absolutely reliable. October 24-25, 2015, and shared the future goals of TAI: “Nowa- We believe that reliability is very important aspect of a company’s days, vision meetings are held with shareholders for the purpose brand. We are brave; we don’t ever think, ‘We can’t do this’. of discussing future goals. At these meetings, the following mat- On the contrary, we can be the first to achieve it... We are deter- ters are discussed: TAI’s perspective to make Turkey one of the mined; our project may take ten years... Our President once said countries developing their aerospace and space technologies at of the automotive brand, ‘I am looking for a brave man!’ In the a global level, proposals concerning aircraft, helicopters and un- defence sector, those brands already exist in Turkey... We are manned aerial vehicles, the policies to be followed by the com- innovative. We shouldn’t say ‘we are in the commercial sector; pany and the state in order to get a larger share of the world’s we can win due to price advantages. On the contrary, the path civil aerospace sector and research and development, and in- we’ve chosen is distinctiveness.’ We should provide our armed novation approaches... [TAI] will be among the leading 30 com- forces with products stronger and distinctive from those of our panies in the world by 2025, exporting its original products, adversaries. We believe that the products you see here, the 27 adding new platforms to its product portfolio, reaching a KAPLAN 20 and PARS 4x4 are the best ones in the world. We al- turnover of 6 billion USD, with human resources totalling 8,000 ways encourage creativity. As Mr. Ahmet Çalık says, we consult employees. As for the Year 2040, TAI will be ranking among the with skilled teams when making our decisions. Then we stand first 15 aerospace companies in the world, with a turnover of behind our decisions... We cooperate. We do not say ‘I should 11 billion USD and human resources totalling 10,000 employees have it all.’ Whether it’s Turkish or foreign, different nations have and it will have determined its strategy in accordance with a different elements… We market products for diverse geogra- modern company vision.” phies with the ASELSAN team or the ROKETSAN team by col- laborating with them.” Companies Have Their Own Dreams too Bulucu concluded his remarks, by citing from the poem “If” by the Taking the floor, Haluk Bulucu, Advisor to the General Manager British Poet, Rudyard Kipling: “Being a man, being a company like of FNSS, started his speech saying, “I am here to represent a de- a man, being a country like a man. Turkey is such a country. We fence company that over the last two decades Turkey turned into talk about our personal dreams. We will continue to have our a brand. In my short presentation I will try to convey the signifi- personal dreams but will also have dreams as a company and a cance of our company’s brand values that have developed over country.” www.milscint.com MSI TDR - January 2016 INTERVIEW

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will Progress MSI TDR through Renewal After being a Board Member for several years, Ahmet Hamdi Atalay has recently been appointed General Manager and CEO of HAVELSAN. He has not lost a minute in rolling up his sleeves to reshape the company’s daily operations and future plans with a fresh new perspective. Having established HAVELSAN’s objectives for the year 2023 as a turnover of $1.5 billion and an export share corresponding to 30 percent of total turnover, Atalay envisages contributions of $500 million to Turkey’s 2023 export target of $5 billion. We recently had the opportunity to discuss with Ahmet Hamdi Atalay, the new General Manager and CEO of HAVELSAN, the company’s objectives for the future, and hear his proposals concerning the new HAVELSAN. Ümit BAYRAKTAR / [email protected] K. Burak CODUR / [email protected] Vehbi TUNCA / [email protected]

MSI TDR: Mr. Ahmet Hamdi Atalay, most part, I am looking to see how before assuming your current role at I can contribute to this process. HAVELSAN, we know that you were We define HAVELSAN’s task as follows: for some time a member of the board. To provide software-intensive techno- © Based on your wealth of experience, logical solutions to the institutions and dollarphotoclub - bluebay2014 what differences do you think we can organisations of our country, especially expect during your tenure in the office the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF), and as General Manager and CEO of also to friendly and allied nations. We HAVELSAN? What are your priorities? are a company with a mission. Of course Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: I am sure there we are a company like any other, estab- are valid reasons for every measure and lished and managed in accordance to policy that has been implemented by the the Turkish Commercial Code; but our company to date; that is why I do not work is not solely motivated by commer- want to draw comparisons with the past. cial concerns. Within the scope of the For me, the ‘T0’ time is August 11 - the mission I have just mentioned, we 29 day I assumed this office. I would like to develop solutions, products and tech- describe what I plan to do, not in terms nologies that contribute to the moderni- of ‘making a difference,’ but rather in sation, technological independence, terms of ‘where we would like to take effectiveness and strength of our state HAVELSAN.’ That’s because already for and the TAF. HAVELSAN has been work- the past 30 years HAVELSAN has been ing for this mission since the day it was moving along a specific path, and all the founded. managers, who have taken this office In this context, if you were to ask me, until now, have contributed to this jour- ‘How will you proceed, and what will be ney in various ways. Looked at from this different from now on compared with perspective, we’re already on the road what has already been done?” I can say to the place I am trying to take HAVELSAN this: HAVELSAN has four main areas of right now, and we will keep following interest. One of these is ‘Training and our current course; that’s why, for the simulator technologies.’ In this area we www.milscint.com MSI TDR - January 2016 INTERVIEW © HAVELSAN

are one of the leading companies in the By developing the Full Mission Simulator for F-16 aircraft, HAVELSAN has effectively demonstrated that it is world. Anyone who lays their eyes on our now fully capable of designing and developing the most complex military simulator systems. mission simulators is extremely im- in particular are developing solutions Turkey and abroad. As a consequence, pressed. There are only a handful of that would modernise and increase the cyber security is our newest and most companies in the world, who are able to effectiveness of the TAF, and provide rapidly growing area. develop mission simulators, and we be- smart solutions for both existing and fu- Our vision is to work on these four areas lieve that we are one of the best in this ture defence systems. without losing focus; to develop our own area. The business and projects we have Our third area is ‘informatics and e- technologies and to bring together our gained in the highly competitive external transformation.’ We have taken part in products and solutions as a ‘package’ market is evidence of this. Over time, we the TAF’s and the public sector’s large- when presenting them to our cus- have seen that we are fully capable of scale informatics projects - such as tomers. And while we are doing all this, presenting solutions that are competi- UYAP, SEÇSİS and TAKBİS - which will we also aim to utilise the latest tech- tive both in terms of cost and quality of enable the digital transformation of nologies available, and not just using service. In the future, we want to expand these institutions. We will continue with them, also working on developing them our proficiency and expertise in the area ever more activities in this area. further. of simulators to a broader spectrum, Another area to which we attach great But as we are doing all this, in what re- which we can describe as ‘Training importance is ‘cyber security.’ We are spects are we actually making a differ- Technologies.’ Simulators will eventu- already making significant investments ence? There is a criticism, and one 30 ally become a fundamental tool for in this area. In cyber security, developing commonly addressed to companies af- training technology. For this reason, we national solutions is a sine qua non. In filiated with the Turkish Armed Forces have renamed our relevant department, other areas, you do have the option of Foundation (TSKGV): “They are trying to the ‘Training Simulator Technologies using foreign solutions by integrating do everything on their own. They are and Test Systems Department’ and de- them into your own domestic solutions; keeping their activities isolated, within a veloping training technologies will be however, in the area of cyber security, small clique, and not expanding them to one of our primary activities. Not only that is not possible and you undoubtedly include the rest of the industry.” There will we develop technologies and create have to develop your own national solu- are important efforts being made on the products in this area with the intention tions. To this end, we have recently been part of the Undersecretariat for Defence of presenting them to our customers, conducting extensive studies in order to Industries (SSM) to ensure the greater we will also offer solutions directly to come up with appropriate solutions. We involvement of Small- and Medium- our customers in the form of services. have formed a special team, as well as scale Enterprises (SMEs). We want to Another area we are working on is ‘com- a separate department. We have a rap- carry these efforts a step further and mand and control.’ We are conducting idly growing team of qualified personnel create an ecosystem. Based on an very important projects in this area, and who have joined our company both from ecosystem approach, we wish to utilise,

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The MELTEM-2 project provided HAVELSAN with significant experience regarding air platform command and control systems. in our own solutions and products, the appreciation of them will be in propor- project by the end of 2015, and to launch capabilities and skills of all companies tion to the contribution they make to the the project after completing its remain- in Turkey - including those outside the success of our projects. We would like ing stages in the first half of 2016. By defence and aerospace industry - that to see a model where we can also share means of this system, it will be possible are either operating within our own area everything, including failures and mis- to evaluate companies wishing to enter or in other areas that can contribute to takes. our business ecosystem by using objec- us. The most important components of tive criteria and in a transparent way. this ecosystem will become our strate- MSI TDR: You have just mentioned the Companies will primarily be evaluated gic partners. We do not wish to see our criticism that ‘TSKGV companies are according to their corporate structure. company grow in an organic way; we trying to do everything on their own.’ We will look at these companies’ organ- wish to grow together with our ecosys- As HAVELSAN, what are your plans isational structure, work force, produc- tem. Today, there are nearly 1,200 peo- for the future to ensure that such tion infrastructure, partnership ple working at HAVELSAN, and we have criticisms are no longer voiced towards structure, financial status, past per- no plans to increase this number to your company? formances, etc... After evaluating all 3,000 or 5,000. but there will be thou- Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: The main theme this, we will determine the companies sands of personnel working within our of our approach is ‘business partner- that can potentially work with us, and in- ecosystem. We therefore want to con- ship.’ In practice, our approach can be clude them in our business partnership centrate our efforts in creating such an summarised as: ‘If your skills in a spe- ecosystem. Our expertise groups will ecosystem, and on further strengthen- cific area effectively satisfy our price, then visit these companies a number of ing our organisation by working together quality and performance criteria, then times to perform technical assess- with it. This will perhaps be the most im- we can conduct activities in this area to- ments. This will help us determine these portant difference that will differentiate gether! You can focus on and gain depth companies’ respective areas of expert- the future from the past. in a particular area, which will become ise. In other words, we will identify what We want to cooperate with the compa- your field of expertise. Meanwhile, we capabilities they have and in what areas. nies in our ecosystem and will ensure will not try to gain expertise in the same We will then say: ‘We would like to be- 32 that they become focused and spe- area.’ That’s what we tell other compa- come business partners with you in this cialised in specific areas, while avoiding nies. This approach will not only allow area; we want to make a long-term in- any effort within our own company to us to make more efficient use of vestment in your company. If we come develop any expertise in similar areas. Turkey’s resources, but will also enable across with a business opportunity that On condition that the core skills remain us to promote greater depth in area ex- we think is compatible with your skills, within our company, we want to develop pertise and to create more added value. you will be the first company we will be all the relevant kinds of products and The critical point will be in making sure contacting. We would like to continue services in these areas by cooperating that we keep the core technologies in working with you as long as your prices, with these business partners. Here, I our company; that’s the only way we can quality and performance remain accept- would particularly like to emphasise the manage this system and ensure its sus- able. In other words, we will not seek term ‘business partners.’ We do not tainability. any alternatives, so long as these factors wish to see our business partners as We are now in the process of creating a do not change.” As a result of this the sub-contractors or suppliers in the tra- new system, which we call the ‘Business company will become more confident ditional sense; we really want to see Partnership Management System.’ We regarding its future business activities, them as partners of our company. Our plan to complete the first phase of the and be encouraged to make more in-

MSI TDR - January 2016 www.milscint.com vestment. So we will work to promote this. We should not make companies com- pete against each other in every job or project. In the current system, we are trying to procure the ‘cheapest’ of everything. But the concept of what con- stitutes the ‘cheapest’ is totally misun- © derstood in Turkey. For example, the HAVELSAN The command and control system Public Procurement Law (KİK) requires running in MELTEM-2 aircraft is used the purchase of the most economically through a set of operator consoles. advantageous product or service. But in Turkey, this is instead always inter- lect the product or service that is the there are other companies in the market preted as ‘what happens to be the most advantageous in terms of the total that can do the job equally well, and if cheapest.’ However, the cheapest is not ownership cost. the procurement in question is not likely always the most advantageous one eco- One more criticism frequently ad- to generate much added value for us. nomically. In the literature, there is a dressed to the companies affiliated with We want to concentrate on high added concept known as ‘the total cost of own- TÜBİTAK, TÜRKSAT and the TSKGV is value projects that will help to transform ership.’ There is a cost associated with that their access to public resources and Turkey, that are too complicated to be a product for its entire lifespan; that is support results in unfair competition, effectively conducted by others, or which what we have to look at instead. There especially in the area of informatics. Un- we are specifically asked to carry out is a conceptual difference between ‘cost’ fortunately, this is a valid criticism. So due to security-related concerns. For and ‘price.’ In Turkey, the system is en- we do not want to use our force in the example, UYAP is a very important and tirely based on ‘price.’ For this reason, market in any way that will lead to unfair large-scale project; there are very few with public procurement, ‘costs’ are competition. In particular, when there is other companies in Turkey that can often overlooked. This is why we are try- a public procurement for meeting infor- carry out such a project. So these are ing to reshape our system according to matics-related requirements, we prefer the kind of projects we would like to a cost-based approach. We want to se- not to become involved if we know that work on. INTERVIEW

ever we see a brilliant mind, we are are not sufficient for sustaining such a keen to include him or her in our organ- large and mature industry for an ex- isation. tended period of time. The current po- We want to become a centre of attrac- tential of the Turkish defence and tion not only for cyber security, but also aerospace industry suggests a target for R&D and innovation in Turkey. In this market of $20 billion to $30 billion. But context, we are using every possible ap- Turkey does not have a domestic market proach to attract human resources to of that size. So, in that case, what should our company; these include efforts for the industry be doing? Aim for exports reversing the brain drain, where we in- and international markets, of course. tend to benefit from Turkish experts liv- The 2023 export target for the Turkish ing abroad. We have publicly announced defence and aerospace industry is that we are ready to work with anyone $25 billion. Obviously, exports are not who has proven his/her skills in our going to immediately or spontaneously areas of activity and who can contribute provide you a market of that size; but positively to our organisation; we have that’s nevertheless the direction in

© received numerous responses to this which the industry will grow. There is

MSI TDR announcement. also the following sensitive issue with defence products: Irrespective of how Objective for 2023 is good your products are, you can only $1.5 Billion Turnover conduct sales with countries with which MSI TDR: From all the points you have MSI TDR: How much growth do you you are on good terms. Consequently, mentioned so far, can we infer a plan to envisage in your turnover for the when it comes to exports, it is not only ‘redesign everything’? upcoming period? about the price and quality of your prod- Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: Yes, it is true Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: I would like to ucts, but also about relations between that we are in a process of redesigning. address this subject from a broader per- countries. That is the reason why de- But this should not be interpreted as, spective. The Turkish defence and aero- fence and aerospace industries are ‘things didn’t work properly before, so space industry has seen very important strongly supported by the states, and re- we are doing everything all over again.’ developments over the past decade. We ceive considerable assistance from the We are improving the elements that have now reached a point where we can state when opening up to foreign mar- exist, while also creating new elements produce many basic products indige- kets across the world. that are necessary, but currently not nously; a capability that only a few coun- The sector in Turkey has already available. There is no end to improving tries have across the world. This was a crossed a threshold but its performance a certain thing. It is always possible to very ambitious endeavour, in which we these days is somewhat ‘horizontal.’ If improve anything, so long as there is have had outstanding success. So far, a we are not able to open up to foreign awareness of the need for improvement. total of nearly $50 billion has been in- markets, the industry’s growth will not Maybe one year from now, we will be vested in defence and aerospace in be sustainable; in fact, after a while, this improving the things we’ve done today. Turkey, a market with a current annual may even lead to some downsizing in the So we will constantly keep improving turnover of $6 billion. Approximately sector. The only means to ensure con- and renewing ourselves. There is no end $1.5 billion of this is exports but if you tinued growth is with exports. Since ex- to this. In quality-related subjects, there were to actually remove offset obliga- ports is our targeted area for further is the concept of ‘excellence.’ Excel- tions from this figure, the real figure is growth, and since we cannot be effective lence is essentially striving to do some- closer to $500 million. Such numbers in exports without state support, we thing better every day. It is akin to the Japanese concept of Kaizen. So these © HAVELSAN are the principles we embrace. 34 MSI TDR: Are there any other areas in which you would like to see HAVELSAN become an exemplary company for the rest of the sector? Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: Given the need for human resources that will arise in the upcoming period, we would like HAVELSAN to become one of the most favoured companies for employees. Human resources constitute our most valuable asset. We do not have produc- tion lines that operate with robots; HAVELSAN, which enjoys a leading position in naval command and everything we produce is created by control systems, has now set its eyes on the export market. human brains. For this reason, when-

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need a new model. There is a need to cent, and to 30 percent by 2023, while teams that bring together managers develop new and specific approaches or also working to keep these ratios sus- from different companies within the practices that involve SSM, Eximbank, tainable. I can clearly see that the com- framework of meetings headed by gen- the Ministry of Science, Industry and pany has such potential. But there are eral directors. During these meetings, Technology, the Undersecretariat of also things that must be done by the the teams discuss current projects, Foreign Trade, and other similar institu- government. There are, for instance, problems, risks and business opportu- tions. certain countries that direly need our nities. We have already held such meet- 36 Now, getting back to HAVELSAN... The solutions and products, but are facing ings with ASELSAN and STM. To make company’s current turnover is about funding-related issues. So there is need these meetings more systematic, we $200 million. My target is to make this for mechanisms similar to the Foreign have even defined the working princi- turnover $1.5 billion by 2023. So, we Military Sales (FMS). ples of these teams, and are currently want to get onto the list of the world’s working on forming their action plans. I top 100 defence industry companies as MSI TDR: You mentioned earlier am speaking of a systematic approach a new Turkish company. We know we your approach towards business where the meeting agendas are defined have the potential. To reach this figure, partnerships. In the upcoming period, beforehand; where a number of deci- we need to achieve annual growth of 30 how will your relations be with prime sions are taken in each meeting and percent. We cannot do this by relying contractors? where the implementation of these de- solely on the domestic market; so we Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: We have started cisions is closely monitored. must definitely reach out to foreign mar- working on a new cooperation model for As HAVELSAN, we have also initiated kets. Exports still account for about 20 TSKGV-affiliated companies and other another practice that more or less com- percent of our total turnover. Our prior- prime contractors. So what exactly are plements the approach I just mentioned. ity is to initially increase this to 25 per- we doing? We are forming synergy We have basically appointed a customer

MSI TDR - January 2016 www.milscint.com © © HAVELSAN The SKYFE wireless in-flight HAVELSAN entertainment system, whose certification process was completed in December, will contribute significantly to HAVELSAN’s turnover in civilian areas.

Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: If we assume nance and management solutions that that the company will have a turnover of encompass the entire lifespan of our $1.5 billion by 2023, and if we take into products or solutions. So, we envisage a account that the industry standard for model in which HAVELSAN develops the ‘turnover per employee’ is about and delivers the products and solutions, $250,000, this means that HAVELSAN while HTR manages them. HTR will be will have 6,000 employees by that time. providing similar services to other com- As a company, we do not wish to grow panies as well. We aspire to transform that much. We prefer a swifter, more HTR into a company that acts as our compact and more dynamic structure ‘hands and feet’ in the field. and one that is not much larger than our We have significant growth objectives current number of personnel. However, for HTR. EHSİM’s growth, on the other The BLACK HAWK simulator we also wish to work with an ecosystem hand, will be following its natural developed by HAVELSAN not only that has between 5,000 and 10,000 em- course. serves the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF), but also during the remaining time when ployees. In this context, we might not being used by TAF, friendly and choose to acquire domestic or foreign MSI TDR: In its statement released allied countries. companies. on May 7, HAVELSAN announced the acquisition of the company Quantum3D, manager for each one of our prime con- MSI TDR: Could you tell us about your which products the image generators tractors. For example, right now we plans for HAVELSAN’s subsidiaries? used in military and civilian purpose have a colleague, who is responsible for Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: HAVELSAN simulators, as well as other training ASELSAN, and who keeps in contact and EHSİM primarily conducts activities in systems. Such acquisitions are rather manages relations with ASELSAN, while the areas of hardware and electronic unusual within the sector. What can you also following up the action points of the warfare. It is a company with very ad- say about HAVELSAN’s expectations synergy team: a very experienced col- vanced capabilities that are quite differ- concerning this acquisition? How is league who knows about all the depart- ent from ours. There is no overlap HAVELSAN working on integrating 37 ments of HAVELSAN. At ASELSAN, this between the two companies’ activities; Quantum3D into its organisation? person represents HAVELSAN and in fact it complements our own short- Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: In May, we were when he is at HAVELSAN, he works like comings. EHSİM will be our priority embarking on the initial stages of the an ASELSAN employee, closely follow- choice in any area where we might re- process for acquiring Quantum3D and ing and keeping track of ASELSAN’s quire its capabilities. we learned something very important needs and expectations. On the other hand, we have a somewhat during this process. We saw just how We plan to expand this practice of syn- different vision for HAVELSAN Teknoloji sensitive a country like the United States ergy teams to other TSKGV-affiliated Radar (HTR). We wish to position was with regard to the sale of an Amer- companies, and also to institutions such HAVELSAN more as a project manage- ican company with approximately as TÜBİTAK and TÜRKSAT. ment, engineering and R&D company, 25 employees and a turnover of about while conducting service-related activi- $10-15 million to a foreign company. It MSI TDR: As HAVELSAN is working to ties through HTR. Nowadays, our cus- has been six or seven months since we achieve its 2023 objectives will there be tomers demand turnkey solutions. began this process, and we have still not any company acquisitions? Moreover, they also wish to see mainte- completed it. They recently asked us to www.milscint.com MSI TDR - January 2016 INTERVIEW

provide an additional set of documents. © We plan to finalise all this in January. MSI TDR I think that this event should serve as an important lesson for Turkey, which is that every capability and skill developed in the area of defence is extremely valu- able and must be maintained at all costs. A defence company should not be an organisation that anyone can pur- chase or sell on a whim. We see Quantum3D as a tremendous opportunity for us. We could not have planned something better on our own; the whole process was actually a prod- uct of coincidences. In fact, after we signed the agreement, competitor com- panies even lamented ‘why they had not heard of this before.’ Quantum3D is one of the few companies that produce image-generating technologies for the field of simulators; I can even say that this is the one that produces the most cost-effective technology. We were al- ready purchasing and using their prod- to benefit from this company in three 100 percent to HAVELSAN. With its iden- ucts; so we have basically acquired a different ways. First of all, we will turn tity as an American company, we plan to company that previously develop prod- Quantum3D into a technology supplier enter markets that, as Turkish com- ucts for us. We represent a natural mar- for our organisation. Secondly, we will pany, we are currently unable to do. For ket for them. The acquisition took place benefit from their knowledge and expe- example, FMS credits insist that propos- under very favourable circumstances rience in order to apply more advanced als are made by American companies. and we have bought the company to- technologies on our solutions, and Thus, under Quantum3D’s identity, we gether with all its source codes and thereby make our products more com- will gain the opportunity to enter these patents. petitive. And last but not least, with projects. You may ask: what will Quantum3D con- Quantum3D, we will have now an Amer- One of our director colleagues is now tribute to our company? Well, we want ican company whose capital belongs responsible for overseeing Quantum3D. In addition, the finance manager of the HAVELSAN is currently the primary company is currently an American citi- simulator supplier of the Turkish Air Force Command. zen on HAVELSAN’s payroll. Once the acquisition process is completed, we will form a board of directors that partly comprised of Turks. We will also retain Quantum3D’s current staff. For Quan- tum3D, 2016 will be a year of invest- ment; and after that, we anticipate rapid growth for this company.

Our Goal is Productization 38 MSI TDR: Could you tell us about the share of civilian projects in HAVELSAN’s turnover over the past five years? Is there a certain percentage you plan to reach or maintain concerning this share? Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: HAVELSAN is generally perceived as a defence and aerospace company. But, in fact, it dis- tinguishes itself from other TSKGV-af- filiated companies with the activities it

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HAVELSAN wishes to go beyond simulator systems and enter into the realm of training. share of civilian activities in our creasing, security expenditure is on the Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: At this stage we turnover. But over subsequent years, increase. At the same time, within the are unable to establish this clearly but the level of activities in civilian areas de- civilian market, e-state projects repre- we are working on it. Maybe we will be creased, along with their share in our sent another area in which HAVELSAN able to give a clearer answer on this turnover. Expanding our activities into traditionally enjoys a strong presence. topic next year; however, at the moment civilian areas has always been part of We also plan to grow further in this our foreign projects are predominantly the HAVELSAN vision. area, on the condition that we are se- defence-related. Nevertheless, there is My personal vision is to ensure that our lective about the type of projects we also a civilian project in which we are in- anticipated turnover of $1.5 billion for work on. As I mentioned earlier, we do terested: Pakistan - The Lahore Smart 2023 would be equally divided, such not want to be involved in routine tasks City Project. We will be pursuing these that one third would come from foreign or projects that other companies in the types of projects in the near future. markets, another third from the civil- market can undertake. This is because ian market, and a final third from the we do not want to create unfair com- MSI TDR: For many years, people defence market. Of course, the domes- petition. Our interest is limited to high commented on how military technology tic market also includes the security added value, large-scale and/or very eventually finds use in civilian areas. market. Worldwide, this market is complex projects, and also to projects However, nowadays there seems to be a growing faster than the defence sector, that other companies should not (or reverse trend, especially in informatics, although, as yet, HAVELSAN does not cannot) take on due to security con- with civilian technologies also being have much of a presence in this area. cerns. adapted for military use. In this context, But I think that it will be more in the fu- how does HAVELSAN’s activities in ture. In many countries similar to MSI TDR: What is the distribution civilian areas affect its work with the Turkey, we see that while defence ex- of civilian and military activities in this TAF and foreign customers? penditure is remaining constant or de- 30 percent export ratio? Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: I will answer

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HAVELSAN tion between civilian and military activi- ties. In the upcoming period, one of the subjects upon which we will specifically focus - as part of our internal processes - will be productization. Traditionally, HAVELSAN has been a project-based company. For example, when we re- ceived a task, we worked on it as a single project, and then delivered it as a single project. And when a new yet similar task was received, it was considered and dealt with as an entirely different proj- SEÇSİS is one of the many systems that demonstrate ect. Consequently, the level of reuse or HAVELSAN’s proficiency and capabilities in cyber security. reapplication between any two projects www.milscint.com MSI TDR - January 2016 INTERVIEW

remained fairly low. This of course has a module, and then reuse these mod- MSI TDR: In Turkey, the subject of had the effect of increasing costs and ules in other projects with little or no software can be subject to both project duration, while also slowing modification. oversimplification and exaggeration. down the transfer of technology be- For example, software for which there tween our activities. We plan to elimi- MSI TDR: Do you expect the SMEs with has not yet been found a widespread use, nate such drawbacks by employing a whom you’ll be working to conduct their or which has not been utilised in real productization approach, where we di- activities in a similar fashion? settings, in order to identify and resolve vide our projects into sub-compo- Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: If we design our its errors, can still be marketed as nents, and then work on them using products in the form of sub-modules, ‘fully developed’. Or sometimes, when modular structures. Thus, when we and then have SMEs carry out or pro- software reaches more than a million receive a civilian or defence project, duce some of these sub-modules, this lines, this is described as if it were a the project will have a number of com- will ensure that SMEs will also follow a positive feature. As one of the first ponents and functions, such as corpo- similar approach. Consequently, we can companies that comes to mind when rate resource management, or human keep working with the same SMEs when speaking of software technologies in resources management. We are plan- similar requirements arise in a different Turkey, how does HAVELSAN look at ning to switch to a new model, where- project. Our approach will therefore be software architecture and software upon we will develop each function as reflected in the ecosystem. development technologies, independently of its own projects? For example, is there a possibility that HAVELSAN could develop entirely new software architecture, or acquire

MSI TDR a software patent either in Turkey or © another country? Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: We are cur- rently conducting a European Union- funded R&D project that involves the development of software using new technologies. In any event, these are the sorts of activities that we must definitely conduct. In addition to this, we are also working on a software development platform that we will use in HAVELSAN. The creation of this platform began a few years ago, and although the plat- form is not currently being used in all

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dance with these standards. And finally, we need service providers that use these products and solutions. Institu- tions, such as the Turkish Standards In- stitution (TSE), should work on developing these standards, while insti- tutions, such as TÜBİTAK, could work on certification. We consider HAVELSAN to be a centre of excellence; one that de- velops and provides technology, and which as a result belongs to the last two of the groups I mentioned. This is an area in which there are no lim-

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Sergey Nivens risks and threats constantly appearing on the horizon. There are many products and technologies that still need to be de- veloped. There are some products we wish to develop internally, and others our projects, we plan to start employing Cyber Security is of Strategic we plan not to include into our current it in all relevant company activities in the Importance to Us product range. And there are also those coming year. Our software development MSI TDR: Cyber defence and security is a we plan to develop by making additions platform will allow us to develop mod- subject relevant to individual citizens, to a currently existing product, so that ule-based software; to develop different organisations, institutions and the state. we can create an innovative product to units together on the same module; and, In this context, how does HAVELSAN offer our customers. There is an oppor- since it was formed based on a library approach the subject of cyber defence tunity for everyone. In which ways do we approach, to take specified software and security? Which customers and differ from the others? We want to be- components and use them directly. This solutions does the company target? come ‘an umbrella company.’ There are will present advantages in terms of cost Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: There used to numerous companies and universities and schedule. be a sort of gap in the sector, with every- working in this field. But we want to be- If we return to the first part of your ques- one trying to assume a different role. In come an ‘umbrella’ that will enable tion, I have to say that while software de- the forthcoming period, I believe that the Turkey to become a centre for cyber se- velopment is a very important skill, it is division of roles within the sector will curity technology. We want to gather all still an insufficient capability if you are become clearer. Cyber security is a topic Turkey’s skills and experiences in this lacking knowledge about the relevant of great strategic importance to us. We area under our own roof. field on you are working. It is simply in- see HAVELSAN as a natural address for And in the process, we also establish sufficient, since today, software-related cyber security. So, where are the main our own limits within the framework of skills are basically like knowing how to areas of knowledge and experience of existing capabilities. For example, al- read and write. Per se, knowing soft- HAVELSAN concentrated? Information though it is a technology-related sub- ware is not sufficient. But if you know technology, of course: mainly in soft- ject, we are not dealing with cryptology. enough about the relevant field and you ware, but also to a certain extent in That’s because TÜBİTAK and ASELSAN can write software, then that’s very im- hardware. This is why, with our expert- are already working on this subject. We portant. If you have 100 Java software ise in information technology, we are do not want to waste resources by re- developers with zero knowledge of the well aware of cyber vulnerabilities. peating the activities already being car- field on which you are working, you are Cyber security is thus a natural exten- ried out by others. In order to make the not going to get much out of them. They sion of our work. We say, ‘HAVELSAN is most effective use of the limited re- 42 are going to need solutions and systems the Turkey’s largest and most proficient sources available in this area, it is im- engineers to teach them about the sub- software company’; however, we should portant that we cooperate and form a ject, and explain to them exactly what it extend this sentence by also adding that synergy. is they are supposed to do. In this way, it ‘HAVELSAN is the Turkey’s largest and becomes possible for the software to most proficient cyber security centre.’ MSI TDR: How would you list the main make any system, even a simple me- In the area of cyber security, Turkey advantages that set HAVELSAN apart chanical system, smart. For this reason, needs organisations that assume differ- from its competitors in the area of we have made changes in our organisa- ent roles. First of all, we need standard- cyber defence and security? tion and formed a group we call ‘Solution isation bodies to determine the Could you also tell us something Engineering’. It’s a group of engineers standards. Secondly, we need certifica- about the HAVELSAN Cyber Defence experienced in the field who are capable tion bodies that inspect the compliance and Technology Centre that is currently of understanding customer require- of developed products and solutions being constructed? ments, and of translating them into a with these standards. Thirdly, we need Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: Since cyber se- language that’s comprehensible to de- technology companies that develop suit- curity is a natural extension of our work, signers or software developers. able solutions and products in accor- I can say that HAVELSAN is definitely

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Turkey’s most competent and experi- institutions. In particular, institutions ence. Some of the products in the mar- enced company in this area. For exam- and organisations that lack sufficient ket have a bad reputation; maybe they ple, in the Turkish Air Force Information cyber security personnel and technolo- are good products in themselves, but System Project (HvBS), there is an in- gies will be able to benefit from this because of the question marks con- built firewall that ensures the security of service. We estimate that there is cur- cerning their security, they are deemed the system. However, it was not origi- rently a shortage of approximately unreliable and not used. For this rea- nally developed with the intention of cre- 15,000 cyber security experts in Turkey. son, reliability in cyber security is an ating a firewall solution. Similarly, when As a result of this service centre, various indispensable element. HAVELSAN’s developing the Election Information Sys- institutions and organisations will be technological expertise and experience tem (SEÇSİS), we provided the system able to be meeting their cyber security in this area grants it a significant ad- with inbuilt technologies that ensure its requirements from HAVELSAN. vantage and sets it apart from the oth- security. However, none of these secu- ers. Whilst we are a commercial rity measures were separately devel- MSI TDR: What is the size of the domestic company, we are also a company with oped as individual products. But now, and foreign markets you anticipate for a mission. As a result of our mission, after working on these capabilities and the cyber defence and security solutions the security certification of our facili- technologies for many years, we are developed by HAVELSAN? Do you have ties, and the extensive personal back- now endeavouring to present them as any estimates regarding the share of ground investigation for everyone distinct products. We are working to in- cyber products in your turnover for the working at our company, we are one of clude highly qualified and experienced upcoming period? the few companies that can ensure the experts from Turkey and around the Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: The cyber secu- maximum level of reliability. All this world. We also have nearly 800 engi- rity market is the fastest growing area makes HAVELSAN an even more im- 44 neers for developing any hardware or within the informatics market. Last year, portant organisation. software we might need. the size of this market was around $50- In foreign markets, relations between Our HAVELSAN Cyber Defence Technol- 55 billion and this year, the market is ex- countries play a determining role. ogy Centre has four main functions. pected to increase to $70-80 billion. Friendly and allied countries are our First, it is a laboratory in which we can There are even estimates claiming that natural markets. Recently, when we develop our technologies. Secondly, it is next year the market will reach $100 bil- were visited by a foreign delegation, we a ‘Test Centre’ where we can test and lion. On the other hand, it is calculated discussed a number of similar topics verify our cyber security solutions, or the that the annual global cost of the dam- with them. They asked us: ‘We are wait- ones customers are currently using or age caused by cyber-crimes is more ing for the launching of your products; planning to purchase. Thirdly, it is a than $400 billion. will we be able to collaborate on any ‘Training Centre’ where we can make The issue of security has a particular projects?” live displays in order to better explain vulnerability: you must ensure that all So, this was a summary of our expecta- the subject of cyber security. Fourthly, it your products are secure. If you cannot tions regarding the market. On the other is a ‘Defence Centre’ where we can pro- ensure this, then having a very good hand, I think it is still too early to set tar- vide cyber security services to various product makes absolutely no differ- gets for our company turnover.

MSI TDR - January 2016 www.milscint.com ities, they have not considered utilising their idle capacity for their own training purposes until now. On the other hand, training is one of our main areas of ac- tivity, and now the two companies are considering whether to cooperate on this matter. I also would like to mention that from now on we will also be developing sim- ulators for civilian aircraft. There is a po- tential project, for which contract negotiations are still ongoing, that re- quires us to develop a Boeing 737-800 MSI TDR

© simulator for THY. In the defence sector, the development of a simulator takes place more or less within the framework of a mutual agreement with the cus- tomer. In the civilian sector, on the other hand, certification is very important. We will soon have a product that has suc- From Simulators to Training isational structure, where training is cessfully passed all certification MSI TDR: In recent years, HAVELSAN presented to customers as a service or processes. When developing simulators, has gone beyond simulators to develop product and when it comes to such you have to use data from the aircraft integrated training systems. Is this a services, our customers generally de- manufacturers. Boeing used to give you trend that will be continuing? mand turnkey solutions. For example, folders and folders of documents, and If so, will this mean that HAVELSAN we did this for the TAF when establish- you had to base your simulator design will manage projects at a higher level, ing a training centre for them. We took on the information they contained. How- while the companies with which it care of everything from the building to ever, not everyone understood this in- collaborates on simulation and training the simulators, and even the operation, formation 100 percent, which is why you related areas will assume more maintenance and management of the had differences between simulators. responsibility at lower levels? centre. We will be using an even more Boeing eventually changed its policy on Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: Yes, we can see advanced model when working with this subject. Nowadays, they provide a this as a continuing trend. As I have Turkish Airlines (THY). We plan not ready-to-use electronic data package. mentioned before, we have even re- only to establish a training centre with This allows you to develop products by named the relevant department ac- THY, but also operate it jointly. This using the aircraft manufacturer’s real cordingly. Basically, it is all about centre will meet the needs of THY, data. For the Boeing 737-800 aircraft, training. We consider simulators as a while also providing services to cus- we will be the first company in the world technology that can be used for train- tomers from across the world. Since to develop a simulator by using this data ing. We are trying to form a new organ- training is not one of THY’s main activ- package. INTERVIEW

One of HAVELSAN’s primary areas of focus in the coming period will be the development of training technologies.

Now, concerning the second part of your Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: As you may al- in Turkey for command and control question, we are not a company that ready know, GENESİS was the first systems, we do not very often hear about produces training content; instead, we HAVELSAN Command and Control HAVELSAN when it comes to long-range are a company that produces the infra- System to be developed. I think I should air and missile defence systems. structure through which training is pro- also mention the contributions made by Would HAVELSAN wish to take part in vided. But we are holding talks with ARMERKOM since we first became such projects? content-producing companies. We are involved in the project in 2004. Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: Command and working with business partners in our ARMERKOM made a ground breaking control, training and simulators are ecosystem on this subject. achievement by developing, testing and our primary areas of activity. When demonstrating the applicability of there is a project involving the devel- MSI TDR: You mentioned the Turkey’s first Combat Management opment of an indigenous solution in Boeing 737-800 simulator. Apart from System. The inclusion of HAVELSAN into these areas, we make the necessary this system, what is the situation this project, and its involvement as an preparations by anticipating that we in the civilian market for HAVELSAN’s industrial partner, has led to the other will be given a significant role in them. simulator and training systems? projects we later assumed and com- We have command and control, train- Could you share your objectives for the pleted, and also to the projects we plan ing and simulation solutions that are civilian market with our readers? to conduct in the future. The skills we approved worldwide with respect to Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: As is the case in acquired in the MİLGEM, New Type Pa- their technology, pricing and perform- other areas of activity, the ideal distribu- trol Boat and the New Type Submarine ance. Therefore, it would be perfectly tion in the area of training would be one projects have laid the ground for our in- natural for these solutions to be used third defence, one third civilian and the volvement in the development of the LST in air defence projects. final third for exports, in terms of and LHD systems that required even turnover. In sub-areas, the ideal ratios more complex systems and advanced MSI TDR: While answering my questions, might slightly vary. We anticipate that software. We are proud to be part of a you have more or less summarised the civilian part of our training activities modernisation effort of such a large your 2023 objectives. But what are will develop more rapidly. We have de- scale that only a few navies around the HAVELSAN’s turnover, export and 46 veloped a forest fire simulator for the world would be bold enough to perform. R&D expenditure objectives for the Ministry of Forestry. We are also con- In all of these projects, HAVELSAN has years preceding 2023? ducting a number of studies in the area worked not only as a system developer, Ahmet Hamdi ATALAY: I started by de- of healthcare. There is also a great po- but also as a systems integrator. The scribing the company objectives for 2023 tential in civil aviation. next stage for these skills and compe- for the following reason: We are cur- tencies will be the development of Net- rently at a time where we set our targets MSI TDR: As the TAF completes the work-Centric and Integrated Data for the future. There are two ways we capabilities it did not have previously, Command and Control Systems. can do this. You can either begin plan- like the Landing Platform Dock, ning in a stepwise fashion by starting HAVELSAN finalises its command and Together, We will Achieve from the current year, and saying ‘I will control systems product family, upon Turkey’s Objectives for 2023 achieve such and such level of growth which the command and control systems MSI TDR: I would like to talk a little bit every year...’, until you get to the year of these capabilities rely. What kind of a about the future. There is something we 2023. Or alternatively, you can do the op- road map does HAVELSAN have for its consider to be rather interesting: While posite by first determining an objective command and control systems? HAVELSAN remains the ‘go-to’ address for 2023. We actively chose the latter;

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HAVELSAN That’s why we first set our objectives for set a vision for my colleagues. As 2023, and then worked in reverse to de- HAVELSAN, we are a team, and we will termine objectives for the years preced- achieve these objectives together. If ing it. In the coming months, the the team does not believe in these ob- objectives will become clearer. Our jectives, then we will not even have the growth may not be linear; it may, for ex- chance of being successful. So it is im- ample, begin with 20 percent annually, portant that the team embraces these and increase more rapidly afterwards. objectives. If you do not set targets, We are currently working on these sub- you will not have anything with which jects. to assess your performance, and you If you can’t measure something, you will not be able to guide your team. won’t be able to manage it either. These objectives are also commit- And if you can’t make comparisons ments to our stakeholders and there- between the results you’ve measured fore, we dedicate ourselves to these then you won’t know how well you’re commitments. HAVELSAN has a performing. We are trying to estab- very experienced and talented team, lish a metric-based system where and we believe that this team will everything is measured and calcu- allow us to succeed. And that is pre- lated. The system will measure cisely what we intend to do as we set everything, from the performance of on this journey. because HAVELSAN’s current status individuals to the financial perform- and actual potential do not match. In ance of the company, and also involve On behalf of our readers, we would other words, HAVELSAN’s potential is the analysis of current capabilities like to thank Ahmet Hamdi Atalay, actually far greater than its current sta- and their limits. the General Manager and CEO of tus. If we make plans for the future by Why I am openly announcing these HAVELSAN, for taking the time looking at the present situation, we 2023 objectives? First, it’s because to answer our questions and for might miss the opportunity to reach our I consider myself responsible for these providing us with such valuable potential. objectives. Secondly, I would like to information. SPECIAL COVERAGE MSI TDR ©

The world’s first open-to-public 4K teleconferences were held at the event though images projected Unless otherwise stated, all photographs: onto a giant screen placed on the stage. The teleconferences involved live connections to the 3rd Bosphorus Bridge, the 3rd Istanbul Airport, Izmit Bay Bridge and the TAI Space Systems Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) Centre located in Ankara. TÜRKSAT and MÜSİAD Brings Together the Space Ecosystem he opening programme The Satellite, Space and Technology Days Powered by TÜRKSAT of this event held in the TIstanbul Haliç Congress event, in which MÜSİAD took part as a strategic partner, was Centre was attended by nu- held in Istanbul between December 11 and 12. The event was merous guests, including Bi- nali Yıldırım, the Minister of organised not only to bring together Turkey’s space ecosystem, Transport, Maritime Affairs but also to discuss how it could be further developed, serving as and Communications; Fikri Işık, the Minister of Science, a platform that gathered all the relevant parties. Industry and Technology; and Özgür Deniz KAYA / [email protected] 48 Akif Çağatay Kılıç, the Minister of Youth and Sports. In addi- Understanding the riencing such a day. Embold- try- Turkey’s gross national tion to panels, conferences Significance of the ened by a vision that looks be- product has reached $800 bil- and training programmes, an 2004 SSİK Decisions yond the horizon, Turkish lion. However, while it is im- exhibition also featured for the At the event, Nail Olpak, the entrepreneurs working world- portant that we preserve and duration of the event. 87 tech- President of MÜSİAD, gave the wide have gathered here today capitalise on these gains, we, nology companies attended opening speech. Sharing his due to the prospect of a satel- as MÜSAİD, have also empha- the event, as well as various views on space technologies lite and space ecosystem that sised the need for a new companies and speakers from and the event, Olpak said: can potentially contribute transformation in our report Japan, the United States, the “There are such critical mo- $1 billion to the national on the Middle-Income Trap United Kingdom, Afghanistan, ments in the history of every economy... Since the period published in 2012. We need a Poland, Sweden, the Nether- nation that it can take us many immediately following 2002 new story, in other words the lands and Azerbaijan. The years to understand quite how -a period that can aptly be second development initia- event attracted nearly 10,000 pivotal they in fact were. I be- called the first genuine devel- tive... As MÜSİAD, we are visitors. lieve that today, we are expe- opment initiative of our coun- working to set in motion a new

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chain of events that will culmi- vision to our country, while satellites, we can easily grasp importance of the event and of nate in these changes our also increasing our strategic the significance of these areas space technologies: “I con- country needs. The High-Tech superiority. Fully conscious of and subjects. In addition to sider this event to be an ex- Port concept, which we the significance of these mon- working on our satellite and tremely valuable illustration demonstrated for the first umental steps, we are gather- space technologies, we will how well the vision of our time during the 15th MÜSAİD ing here today for Turkey’s also endeavour to enrich the President and government, International Fair held last satellite, space and technology content of our e-state portal, concerning space and satellite year under the auspices of our ecosystem. For this event – and to market this portal to technologies, is being shared President and with the support the goal of which is to create new countries. We will also and embraced by the real sec- of the Prime Minister, at- and promote an indigenous discuss with our stakeholders tor. If Turkey wishes to be- tracted a great deal of interest. satellite ecosystem and to in- the road maps for increasing come a global power, it is Encouraged by the great inter- crease the ratio of domestic the level of domestic contribu- essential that we focus and est it generated, we repeated contribution - we have acted in tion in soon-to-be-introduced place a greater emphasis on our High-Tech Port concept in coordination with the Ministry 4.5G technologies. space and satellite technolo- Qatar in cooperation with the of Transport, Maritime Affairs gies... The contribution of the Undersecretariat for Defence and Communications and We will Restructure GÖKTÜRK-2 satellite to our Industries (SSM) between Oc- its affiliated organisation, TÜBİTAK country’s anti-terrorism ef- tober 4 and 8. In Qatar, we dis- TÜRKSAT. In the panels and The second speaker at the forts is, by itself, a sufficient played our transportation, meetings that will be held over event’s opening session was reminder of how important mobile and aerospace tech- the course of the following two Fikri Işık, the Minister of Sci- and necessary national proj- nologies - especially those days, we will discuss business ence, Industry and Technol- ects are in this area. However, pertaining to the defence in- and cooperation opportunities ogy. Minister Işık began his our need for satellites is cer- dustry. And today, we are with our local and interna- speech by emphasising the tainly not limited to military gathered here for a new and tional guests in important exciting opportunity. Today, we areas, such as the creation of fully understand and appreci- Turkey’s national satellite ate that Turkey’s new vision is, ecosystem, the transforma- in fact, the product of the De- tion of the e-state portal to a fence Industry Executive Com- global brand, and the domes- mittee (SSİK) decisions taken tic contribution ratio to impor- in 2004. The political will, tant technologies, such as the which was shown on that day, 4.5G and 5G. Considering that put an end to the mentality today there are only six or that focused exclusively on di- seven countries in the world rect procurement, and served that are capable of both pro- The SSM opened a stand at the event. as a basis for Turkey’s efforts ducing and commercialising over the past 11 years to con- centrate on product develop- COSPAR General Assembly will be Held in Turkey ment. The result was the The 41st General Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) will be held in Istanbul ATAK helicopter, the MİLGEM, between July 30 and August 7. The event, which is held biennially and brings together leading figures the ALTAY tank, the GÖKTÜRK from the field of space science as well as the space industry, will be hosted by TÜBİTAK under the satellite, the Modern Infantry coordination of the TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute. The event will also include an Rifle, and many other defence exhibition between August 1 and 5, where companies will have the opportunity to display their products products that granted new and solutions. Detailed information regarding the event can be accessed at: cospar2016.tubitak.gov.tr technologies as well as a new www.milscint.com MSI TDR - January 2016 SPECIAL COVERAGE

TÜBİTAK... we will be working cal capacity of our country, and on the structural reorganisa- for laying the groundwork tion of TÜBİTAK in the upcom- upon which new and innova- ing period. We will not let tive companies can develop.” TÜBİTAK be an institution that wastes time by conducting the We Need to Put same research and develop- More Brainpower ment (R&D) activities that is into our Work also being carried out in the The final speech of the open- private sector. Currently, the ing session was made by Bi- private sector has absolute nali Yıldırım, the Minister of dominance in production and Transport, Maritime Affairs ASELSAN’s stand featured satellite communication and 4.5G technology. as such, the private sector also and Communications. In his needs to be the determining speech, Minister Yıldırım force in R&D. For this reason, shared his thoughts on tech- we will restructure TÜBİTAK nology and the future as fol- to become an institution that lows: “Turkey will not be able supports and promotes the to achieve its 2023 objectives private sector’s R&D activities solely with its traditional prod- and with the TÜRKSAT-6A we ucts and exports. We need to have taken the first step to- place greater emphasis on wards achieving this. We have technology-intensive, high paved the way for the involve- added value and innovative ment of the private sector with products. In other words, we TAI displayed models of its satellite projects. some of the TÜRKSAT-6A need to put more brainpower work packages. We plan to into our work. In the present- take advantage of its experi- day world, we can see that ence by having TÜBİTAK focus many 200-300 year-old com- more on basic areas of re- panies are gradually reducing search, as well as other areas in size, while companies on which the private sector founded only 15-20 years ago cannot conduct research. We are reaching a size that ex- also wish to transform ceeds the gross national prod- TÜBİTAK’s institutes into proj- uct of many countries. This ect management and system clearly shows that the future integration mechanisms. lies in brainpower, in technol- ogy, and in making a differ- Projects Continuing ence.” at Full Pace Describing how TÜRKSAT be- ROKETSAN emphasised its Space Launch System project. Minister Işık continued by say- came what it is today, Minister purposes or our security and vested in the agricultural sec- ing, “We have also initiated the Yıldırım said, “Although defence policies. Data from tor. Thus, with this project, we national ground station devel- TÜRKSAT was initially founded satellites provide solutions to will not only increase the res- opment project, along with for managing satellites, it has our needs in many different olution of the satellite, but will various other projects for today become a technology de- areas, such as agriculture, also be able to complete all lithium batteries, solar panels velopment business. TÜRKSAT disaster management, com- development stages on the and solar cells used in satel- is also working on e-state ap- 50 munication, urban planning, new satellite by the time the lites. At the Space Qualified plications, analogue broad- and the service sector.” current satellite completes its Material Technologies Sympo- casting, digital broadcasting, Minister Işık also described life-cycle. The project for the sium, to be held on December webcasting, satellite produc- on-going and planned proj- TÜRKSAT-6A satellite - our 14 and 15, we will be signing tion and national software. At ects: “With the GÖKTÜRK-2 first national communication the agreements for these the time, we had also added a renovation projects we are satellite - is also proceeding panel, cell and battery sub- provision to the law concern- currently working on, we are successfully according to our system projects. I would also ing the establishment of proposing to develop a new planned schedule. As you may specifically like to mention TÜRKSAT, which required that observation satellite with already know, in this project that we intend to establish a the organisation would also 50 cm resolution. If you add a we implemented a new model centre for the development of work on developing national hyperspectral camera to this that involves the participation optical materials for satellites. and critical software. It was new satellite, you will even be of the private sector. This suc- All these activities are impor- this that enabled TÜRKSAT to able to identify the type of cessful model will also serve tant; not only with regard to gain a significant infrastruc- plants growing in cultivated as a reference point during the satellite production but also ture and experience of devel- areas and the produce har- process of restructuring for enhancing the technologi- opment activities. From now

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Binali Yıldırım, the Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications

Prof. Dr.Ensar Gül, the General Manager of TÜRKSAT and Nail Olpak, the President of MÜSAİD, presenting a satellite model Minister Yıldırım.

on, TÜRKSAT will work in co- with Serdar Hüseyin Yıldırım, be completed within a year, Consultant to the Technical operation with TÜBİTAK and the General Manager of the and the GÖKTÜRK-1 will be General Director of THY; and the Ministry of Science, Indus- State Airports Authority launched into space and enter Prof. Dr. Alim Rüstem Aslan, try and Technology on R&D (DHMİ); Nihat Özdemir, Mem- into service in the second half Space Laboratories Director at activities, the development of ber of the Board at IGA; and of 2016. Our facility is Europe’s the Department of Astronauti- innovative products, and on Yusuf Akçayoğlu, the CEO of most advanced satellite inte- cal Engineering of Istanbul the production of high-tech- IGA, who were all at the con- gration and testing centre and Technical University (İTÜ), nology and high-added value struction site of the Third Is- has the capabilities to serve shared their opinions and products in Turkey.” tanbul Airport. The third both military and civilian satel- thoughts regarding the space Minister Yıldırım also said of connection was made with lites. The facility can provide sector. the TÜRKSAT-6A satellite: Murat Gönenli, the Regional services for all satellites up to After summarising the activi- “The national satellite is ex- Director of the Public and Pri- five tons, and can manufacture ties of TAI in the field of space pected to involve a budget of vate Sector Cooperation, who up to two satellites simultane- technology, Şenol answered a approximately ¨600 million. was near İzmit Bay Bridge. ously.” question regarding qualified TÜBİTAK is also involved in the And the last connection was human resources by empha- funding of the project, con- made with the AIT Centre Main Players of the sising the need to increase the tributing nearly ¨170 million within TAI. This connection in- Space Industry number of projects. Şenol also to the budget. The Ministry of volved conversations with Introduce Themselves said that in order to promote Transport, Maritime Affairs Mustafa Şeker, Deputy Under- During the panel entitled the development of its human and Communications will like- secretary for Defence Indus- “Satellite and Ecosystem: Per- resources and to achieve tech- wise provide ¨370 million. tries; Dr. Celal Sami Tüfekçi, spectives from the Standpoint nological depth, Turkey needs TÜRKSAT will also cover a Deputy Undersecretary for of the Industry and Technol- to allocate more funds to the part of the project.” Defence Industries; Muhar- ogy,” panellists, Sinan Şenol, field of space technology. Following Minister Yıldırım’s rem Dörtkaşlı, the President & the Executive Vice President of Özdemir explained that while speech, the world’s first open- CEO of TAI; and Selman the TAI Space Systems Group; certain space technology re- to-public 4K teleconferences Demirel, the Director of the Taner Özdemir, the Director of quirements are being pro- were held at the event with im- TÜRKSAT Satellite Programs. the ASELSAN Satellite and cured externally in the first ages projected onto a giant During the teleconference Ground Systems Program; Dr. stages due to time constraints, screen. These teleconfer- connection, Şeker said: “Tests Lokman Kuzu, the Director of they are also working in paral- ences were also the first for the GÖKTÜRK-1 satellite the TÜBİTAK Space Technolo- lel to develop technologies for 52 broadcasts made through the are currently continuing at this gies Research Institute domestic solutions, and that TÜRKSAT-4B satellite. The centre. The satellite tests will (TÜBİTAK Space); Halil Tokel, ASELSAN has a strong posi- teleconferences involved live connections to the Third Bosporus Bridge, the Third Is- tanbul Airport, the İzmit Bay Bridge and the TAI Space Sys- tems Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) Centre. The first connection was made with İsmail Kartal, the Director General of Highways, who was at the construction site of the Third Bosporus Bridge. The second connection was made SMEs showed great interest in the event.

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Panellists attending the panel entitled “Satellite and Ecosystem: Perspectives from the Standpoint of the Industry and Technology,” together with the event participants who gave speeches before the panel. tion in the area of communica- 0.5 m resolution camera. Con- hundreds of thousands of Prof. Dr. Aslan spoke about tion systems. cerning human resources, he Small and Medium-scale En- the studies at İTÜ on Dr. Kuzu, on the other hand, complained about the lengthy, terprises (SMEs) in Istanbul cube satellites. Observing spoke about TÜBİTAK Space’s five to six month, periods nec- and Turkey, amongst which it that Turkey has not yet activities and noted that they essary for recruiting person- is definitely possible to find achieved a desirable level are currently developing a hy- nel; of the inability to employ companies that can produce with regard to the generation perspectral camera within the part-time university students; the much-required compo- of knowledge, Prof. Dr. Aslan scope of the IMECE project, and of the bureaucratic obsta- nents, or at least develop the emphasized the importance that they are conducting stud- cles in bringing foreign ex- necessary technologies for the of having educational institu- ies on electric propulsion, and perts to Turkey. production of these compo- tions conduct project-based that they are keen to develop a Tokel noted that there are nents. activities. Participants of the panel entitled “National Satellite Project”.

TÜRKSAT-6A as the satellite in Turkey, was finding are developing the back-up perimentally and tested within Focus of the Sector sufficient funds for the project systems for these sub-sys- the scope of the project. Another panel held on the first budget. Gülgönül explained tems indigenously. TÜBİTAK Space will be devel- day of the event was one enti- that R&D projects can involve Sharing his thoughts on the oping the flight computer and tled “The National Satellite two-and-a-half time more sustainability of the space software, the power distribu- Project.” The participants of costs than usual procurement sector, Gülgönül said that tion unit, the power regulator, this panel, moderated by Şenol projects, and that the TÜRKSAT purchases, on aver- the electric propulsion system Gülgönül, the Deputy General ¨546 million budget of the age, one satellite every three and the interface control cards Manager of TÜRKSAT, in- TÜRKSAT-6A project is funded and a half years, and that this on its own. In addition, cluded Dr. Sadık Murat Yüksel, jointly by the Ministry of Trans- alone can generate a consid- TÜBİTAK Space will also de- the Business Development port, Maritime Affairs and erable business volume for velop ground equipment for Manager of TÜBİTAK Space; Communications, TÜBİTAK the sector in Turkey. integration and tests, as well İzzet Bayır, the Director of the and TÜRKSAT. The design for Dr. Yüksel told the audience as the satellite simulator. The Navigation and Communica- the satellite and all the satellite- about the activities and work share that TÜBİTAK Space will tion Satellite Programs at the related software for the project packages of TÜBİTAK Space - have in the project budget TAI AIT Centre; Atak Özkan, are being undertaken domesti- the institution currently will be ¨208 million and the Manager of Mission Loads at cally. However, since space sys- managing the TÜRKSAT-6A institution will employ 130 ASELSAN; and Dr. Cüneyd tems require equipment with project. TÜBİTAK Space is re- full-time personnel for the Fırat, the General Manager of proven track records, and since sponsible for 14 out of the 22 project. CTECH. TÜRKSAT-6A is a commercial advanced work packages in Bayır noted that, in the Gülgönül explained that the satellite; all critical satellite the project. Sub-systems to TÜRKSAT-6A project, TAI will greatest difficulty they have sub-systems are obtained be developed by TÜBİTAK assume tasks similar to those experienced in the project they through the direct procure- Space include components, have started for undertaking ment of already tested and such as reaction wheels, sun R&D studies to develop and used equipment. In contrast, sensors and star tracker, construct the TÜRKSAT-6A the project partner companies which will be developed ex-

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it conducted during the Mitsubishi Electric displaying the satellite models it produced for TÜRKSAT. GÖKTÜRK-2 project. Accord- ingly, TAI will be responsible for designing the structural sub-system, the heat control sub-system, the propulsion sub-system and the cabling. In addition, it will also be involved in specific software packages and in the launch and launch guarantee activities. Further- more, the integration and tests of the satellite will be carried out at the AIT Centre. While TAI used aluminium in the panels for GÖKTÜRK-2, it that since the regulations on ASELSAN has designed and project budget, and will be will be using carbon fibre-re- project supports and grants do produced critical components working on the project with inforced plastic panels in this not cover some of the ex- for both of the sub-systems, 15 personnel. project. The production penses required by this proj- and will also design support Dr. Fırat drew attention to two processes of these panels - ect, TAI will be spending a equipment for the ground and important points: Even after which are lighter than alu- considerable portion of its own orbital tests of the transpon- TÜRKSAT-6A enters into orbit, minium panels - have been resources for this project. ders. ASELSAN’s budget for Turkish companies will not be fully qualified by TAI. During Özkan noted that while the the Q band sub-system will be able to penetrate international ¨139 million, and a total of markets unless they succeed 87 personnel will be working in having proven track records on the project. for indigenous products. Dr. Dr. Fırat said that they would Fırat therefore stressed that be working on the telemetry, business opportunities in telecommand and distance Turkey are of vital importance measurement module, as the for sustainability. Pointing out only SME taking part in the that there are nearly 1,000 The satellite panel produced project. The module plays a companies in Japan working by TAI being attentively critical role in the satellite’s in the field of space technol- examined by the communication with the ogy, Dr. Fırat emphasised that participants of the panel ground; for this reason, it will Turkey needs to broaden the entitled the ‘National Satellite Project.’ be procured directly as a ready technological base of the in- product with a proven track dustry. the event, TAI displayed sam- Q band transponder system record. On the other hand, This event, which brought to- ples of the panels it produced. was developed with the project CTECH will also be working in gether leading individuals and TAI has a share of ¨162.8 mil- budget, the X band transpon- parallel on the development companies involved in the lion in the project budget, and der was developed with funds and production of an indige- space industry, ended follow- is taking part with a team of from the Undersecretariat for nous module. CTECH will have ing a second day of organised 104 people. Bayır indicated Defence Industries (SSM). a share of ¨35.8 million in the activities.

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© Ecosystem: STM STM The National Aerospace Platform ompared with other similar events, the seminar was ex- Certification Seminar, organised by STM tremely well attended. The opening speech being given by was held in Ankara on December 16. CDavut Yılmaz, General Manager of STM. Recalling that Turkey’s problems regarding certification go back to the first In the opening session of the event, years of the Republic, when Vecihi Hürkuş tried to get certification the current situation with respect to for the aeroplane he designed himself, Yılmaz continued as fol- lows: “If, after 85 years, we are still discussing and having issues certification was identified, and the with certification; it means that, as a country, we have to be self- proposed way forward was outlined. critical, from the private to public sector and from universities to K. Burak CODUR / [email protected] centres of private education. In order to deflect some of the crit- Vehbi TUNCA / [email protected] icism, we have to acknowledge that the development of the aero- space industry had stopped from time to time and even declined 40 different sub-fields of certification is indeed a serious initiative. for certain periods during these 85 years. However, particularly However, this initiative taken is not sufficient for STM; it is not in the light of developments in this area during the last decade, enough for our country either. We need more than this; to ap- we currently do not have any such excuses. Projects, which were proach this certification issue in an organised and systematic started in the recent past or will be started in the near future, manner we need more and more companies, institutions and such as The Regional Aircraft Project, The Indigenous Helicopter universities. In fact, we see this event as a catalyst to support this Project, The Turkish Fighter Development (TF-X) Program and process and accelerate the mechanism of this ecosystem.” numerous aerospace platforms like ANKA or HÜRKUŞ show us that we do not have much time, and the private sector, the public DGCA is Growing with the Industry sector and the university ecosystem must take rapid, tangible Taking the floor after Yılmaz, Bilal Ekşi, Director General of Civil steps for certification. I think the keywords here are ‘tangible Aviation said that, while Turkey has accomplished important steps’. As we all know very well, one of the main problems in this progress in civil aviation, these achievements were more from a ecosystem is also one of the key elements of it: Human re- ‘consumer’ standpoint and Turkey should now become a manu- sources. It is of critical importance that all the stakeholders show facturer as well. Ekşi explained that public institutions cannot initiative and focus on this issue. As STM, we are currently pro- meet a need that is not there, thus they were not able to work on viding services for the industry with approximately 40 certification certification in the past. Now that this need has emerged with the engineers. In 2016, we plan to employ 60 certification engineers HÜRKUŞ and the Indigenous Helicopter projects of the Under- – an increase of 50 percent. This is really a serious figure. On the secretariat for Defence Industries (SSM), and he added that they other hand, we have already started to provide training at the STM now participate in these processes. Ekşi also gave the following Academy and in 2016 we are planning training in 40 different sub- example regarding the emergence of this need: “We recently fields, all of which are specific to this area. Providing training in spoke at a meeting. As you know, there are many hot air balloon

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activities in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, where we have a EASA and the project has almost reached its final stage. The In- representative office. We have fairly broad legislation regarding digenous Helicopter project is on hold due to the waiting period hot air balloon systems. At their meetings with the European Avi- at the EASA. We currently have two applications: The first one is ation Safety Agency (EASA), our colleagues have been working from 19 Mayıs University, Samsun, for the manufacture of an air- on new legislation regarding hot air balloons, because until then craft, which weighs less than 1,800 kg. There is also the joint proj- there had been no need for it.” ect between İTÜ and Hattat Holding for the manufacture of an Ekşi summarised the work on certification by the Directorate aircraft weighing less than 1,100 kg. There was also the amateur General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as follows: “As DGCA, we have aircraft project of the Turkish Aeronautical Association, upon also internally restructured the Airworthiness Department and which we have reached a specific point in its certification. How- established a certification coordinator. We now have a total of ever, since activities relating to this aircraft have been halted, we eight personnel, including one pilot, working in this section. In have not been able to finalise it.” addition, a total of 31 academics and lecturers, from various uni- At the end of his speech, Ekşi also addressed some words to in- versities, have been appointed as experts to various panels. We dustrialists: “If your product is only to be used for aircraft in also have four academics working part time... We signed a pro- Turkey, our certification will be sufficient. But, should you wish tocol with the SSM, for exchanging technical expertise and co- to sell your product worldwide, you will need EASA or FAA certi- operation in certification projects... In addition, approximately fication. Therefore, you shall start the process there and we shall three months ago a protocol was signed with the Turkish Stan- assist you... Our industrialists are of the opinion that ‘we shall re- dards Institution (TSE) for the establishment of the test centres, ceive the certification more easily here in our country!’ This is which will constitute the infrastructure for certification in Turkey. simply not true. We have the same set of rules here and we can’t Investment for this matter will be planned in 2016.” disregard them.” Ekşi also drew attention to a common misconception regarding certification. Although there is an assumption that an aircraft Certification is also among the without certification from the American Federal Aviation Admin- Top Issues in SSM Agenda istration (FAA) and EASA will not be able to fly, in fact its certifi- The next speaker of the opening session was Dr. Celal Sami cation by any signatory country of the Chicago Convention means Tüfekçi, Deputy Undersecretary for Defence Industries. it is valid for other countries as well. In this context, certification Dr. Tüfekçi expressed his satisfaction with the event and the large issued by the DGCA will mean it has worldwide validity. Ekşi also attendance with the following words: “I did not think that this stated that on the other hand, while legally valid, the commercial event would attract so much attention. I really am impressed. I value of this certification would be questioned and a platform or would like to thank everyone for their participation. This is a very sub-system without FAA and EASA certifications would be unable important event. We should hold one at an international level, to achieve worldwide commercial success. when we would also be able to benefit from the opinions of in- Ekşi summarised the overall situation regarding certification ternational experts, but this is a very good start.” 59 from the DGCA perspective, as follows: “Is there a deficiency in Dr. Tüfekçi said that in the past, they had focused on platform the legislative infrastructure of Turkey in terms of certification? development on the defence side of the aerospace industry and, No. As currently, the entire EASA legislation regarding certifica- although knowing the importance of certification, they had kept tion is being incorporated into Turkey’s domestic legislation. In the subject in the background. He explained that they saw cer- terms of legislative infrastructure, DCGA is ready to issue certi- tification as time-consuming and challenging as the design el- fication but we need to make some improvements in terms of ement. technical competence. We started work on this requirement two Dr. Tüfekçi emphasised that certification is very important for years ago when it first became apparent in Turkey however we safety as well as exports. He went on to say that manufacturing have not yet reached the desired level of competence and are figures must be increased in order to maintain cost effective- openly collaborating with all the stakeholders... Currently five ness and this necessitates opening to foreign markets in addi- companies in Turkey have obtained various authorisations from tion to the domestic one. He also reminded the audience that the EASA under Part 21 and DGCA had also authorised four of products sold in the aviation industry should have certification. these companies in accordance with national legislation. We car- Another subject Dr. Tüfekçi mentioned was the certification of ried out the certification work for the HÜRKUŞ project with the unmanned aerial vehicles. www.milscint.com MSI TDR - January 2016 SPECIAL COVERAGE

Dr. Celal Sami Tüfekçi, Deputy Undersecretary for Defence Industries Erhan Yüceer, Director of Engineering and Certification Services at STM

At the end of his speech, Dr. Tüfekçi referred to work regarding Yüceer listed the institutions that have obtained an authority the Turkish Military Aviation Authority (TAHO): “While there is no approved design and/or manufacturing organisation certifi- legally defined military authority in military aviation, in the near cate in Turkey as follows: TAI (design and manufacturing), future we will be establishing the TAHO. The draft law is ready; it Turkish Technic (design and manufacturing), TSI will become operational after a few finishing touches.” (design and manufacturing) and Traces (design). STM is a lso intending to obtain an approved design certificate. Yüceer Military Certification: The Current Situation also urged other companies to acquire this The final speaker of the opening session was Erhan Yüceer, certification. Director of the STM Engineering and Certification Services De- Briefly mentioning his views on the lack of human resources in partment, with his presentation entitled “The State of Certifica- the field, Yüceer said that increasing the number of aviation uni- tion Activities in Turkey”. versities would be an option. At the beginning of his presentation, Yüceer explained the current At the end of this speech, Yüceer emphasised the importance of state of military certification as seen in Figure 1. He said that cur- the private sector’s participation in RTCA and SAE study groups rently there is no authority established by law but there is coop- regarding aviation and certification. “Experts, from around the eration between the operational force using the related aircraft world, whom we shall never get to know otherwise, are in these and the SSM, regarding the issue of certification. groups. So far, approximately twenty of our colleagues have Yüceer said that the work for TAHO started in 2007 in accordance joined these groups. Apart from us, there are no other partici- with the Project Implementation Directive signed by the Minister pants from Turkey. Large organisations in particular should of Turkish National Defence at the time. He explained the signif- support this. There is extensive knowledge to be acquired from icance of this institution as follows: “There is a demand and grow- these groups; you can ask questions of people you know and get ing pressure for establishing a separate authority from Europe, answers.”

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authority. Since we did not have such an STM authority, we encountered some short- comings with the A400M and F-35 proj- ects. This subject is also important in terms of the prestige of the country.” Yüceer listed the certification studies conducted so far, as follows: n Military aviation certification 60 projects since 2004: Erciyes, Özgür, Development of Operative UAV Engine and HÜRKUŞ-B. In addition, studies were also carried out for the A400M project. n Civil aviation certification projects since 2006: HÜRKUŞ-A, Indigenous Helicopter and National Regional Aircraft, which is expected to start in the near future. n Projects that have no certification item in their contracts, but including airworthiness studies: T-38 modernisation, ATAK, Figure 1. Chart showing the current situation of Military Aviation Certification in Turkey, part of the presentation by Erhan Karayel. Yüceer, Director of STM Engineering and Certification Services. (Responsible authorities are written in parentheses)

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Our vision is : To become a competitive company with a global presence in the field of original power systems. Our mission is : To become a leading engine company in the design, manufacture and services of competitive, sustainable and original products for the power systems and derivatives used in aviation, on a global scale. Our values are : To Design the future by valuing and respecting people and the rom the time they are established, environmen and aiming for outstanding results by making the best use companies undergo a series of sta- of our resources. Fges but only a few continue to suc- cessfully operate throughout all of them. These days more than and our Board of Directors approved both statements on ever, the markets within which these companies operate, and October 27, 2015. the needs and expectations of their customers, are going thro- Our vision provides both us and our stakeholders with a road- ugh major changes at an ever increasing pace. Companies not map for a new era. This roadmap has two main courses that both wanting to be caught unprepared by these changes and that are empower and support each other: The first of these is to conti- dissatisfied with what they already have, plan for the future and nue increasing our company activities and the second is the rea- seek organisational change. Organisational change is becoming lisation of original engine design. The sustainable growth of our a requirement for sustainable success in companies and a pre- company will be driven by original product design. requisite is to determine the company vision, which will then be Simply pinpointing the vision and mission statements is not eno- used to guide it through this change. ugh for corporate success. A vision, without any action taken to In our 30th year, we lay the foundations for the future with a new realise it, is no more than a dream. In order to make our vision’s vision, mission and values, which will guide TEI through its or- ‘picture of a bright tomorrow’ a reality, resources and efforts ganisational change. should be transformed into planned action. The future will not wait for us. Today is our only opportunity to We have established our general plans and strategies to show change the future and we are committed to this change. how and through which paths we will be able to attain our vision Our vision represents our objectives and targets that can be rea- and future. We have determined our goals for the next five to ten lized in the future. In other words, our vision of the future is a years, as well as the paths that the company will take. In doing bright picture and one that our company wishes to achieve in a so, we have employed the same method we used to determine set time period. our vision, mission and value statements: By presenting, dis- 62 Our mission is a statement of the tasks and commitments that cussing and agreeing on various ideas in workshops with broad we are prepared to undertake in order to achieve our future participation and consensus. goals, i.e., our vision. It is the answer to the question ‘Why do Our strategies will become a reference point for us and our sta- we, the TEI family, exist?’ keholders in the coming years. Our values also guide our business decisions and choices. How As TEI, we are committed to continuing our achievements in the we do business is as important as what we do and our values future, in the same way that we have accomplished so many provide us with guidance on how we do business. things since our founding in 1985. Our vision was determined, after detailed reviews regarding the We are not a company that is motivated by monthly or annual future of the industry, and the performance of various compa- targets but rather one with long-term goals for the future. nies exists within. Our vision and mission statements were pre- As we are moving towards 2025, our goal is to be an increasingly pared, not by a few managers but by a collective mind, including competitive company with a global presence in the field of ori- all our stakeholders and were finalised only after a series of ginal power systems. meetings with senior executives. The future envisioned for TEI Great goals require even greater efforts. Our work and effort is was expressed in the ‘vision statement’, while our duties to to achieve this great objective. reach this vision were conveyed in the ‘mission statement’ For our future. For our presence in the future.

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t the ceremony, the opening speech was made by Dr. Celal Sami Tüfekçi, the Deputy Undersecretary for Academic Partners A Defence Industries, who underlined the importance of the ceremony: “Signing this protocol with TurAFA is in fact a of the Turkish Air Force: milestone, because this is the first time we are signing a proto- col with a military academy. In that sense, this ceremony is of HAVELSAN particular importance.” Stating that shortages in the qualified workforce still continues, despite the fact that Turkey has suc- cessfully brought to life several important platform projects in and TAI the fields of defence and aerospace, Dr. Tüfekçi shared the fol- lowing example on the basis of the Space Systems Assembly, The Turkish Air Force Academy Integration and Test (USET) Centre founded at TAI: “This is a (TurAFA) has become the tenth higher really outstanding and enviable facility in Europe. However, there is a need for people who will operate this facility and con- education institution to participate stantly furnish it with projects and there is a need for people in the Defence Industry Researcher who will implement those projects. You cannot find the neces- sary people simply by spending money. You cannot just call on Training Programme (SAYP) conducted other people, people from abroad, to come and undertake the by the Undersecretariat for Defence projects with them... The number of people working in the field Industries (SSM). The SAYP protocol of space in Turkey is 500-600 at the most. If we examine the French case, they have a company selling satellites across the between the SSM, TurAFA, HAVELSAN world and the number of people working in their space sector, and TAI was signed at a ceremony including their space agency is more than 30,000. We must therefore train people in order to create an industry of this size.” held in Ankara on December 23. This Protocol will increase participation Creating Synergy with SAYP and Technopark 64 Taking the floor from Dr. Tüfekçi, Major General Fethi Alpay, of the employees of industrial Superintendent of TurAFA, shared an overview of TuAFA’s late companies to graduate and doctoral inclusion to the SAYP: “We are fully aware of the fact that 2015 programmes at the TurAFA is a little bit late for participating in a programme that was ini- tiated in 2011. Indeed, starting this programme as the tenth Aeronautics and Space Technologies university also indicates a delay on our part. This is to say that, Institute (ASTIN). so far ASTIN has not signed up a sufficient number of students K. Burak CODUR / [email protected] from companies in the defence industries for our graduate and Vehbi TUNCA / [email protected] doctoral programmes. In the future we foresee that SAYP will

MSI TDR be a step to supply students. Of course, our vision is to meet to establish a technopark as part of the TurAFA campus. As

© the needs of TurAF and the defence industry, by combining and you know, our campus has an excellent location, next to blending the needs of the defence industry and TurAF and then Atatürk Airport. Establishing a technopark there would make creating appropriate projects.” significant contributions; ones that not only TurAF, but also the Major General Alpay pointed out that TurAFA is in the prepa- Turkish Armed Forces, the defence industry, and Turkey will

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MSI TDR - January 2016 www.milscint.com would actually create a serious synergy. We think that many companies from the defence industry sector will be willing to join the technopark when it has established such a sound place in the sector. This will be a valuable centre, offering a platform that synchronises the performer and the planner; namely, the beneficiary of the task. In general, the main focus of the de- fence industry is Ankara but with this technopark, we envisage a slight movement of the defence industry to Istanbul. Major General Alpay listed the differences and advantages of TurAFA as follows: “With distance learning programmes, we can offer convenience. Our students do not have to come to Is- tanbul. We speak the same language within the sector. Per- haps, today’s students will be the managers of our projects in the future.” In his speech, Major General Alpay anounced the inauguration of the Aeronautics and Space Law Programme with the part- nership of TurAFA and Bahçeşehir University.

Incentive System Matter During the ceremony, Ahmet Hamdi Atalay, General Manager and CEO of HAVELSAN, gave a short review: “As you know, our defence industry has already passed a threshold.” We have al- ready gone beyond stages such as product localization and genuine product development. From product development stage, we have passed into a further advanced stage, which is Research & Development stage. This is not something that can be done by industrial institutions alone. As with the rest of the world, the contribution of universities and research centres is a sine qua non in our country too. The university / industry part- nership, of which we always speak, should now be transformed into action. We have reached a stage that compels this and are grateful to SSM. SSM has launched this programme with a vi- and dominant systems prevails, the role of our sector will be sionary approach. SSM not only brings us together with uni- to handle these policies successfully. Since we have undergone versities, but also incorporates an incentive system within the a selective process for 10-15 years and reached a certain level programme. Generally, such projects do not last very long, as of maturity, I can speak more optimistically about future they are not backed up by an incentive system. I believe this to generations.” be a successful project as it embodies such an incentive Mr. Dörtkaşlı continued his address with an important mes- system. sage when talking about competition within the sector: In the past, the arguments were about “Company B should be pro- Technology Readiness Level - Based vided with this capability, not Company A, or both should have Responsibility Distribution in the Sector that capability.” Rather than such an approach, sharing among The closing speech of the ceremony was made by Muharrem the players, namely the universities, institutes and industrial Dörtkaşlı, President and CEO of TAI. At the beginning of his organizations should agree with the vertical layers of Technol- speech Mr. Dörtkaşlı underlined the significance of human re- ogy Readiness Level (TRL). We see that the issue (discussions sources: “Actually, we are already in a hurry. Our country has on the activity) is sometimes not limited to the companies, as high objectives. The state of affairs is quite good; the signs are institutes and universities are also involved in the sector and strong despite disruptions and delays. We, the Turkish people, we also enter their field from time to time. In my view, Turkey 65 show that we are able to achieve anything when we set our does not to have this luxury.” minds to it and in this way we have to continue to improve. Following these speeches, Deniz Demirci, Group Manager, Given the size of our goals we have tremendous tasks ahead R&D and Technology Management Department, SSM, gave a of us. One starts a business, by saying, ‘I’ve got sufficient cap- presentation about SAYP. According to the information pro- ital’ but when it’s about human resources money can’t close vided by Mr. Demirci, the numbers of projects per year are as the gap. A lack of investment in human resources would lead follows: two projects in 2012, 10 projects in 2013, 13 projects to waste but of course, investment in human resources is a in 2014 and five projects in 2015 have been within the scope of long term processes and requires long term investment. We SAYP. Mr. Demirci added that there is approximately a one- may not always have the patience for that but this is why, when year period between the date of signing the SAYP protocols and we are engaged with current affairs, we cannot ignore the issue the start of the projects and the reason for the recent decline of investing in human resources.” in the number of projects is that the projects detailed in the re- Mr. Dörtkaşlı spoke about his hopes for the future: “As long as cently signed protocols have not yet commenced. Anadolu Uni- our government’s policies support the sector and likewise, our versity, Istanbul University and Yıldız Technical University are Armed Forces show determination to accommodate authentic expected to participate in SAYP during the upcoming periods. www.milscint.com MSI TDR - January 2016 SPECIAL COVERAGE

K. Burak CODUR / [email protected] Turkey Aims Vehbi TUNCA / [email protected] he event opened with speeches from Prof. Dr. İsmail for Leadership in Demir, the Undersecretary for Defence Industries, and TYakup Taşdelen, Head of Unmanned and Smart Systems Department, SSM. Following the speeches, the panel was UAV Technologies moderated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Yeşiltaş, Director of SETA Security Studies. The panel speakers were Prof. Dr. Ünver Kay- The ‘Turkey’s UAV Roadmap in Relation nak, Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology; Cengiz to Technological Developments’ panel Karaağaç, Consultant at STM; Süha Özgür Dinçer, Deputy Gen- was jointly convened by the Foundation eral Manager of Vestel Defence; Remzi Barlas, Director of En- gineering at TAI; and Haluk Bayraktar, General Manager of for Political, Economic and Social Baykar Makina. Research (SETA), the Undersecretariat Full Support for Indigenous for Defence Industries (SSM) and STM, and Original Solutions on December 24, in Ankara. During Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir, the Undersecretary for Defence Indus- tries summarised his vision of the future as follows: “At this the panel, SSM and STM described the point in time, most aviation authorities think that the JSF would current status and future prospects for be practically the last ever manned fighter aircraft. With the sixth generation of fighter aircraft, the pilot would no longer be unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) while in the cockpit and systems where one manned aircraft will be industry companies advised the audience in command of one squadron of UAVs are in consideration.” on the current status of their latest projects. However, the absence of user MSI TDR authorities among the speakers was a notable weakness. 66

Turkey’s main indigenous UAV systems include Vestel

Unless otherwise stated, all photographs: © Defence’s KARAYEL (top), Baykar Makina’s BAYRAKTAR TB2 (centre) and TAI’s ANKA (bottom).

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Noting that Turkey has an opportunity for leadership in UAV technologies, Prof. Dr. Demir voiced the opinions of SSM, as follows: “While the subject under discussion today is un- manned aerial vehicles, we are also talking about unmanned vehicles in different environments: not just in the air, but also on the land and on and under the sea. This is why we changed the name of the UAV Department to ‘Smart Systems’. This is because smart systems are required in every environment, for every operation. And, as SSM, we strongly focus on these sys- tems being indigenous. We aim for platforms where everything from the hardware to software and communication systems is indigenous or procured without any restrictions. While this is the ultimate goal for every aspect of the defence industry, this particular priority is even higher for unmanned systems, where we have already achieved a certain level of technological de- velopment. That is because we know only too well and from bitter experience what potential obstacles may be placed in our path as a result of our achievements in the world. In this con- text, we are taking precautions ahead of time and plan to en- courage all our companies working in this sphere in terms of indigenous and independent work. I would like to point out that prioritising work on R&D is important for dealing with any of the potential obstacles that may deter us, not just by platform and system manufacturers but also by manufacturers of sub- systems and components. In this respect, I would also like to stress that our support for Turkish companies will continue.” In the conclusion of his speech, Prof. Dr. Demir drew attention to the subject of legal regulations: “As you know, one of the issues currently under discussion to a large extent in the USA is Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations for UAVs and these regulations will continue to be issued at an increas- ing rate. So, we must prepare the legal infrastructure for this subject. I am sure we could be seeing hundreds of UAVs in Turkish skies and hundreds of unmanned vehicles on or under our seas and in terms of counter terrorism operations, we could need not only UAVs, but also unmanned land systems.”

Projects are Progressing In his address, Yakup Taşdelen, Head of Unmanned and Smart Systems Department at SSM, summarised the latest state of research in Turkey regarding UAVs. He confirmed that the BAYRAKTAR TB2, with all its capabilities, entered the TAF in- ventory at the end of 2015, the KARAYEL is expected to enter the inventory in the near future and the ANKA-S is expected to enter the inventory in 2017. He used a video display to provide information on developments regarding these three projects. www.milscint.com SPECIAL COVERAGE

Yakup Taşdelen Prof. Dr. Ünver Kaynak

n The first test flight for the ANKA UAV with SATCOM body Turkey. He also emphasised that the arming of BAYRAKTAR TB2 structure (the same external structure as the ANKA-S) and the firing test last December was very important for them. was conducted on December 4, 2015. During his speech, Taşdelen also mentioned the subject of the n The long flight acceptance test for the BAYRAKTAR TB2 Wide Area Surveillance System prototype, developed by was conducted on June 16, 2015. ESEN Systems Integration. As part of the research, a software n A simultaneous flight with two KARAYEL vehicles took place development operation on prototype hardware with a system on December 8, 2015. capable of surveillance over an area of 2km x 2km has been Taşdelen listed the domestic capabilities gained on the plat- developed. Confirming that within the ANKA-S project, they form basis and the corresponding companies, as follows: wish to adapt the resulting capability of this work to current n Fixed Wing UAV Platform: ASELSAN, Baykar Makina, UAVs, Taşdelen said that the UAV Industry Vision and Strategy TK-3 Teknik, MİLYAZ, SE Defence, TAI, Vestel Defence, for the 2009-2016 period was updated, the international con- Z-Sistem sortium model for attack UAVs was being dropped and stated n Multicopter UAV Platform: AROX, Göktürk, Robonik, that they are ready for an effective partnership on equal TARGEM, TEKNOMER grounds regarding strategic and combat UAVs. n Rotary Wing UAV Platform: ASELSAN, BAYKAR, TAI SSM is planning a symposium in May to raise awareness about n Balloon UAV Platform: ASELSAN, Otonom Teknoloji, UAVs. Taşdelen said sub-working groups for updating the TÜRKSAT UAV Systems Roadmap would be established immediately Taşdelen listed capabilities of the sub-systems, as follows: after the symposium and the roadmap will be updated n Ground Control Station: ASELSAN, AYESAŞ, Baykar Makina, in 2017. MilSOFT, MİLYAZ, TAI n Data Link: SAVRONİK, TULACOM n Remote Image Terminal: MilSOFT n Satellite Data Link: SAVRONİK n Engine: TEI n Image Processing: FEMATEK, MilSOFT, SDT n EO/IR Camera: ASELSAN n SAR: ASELSAN, SDT n Wide Area Imaging: ESEN n Mission Planning Software: STM n Weapons: ROKETSAN, TÜBİTAK SAGE n Flight Control Computer: ASELSAN, Baykar Makina, TAI n Mission Computer: ASELSAN n Autopilot: Baykar Makina, TAI, Vestel Defence 68 n Automatic Take Off/ Landing System: Baykar Makina, MİLYAZ, Vestel Table 1. UAVs Developed in Turkey and Current Users Defence (TLFC: Land Forces Command, TurAFC: Air Forces Command, TGGC: Gendarmerie General Command) Taşdelen summarised the UAV System Current User Planned User Overseas User UAVs developed in Turkey and TLFC their current use status, as TGGC BAYRAKTAR Mini UAV - Qatari Armed Forces seen in Table 1. TSFP Taşdelen said that the TNP BAYRAKTAR TB2 is used as a MALAZGİRT Rotary Wing Mini UAV TLFC - - system in the Turkish Armed TLFC TNP (2016) BAYRAKTAR TB2 - Forces (TAF) inventory and TGGC the KARAYEL is used with KARAYEL TLFC - - service leasing in eastern and TurAF (2017) ANKA - - south-eastern regions of TNP

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Academic Agenda: High Altitude UAVs of Vestel Defence in the field of UAVs. Having developed mini The panel then began and the first panel member to speak was UAV systems, such as ARI in 2005, EFE I in 2006, and EFE II in Prof. Dr. Ünver Kaynak, Chairman of the Department of Me- 2008, Vestel Defence’s KARAYEL Demo UAV took to the air in chanical Engineering of TOBB ETU. In his presentation entitled 2009. The company’s current product family consists of BORA ‘High Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles’, Prof. Dr. Kaynak said (developed in 2011) and KARAYEL (for which acceptance that these vehicles act as ‘low cost satellites’ and explained the process is continuing) UAVs. Regarding the BORA UAV, Dinçer current situation regarding these vehicles. Prof. Dr. Kaynak said, “Recently there has been a high demand from abroad. went on to say that these vehicles operate at an altitude of The product draws attention due to features such as its ease 20 km, one of the calmer regions of the atmosphere in terms of repair and maintenance, its take-off and landing on short of wind velocity, and that air density at this altitude is 6 percent runways and its fully autonomic flight. We plan to make this a of the air density at sea level and vehicles require four times complete product line and sell it internationally in the shortest more power to stay airborne. He stated that alternative energy time possible.” resources like solar or hydrogen power are required for pow- Regarding KARAYEL, which is used for operational purposes ering up these vehicles. Prof. Dr. Kaynak also recalled that in within the scope of leasing services, Dinçer listed important order to provide wireless Internet access for wider areas, com- developments, as follows: panies like Facebook and Google invest in vehicles that can n With antenna and ground data terminal transfers, the sustain their flight at high altitudes over a long period. KARAYEL can be used at ranges of up to 300 km. This capability has also been demonstrated in operation areas. STM Gives Prediction of the Future n KARAYEL has also been able to successfully complete its In his presentation entitled, ‘Future Trends in Military and Civil task during flights with a wind speed of 61 knots and a UAV Systems,’ Cengiz Karaağaç, Consultant at STM, sum- temperature of -35oC. marised the current world situation. According to Karaağaç, n Furthermore, a simultaneous flight with two KARAYEL UAVs between 2015 and 2024, the UAV market is expected to grow in the same region has been completed. 20 percent annually for the civil and commercial sectors and n Vestel Defence has provided training for a total of five percent annually for military purposes. His predictions did 50 trainees, including pilots, payload operators, task not include multicopters. As of May 2015, the number of coun- commanders, log analysers, system managers, tries developing UAVs has reached 60, while the number of maintenance managers and technicians. companies operating in this field has increased to 637. Annual n As of the date of this presentation, KARAYEL has completed UAV manufacturing figure is currently 2,115. Apart from a total 496 hours of flight over 103 sorties. Of these, Turkey, there are seven countries in the world manufacturing 246 hours have been mission flights. armed UAVs: USA, Israel, China, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa Dinçer pointed out that they developed the KARAYEL in com- and the United Arab Emirates. pliance with STANAG 4586. Vestel Defence’s plans regarding Stressing the need for air defence against threats to UAVs, like the KARAYEL also include ammunition integration, as well as link jamming, which are on the increase, he said it is anticipated SAR and COMINT payload integration. Dinçer confirmed that 69 that by the late 2030s unmanned combat aircraft will be in the they plan to provide KARAYEL as a product by June at the latest. skies, operating with autonomy and artificial intelligence. Dinçer itemised the corporate objectives of Vestel Defence, as Summarising developments in civil aviation, Karaağaç said it is follows: anticipated that, by 2018 to 2020, the International Civil Aviation n Overseas sales, Organization (ICAO) will solve the issue of integrating UAVs with n Increasing international cooperation (with one fulfilled civil aerospace. with a French company), He also listed the uses of UAVs by terrorist and criminal or- n Participation in international studies, ganisations and users who violate the rules, and use UAVs near n Strengthening the infrastructure that transfers personal restricted areas, such as airports. knowledge and experience to the corporate structure (Dinçer drew attention to the fact that there are currently Vestel Defence Aims Even Higher only three people from the original team working In his presentation entitled, ‘Turkey’s UAV Roadmap in Relation on the KARAYEL project), to Technological Developments’, Süha Özgür Dinçer, Deputy n Maintaining the training of qualified personnel for the General Director of Vestel Defence, summarised the activities Turkish aviation industry, www.milscint.com MSI TDR - January 2016 SPECIAL COVERAGE

n Increasing the support for domestic subsidiary industries Remzi Barlas to manufacture products to aviation industry standards. Dinçer listed the needs of the industry as follows: n The establishing of test centres that provide services for all companies, n Finalisation of the certification authority issue, n Designing a procurement process whereby prototypes and products are handled separately, n The founding of a domestic supply network with alternatives for UAV sub-systems. Dinçer answered the question of ‘What should be done?’ for those; companies, requiring authorities and procurement au- thorities with different answers (Table 2). Stating that they see themselves as a national team with this The ANKA Indigenous Team diversity of companies, Barlas said that TAI’s roadmap includes Remzi Barlas, Engineering Director at TAI, provided various in- decoys, UAVs that cannot be detected on radar, attack UAVs, formation in his presentation entitled ‘TAI UAV Systems’. Com- strategic UAVs, cargo UAVs, high altitude UAVs and rotary wing panies participating in the aircraft for the ANKA-S project, UAVs. He added that the TAI Academy would also play an im- which will make its first flight in 2016, are as follows: portant role in the training of human resources in the field of n TAI: Aircraft structure, flight control software, PPDU, UAV technology. flight control servos and landing gears n ASELSAN: Flight control computer, mission computer, BAYRAKTAR TB2 Improved with INS/GPS, VHF/UHF radio, IFF, SAR/ISAR/GMTI, FLIR New Payloads n TEI: Engine The final speaker of the panel was Haluk Bayraktar, General n Savronik: Broadband data link Manager of Baykar Makina, with his presentation entitled, ‘De- n SDT: Data recording unit velopment Activities for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.’ Explaining Companies participating in the ground control station are as the operational capabilities of Baykar Makina in fields such as follows: software development, guidance and control, electronic hard- n TAI: System management software, flight control software ware development, 3D design and analysis, composite manufac- n ASELSAN: Radio turing and multiaxial CNC manufacturing, Bayraktar stated that n TÜBİTAK: MİLSEC-3 they have been extensively involved in some of these areas, while n PAVOTEK: Communication interface unit they are involved in others only to satisfy the needs of the project. n AYESAŞ: Control computers Table 2. Answers by Vestel Defence to the Question of ‘What Should Be Done?’ n Onur Engineering: from the Perspectives of Different Authorities Communication terminal Companies Requiring Authorities Procurement Authorities n AYEŞAS and STM: Mission •Training a qualified work force • Enabling the transfer of systems knowledge •Putting forward realistic requirements planning software •Creating collective knowledge and and operational experience to companies and schedules n MilSOFT: Payload control generating a memory independent • Enabling ways for companies to carry out •Revising standard contract terms software of individuals development activities in their operational •Long-term planning n Savronik: Power •Working to international standards environment distribution, shelter •Long-term planning • Long-term planning n SAFKAR: Air conditioning, NBC

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Bayraktar then gave an explanation to the audience about the operational use of the BAYRAKTAR TB2. According to his in- formation, between September 10 and 12, one system with five sorties (six aircraft, two Ground Control Stations [GCS], two generators, three Ground Data Terminals [GDT], two Remote Imaging Terminals [RIT] and ground support equipment) and six personnel moved from Çorlu to Batman. On September 17, one system with five sorties (six aircraft, two GCSs, two gener- ators, three GDTs, two RITs, two simulators and ground sup- port equipment) was transferred from Çorlu to Batman. As of the date of this presentation, the aircraft have completed a total of 1,225 hours and 45 minutes flying time over 128 sorties, and that of these, 200 flying hours were in the operation region dur- ing the first two weeks. Total mission flights have reached 600 hours. Bayraktar also related the story of arming the BAYRAKTAR TB2, which can be found as a separate special feature in this issue. Baykar Makina is also undertaking development plans for the BAYRAKTAR TB2 in the payload area. The company works on payloads related to electronic warfare, specifically signal in- telligence. Bayraktar listed the characteristics of the BAYRAKTAR SIGINT System (which he illustrated with a circuit diagram of a sub-component), as follows: n Wide Operating Frequency Range: 0.01-6 GHz n High Instantaneous Bandwidth: 200 MHz n Low phase noise and high scan speed n Suitable for multi-channel structure n IQ recording and playback capability Following the panel discussions, the event concluded with a brief Q&A session.

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uring the panel entitled ‘Turkey’s UAV Road Map in the The Proven Light of Advancing Technologies,’ we had the opportunity Dto discuss with Vestel Defence officials about the latest KARAYEL situation of KARAYEL. Vestel Defence is working to ensure that KARAYEL can carry all types of micro and mini class UAV am- munition. The integration of ammunition will inevitably result in Looks towards a slight reduction of KARAYEL’s endurance and flight time. How- ever, KARAYEL is still expected to be fully capable of demonstrat- ing the required level of performance. Stating that it would not the Future be appropriate for them to provide further details at this stage, Vestel Defence officials nevertheless noted that the news in the Having proven its performance within daily press concerning the accuracy performance of UAV appli- cations was largely misleading. These officials emphasized that the framework of the uses defined by an armed UAV’s performance depended not only on the type of the project, KARAYEL confidently ammunition, but also on the ammunition’s guidance mechanism and the vehicle’s electro-optic payload. In this context, they noted moves forward into the next stage of its that ROKETSAN’s systems had proven to be highly successful. natural development process, which is Concerning KARAYEL itself, developments regarding the vehi- cles’ payload and data link have all been good news for the vehi- the armament stage. Vestel Defence cles’ designers and users. “We are continuing our work on the has been conducting conceptual studies payload and the main and auxiliary data links that were selected in the early stages of the project. Past developments have shown concerning the armament of the that our choices regarding these components were quite right,” KARAYEL for over two years. However, commented a Vestel Defence Official. Although mass-produced KARAYEL UAVs have not yet entered due to a request made by the end user a the Turkish Armed Forces’ (TAF’s) inventory, the TAF has never- few months ago, and due to the lack of theless leased two KARAYEL UAVs from Vestel Defence, which it has been using operationally since last October. These aircraft any ammunition produced by domestic operate simultaneously in different areas on a 24-hour basis. The companies that could be loaded onto 50 trainees who will be assigned as the UAVs’ pilots, payload op- erators, mission commanders, system managers and technicians, tactical class unmanned aerial vehicles completed their three-month training course on December 18. These training courses were held at the 2nd Unmanned Aerial (UAVs); actual design and production Vehicle Systems Base, the base where operational UAV missions activities have only recently started. are also carried out. Vestel Defence officials, who have been in close cooperation with TAF personnel, said the following of these The company expects that it will be able training processes: “The training was provided within a mission to supply the armed KARAYEL as a final environment and enabled users of all levels to quickly familiarise themselves with the system. The training has allowed them rapid and ready-to-use product to the and direct experience of the problems, the difficulties and issues relevant procuring authorities in the that can be encountered only during real operations, and also to see the fine details concerning the system’s operational concept. coming months. Owing to these training activities, we have also taken into con- K. Burak CODUR / [email protected] sideration and evaluated all user requests for the improvement Vehbi TUNCA / [email protected] of the system; all feedback that was technically implementable

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MSI TDR - January 2016 www.milscint.com The 50 trainees who will be assigned as the UAVs’ pilots, payload operators, mission commanders, system managers and technicians have completed their training.

Since mid-October, two KARAYEL UAVs belonging to Vestel Defence are being used operationally, as part of a service leasing agreement. was applied to the system, regardless of whether it required also be given the opportunity to take part in the EGM’s project.” more changes than specified in the agreement. During the train- KARAYEL’s airworthiness and flight safety was tested in accor- ing and missions, both our product and our personnel - who have dance with various standards, with Vestel Defence often fulfilling been working there for 24 hours a day under difficult environ- requirements beyond those defined in the project contract in mental conditions - were greatly praised by members of the TAF, order to demonstrate the UAV’s compliance. The system was de- from the lower ranking members of the command chain to the signed according to STANAG 4671, which is NATO’s UAV standard higher ranking officers. We received many positive comments, for airworthiness. The UAV’s design activities were closely mon- which satisfies us and enables us trust our system further, itored by the STM. Furthermore, the reliability analyses per- specifically regarding the ease of use, maintenance and man- formed during the KARAYEL’s design were carried out according agement of the systems; its ability to be rapidly prepared for mis- to numerous civilian and military standards specified in the sions by only a few personnel; and its ability to perform flights agreement. Vestel Defence officials emphasised that the under adverse weather conditions, such as under high altitude KARAYEL is an UAV that is highly suited to fly in civilian airspace, winds and glaciation, etc... On behalf of our nation, we would like and in this respect is among the world’s best designs. to sincerely thank all the TAF personnel, who played a role in en- Officials also shared the following information concerning ex- suring that our country has gained such a base.” port-related activities: “In recent months, we have responded to We asked Vestel Defence officials whether the Turkish National a number of Requests for Proposals sent by foreign companies, Police (EGM) would consider the KARAYEL during its tactical UAV by forwarding them our offers. From the end of January, we will procurements. These officials responded by summarising the sit- be paying visits to the relevant countries to discuss these offers. uation as follows: “The EGM and a company have already reached Apart from this, we also have an ongoing project with an aircraft an agreement concerning the purchase of UAVs from a single company in France concerning the conversion of a manned air- source without any tender. This agreement has been recently an- craft into an unmanned one.” nounced.The SSM noted that this is a situation that does not in- In order to identify the ways in which the KARAYEL system can volve them. All this is quite different from the tender processes be further improved, Vestel Defence is continuing to work on de- to which we have grown accustomed in Turkey. We would have tailed user feedback. The company is also working on the inte- expected there to be a tender. Unfortunately, it seems that we gration of different payloads such as the SAR and the COMINT will not be able to take part in the following stages of this project. and expects these activities to yield new and tangible products Considering that we have completed the integration of during 2016. KARAYEL’s payload and of its main and auxiliary data links, trans- ferred them to their bases, managed to render them operational for nearly three months, we would have naturally expected to

The KARAYEL operates on a 24-hour basis.

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BAYRAKTAR TB2 Armed with Weapons

An article published in the daily press on December 18, reported that the BAYRAKTAR TB2 Unmanned Aerial ork on the arming of the BAYRAKTAR TB2 Vehicle (UAV) had successfully was completed following a process that lasted for completed a flight carrying ammunition Wapproximately 18 months. The project is the work of a team from Baykar Makina and ROKETSAN, who started the proj- manufactured by ROKETSAN and fired ect with the intention of making a significant breakthrough for one, scoring a direct hit. Already having Turkey, in terms of aviation. It was carried out without any official broken new ground on numerous support and completed solely as a result of the team’s initiatives. As the BAYRAKTAR TB2 was designed with a payload capacity occasions in the history of Turkish of 110 kg (significantly above the value of 35 kg specified in the aviation, the BAYRAKTAR TB2 has contract), it already stood out as a suitable platform for ROKETSAN smart ammunition. The project included studies now become the first armed Turkish with two versions of Mini Smart Munition (MAM), MAM-L and UAV to enter the Turkish Armed Forces MAM-C developed by ROKETSAN. The ammunitions’ charac- teristics are shown in Table 1. (TAF) inventory. Details of the subject The MAM-L smart munition is a modified and manufactured came to light in the presentation made version of UMTAS, which was developed for UAVs as an anti- by the panel entitled ‘Turkey’s UAV tank missile. The MAM-L does not have a rocket engine as un- like the UMTAS, after separation it glides to hit its target. The Roadmap in Relation to Technological MAM-C is, on the other hand, a version of the CİRİT missile Developments’ on December 24. modified for UAV’s. The coordination of SSM and Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) was The panel was jointly conducted by the ensured at all stages of the project. Especially for the test Foundation for Political, Economic ranges and for permissions to utilize BAYRAKTAR TB2’s that and Social Research (SETA), the are already in the TAF inventory, close collaboration was held with both institutions. Undersecretariat for Defence Baykar Makina and ROKETSAN teams shared the duties and re- Industries (SSM) and STM. sponsibilities in the integration process. The works carried out K. Burak CODUR / [email protected] in the project can be listed under the following main topics: Vehbi TUNCA / [email protected] n Identification of the operational concept, n Determination of system requirements, n Works on human-machine interface, n Determination of the system architecture (mechanical n Engineering analyses, 74 and electrical interfaces, communication interfaces, n Preparation of the data collection system, functional flow), n Verification and validation testing, n Works on the platform, n Preparation of 2 UAV platforms.

For trial purposes, the BAYRAKTAR TB2 took off with two MAM-Ls.

MSI TDR - January 2016 www.milscint.com Dropped from a high altitude by the BAYRAKTAR TB2, the MAM-L glided for approximately 8 km, before scoring a direct hit on its target. Baykar Makina also designed the pylon. So, the BAYRAKTAR TB2, MAM-L at 14:30 and laser tracked the target via the which apart from the engine has all its critical components BAYRAKTAR TB2 Payload Unit until the missile hit its target. originally designed, did not lose this feature even when armed. Dropped from high altitude, the MAM-L glided for approxi- The electromechanical release unit (pylon) attached to the mately eight kilometres, before scoring a direct hit on its wings, which carries smart ammunition and releases them ac- target. The MAM-L used in the experiment was a Dummy cording to the electronic command it receives, Guided Test Munition. In other words, it was specially man- n has not been designed in Turkey until now, ufactured for these kinds of tests and did not include an ac- n requires an End User Certificate, in cases where it is tive warhead. imported and This test, which shows that the BAYRAKTAR TB2 is capable of n should be an original and indigenous design, due to the need hitting immediate threats on reconnaissance and surveillance for special adaptations to be made to the UAVs. missions, has opened a new page in Turkish aviation history These reasons clearly show the importance of the work being and proved that the TAF can have combat UAV capability. carried out. Since last October, BAYRAKTAR TB2s are being actively used As is the case with all combat aircraft, the carrying of ammu- in operational missions. As of the date of this article, they have nition reduces the endurance due to existing weight limitations completed approximately 1,250 cumulative flights hours, with of aircraft. When ammunition is carried under the wing instead 650 hours of mission flights. Integration and acceptance of in the internal transport bays, drag is also included in this processes of Payload and Data Link Systems, which are pro- effect. Captive carry tests performed during the integration vided as Government Furnished Material (DEMAM), were also works and evaluation of telemetry data obtained from these completed in October 2015. Savronik provided the main data tests in BAYRAKTAR TB2 simulator showed the effects of car- link, while Baykar Makina developed the backup data link, rying ammunition on the performance of the BAYRAKTAR TB2. specifically for the BAYRAKTAR TB2. Depending on the ammunition load, the BAYRAKTAR TB2 can stay aloft between 17.5 and 23 hours. Table 1. Technical Specifications of Ammunition (Source: Baykar Makina and product brochures) All photographs: Direct Hit on the First Attempt ROKETSAN MAM-C ROKETSAN MAM-L On its first attempt, the BAYRAKTAR TB2 took off with a payload Total Weight 8.5 kg 22.5 kg of GOSHAWK-II HDT gimbal and two ROKETSAN MAM-L. As Warhead Weight 2.5 kg 8 kg / 10 kg was the case with other important developments regarding the Length 800 mm 1,000 mm © Baykar Makina BAYRAKTAR TB2, despite the difficulties caused by external Calibre 70 mm 160 mm factors, this test was carried out on December 17. The Range 8 km >8 km BAYRAKTAR TB2 aircraft took off at 12:30. After the command Guidance Laser Laser from ground control station has been received, it released the Propulsion System None - Free Fall None - Free Fall

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From left to right: Şuay Alpay, Deputy Minister of National Defence, and the Deputy Undersecretaries for Defence Industries; Mustafa Şeker, Serdar Demirel and Dr. Celal Sami Tüfekçi.

he opening speech of the event was given by Serdar SSM Celebrates the Demirel, Deputy Undersecretary of Defence Industries, 30th Anniversary with Its T responsible for SSM Platform Projects. Demirel began his speech by saying, “When I started to work for this institu- Most Valuable Asset: tion, sitting on the visitor’s chair at the Human Resources De- partment at 09:00 AM on September 1, 1986, I didn’t imagine Its Personnel I’d be giving the 30th anniversary speech from this podium. This is why I want to take this opportunity to thank everybody who, for the last 30 years, has borne SSM to its present ca- The Undersecretariat for Defence pacity and those who have supported me during all these Industries (SSM) celebrated its 30th years to reach to the point where I am now.” Demirel continued his speech by saying: “When SSM was first anniversary on December 31 with an founded, some people said “SSM is different because it had event held at the Nuri Demirağ funding.” However, the funding was taken from us. Then, they Conference Hall. Şuay Alpay, Deputy said “Alright, it is not the funding that matters, you have a spe- cific law that is why you are special” Next; other laws were Minister of National Defence, attended brought in that repealed key sections of our law. This is where the event together with SSM personnel. we are, right now: We have neither our law nor our funding, yet SSM continues to be special. Therefore, it has to be the person- Şebnem ASİL / [email protected] nel that make SSM special.” Demirel concluded his speech by Naile BAYRAKTAR / [email protected] thanking everybody who has brought SSM to its 30th year and Vehbi TUNCA / [email protected] his colleagues who will carry SSM through the next 30 years.

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MSI TDR - January 2016 www.milscint.com Ferhat Yenibertiz, Head of the SSM’s Quality and Strategic Management Department, together with the department team.

Messages for the Personnel and Companies for the Turkish Nation. This is why I believe we should pull This speech was followed by a video message celebrating the out all the stops”. 30th anniversary from Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir, Undersecretary Referring to the companies that form the foundations of the for Defence Industries, who was abroad on duty. In his mes- defence industry, he said, “The state should have the capa- sage, Prof. Dr. Demir said that SSM’s vision has brought bility to somehow enable these companies to develop proj- speed and integration to the sector and that this would ects, create resources for them and take the various take it to new dimensions. Underlining that when defence measures that will allow them to make progress” and ad- industry is mentioned, one of the most crucial steps in inte- dressed them as follows: “Do not hesitate to enter this sec- gration is the coverage of the whole industrial ecosystem; tor. We will do whatever we can do to assist you. If we have Prof. Dr. Demir added the following: “We see that there are shortcomings, let us know so we can fix them as far as pos- some shortcomings at the expansion level, and in time we will sible. If there are any deficiencies, which we are unable to have to compensate for these. For this is a journey, through- eliminate due to various constraints, it is our duty to accept out which it will always be necessary to raise the bar; To lower responsibility and take the necessary action to make any legal the bar, let alone keep it at the same level, is not acceptable or financial arrangements. This is because, if there were a lack of organisation, it would, in a sense, hinder the development and industrialisation of our country. I think these obstacles need to be eliminated one by one and in a ju- 77 dicious way.” Prof. Dr. Demir expressed his views regarding SSM employees in the following words: “While SSM appears to be a procurement authority, in fact, our colleagues are capa- ble of being deeply involved in the project in both its technical and administrative aspects. Now we can say that SSM is an institution, employing competent staff, highly experienced in the implementation of technological projects in Turkey.” Then, after his resume is read, Şuay Alpay, who was assigned as the Deputy Minister of National Defence on December 30, came to the podium to give his speech. Deputy Minister Alpay pointed out that well-designed policies and strategic planning were crucial components in SSM’s current level of progress. Furthermore, Mr. Alpay drew attention to the contribution www.milscint.com MSI TDR - January 2016 SPECIAL COVERAGE

Serdar Demirel Şuay Alpay, Deputy Minister of National Defence

made by the well trained, highly qualified and trustworthy personnel, to the level of progress achieved by the defence industry. After the speeches there followed an Award Ceremony, or- ganised by the Corporate Communication Directorate (KİM) of SSM for SSM’s most successful personnel. The award win- ners were presented with retro-style radios embossed with the SSM logo. The award categories were as follows: n From the service employees, Yaşar Efe was chosen to receive the ‘Fastest Service Award’ for delivering tea, a beverage defined as ‘the source of life for public institutions.’ n From the security staff, the ‘Eagle-eyed Security Staff Award’ was presented to security guard, Mehmet Yılmaz. n Among the cleaning personnel, cleaning assistant, Köksal Liman receiving his award from Serdar Demirel. Selami Yorulmaz was selected for the ‘Guaranteed the Cleanest’ award. n ‘The Best Bridge Award’, on behalf of the executive assistants who take the lead in challenging situations, was given to Dicle Demirsoy, Executive Assistant. n ‘The Best Joker Award’, chosen from among the project assistants, was given to Can Olcay. n ‘Top of the Agenda Award” given to the project that had the greatest impact on the media was given to National Regional Aircraft Project. n ‘The Manager with the Best Sense of Humour Award’ was presented to Serdar Demirel, Deputy Undersecretary. n ‘The Best Communicator Award’, which is given to the personnel who has the highest communication awareness and facilitate successful coordination and collaboration with Institutional Communication Directorate, was Serdar Demirel receiving his award from Şuay Alpay. awarded to SSM Expert, Ersoy Aksoy. 78 n ‘The Changemaker Award’ was presented to Köksal Liman, Deputy Undersecretary. Following the awards ceremony, Demet Yakışır, Head of De- partment at Administrative and Financial Affairs, and was re- tiring after 25 years of service, was presented with a celebratory plaque by Şuay Alpay, Deputy Minister of National Defence, After a short valedictory speech from Demet Yakışır, the 30th Anniversary Ceremony of SSM continued with a cock- tail party. The event concluded with group photographs of SSM personnel in front of the 30th Year Board, which bears the photographs of all the SSM personnel. In addition, the December edition of the MSI Turkish Defence Review, the ‘30th Year of SSM Special Issue,’ was distributed to the SSM personnel by the MSI team through- Demet Yakışır - now retiring after 25 years of service at the institution - out the event. receiving a plaque from Şuay Alpay.

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The Tepegöz aerostate developed by Otonom Technology. © Otonom Teknoloji

Levelling Up: Turkey’s Major Platforms and Systems

Edward Barss*/ [email protected] *Journalist, Global Business Reports ilitaries need quality platforms to leverage force in the and indigenous platforms like Otonom’s aerostat Tepegöz UAV or most effective manner. The most powerful weapon in any Baykar’s Bayraktar Mini UAS are able to provide that capability. Mmilitary is the people, but platforms can provide a force However, for larger payload and altitude requirements medium multiplier effect for any military unit. Moreover platforms can help altitude long endurance (MALE) UAVs such as TAI’s ANKA and adapt to the new realities of national security as information war- Baykar’s Bayraktar Tactical UAS will be able to fill the gap espe- fare and intra-state conflicts become more prevalent changing cially in export markets. Global demand for MALE UAVs is ex- the threat environment. Turkey is cognizant of these new chal- pected to reach $13.5 billion in the next ten years and demand lenges and as part of the plan to bolster the defence industry, has from Middle Eastern countries, where border security is a priority, commissioned a number of high-profile defence-platform proj- is expected to be high. ects. As these major projects develop, they will grow Turkey’s do- Land systems are another major area where Turkey is making mestic defence industry and further strengthen Turkey’s significant investment with its Altay Tank project. The Altay is a indigenous capabilities. Turkey’s major projects consist of third generation battle tank under development by Otokar with aerospace platforms and UAVs, land platforms, naval vessels, and technical support from Hyundai Rotem. The new tank will incor- air defence missile systems. porate several new technologies such as ASELSAN’s AKKOR Turkey has made the largest number of new indigenous projects active protection system, ROKETSAN designed modular armour, in aerospace platforms, which are some of the most expensive, and a 120-millimeter turret designed by the Turkish Mechanical technologically intensive, and highest grossing projects. Turkish and Chemical Industry Corp. (MKEK). The contract for the tanks Aerospace Industries (TAI) is the largest aerospace company in serial production is planned to accept bids in the near future and Turkey and has moved from a tier one subcontracting company other land platform companies like FNSS and BMC are likely to to become an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) by devel- bid on the contract. BMC is also the producer of Turkey’s first in- oping products like the HÜRKUŞ primary and basic trainer aircraft digenous mine resistance ambush protected vehicle, the Kirpi. and the T129 ATAK multirole combat helicopter. TAI is also de- Yet, much like many other indigenous platforms, the Altay project veloping a light utility helicopter (Helicopter Development Pro- has faced delays and problems related to engine development. It gram), which will be the first indigenous rotary wing program for was only in March of 2015, eight years after the start of the project, Turkey as well as a new fighter jet in partnership with BAE that TUMOSAN, a Turkish engine developer, signed a contract to Systems in the TF-X program. The TF-X will be a fifth generation create an indigenous engine for the tank project. TUMOSAN will fighter, similar to an F-22 to provide an air dominance role to com- receive technical assistance from AVL List, an Austrian firm. The plement the F-35. Currently the HÜRKUŞ is the furthest along in Altay project however, will see significant production for Turkish its development life cycle and should be operational in 2018. military use and has strong export potential like many other of Turkey is excelling rapidly in the UAV market where there is sig- Turkey’s land system products such as FNSS’s contract for nificant room for global growth. In the UAV market, the key attrib- 267 orders of the Pars armoured combat vehicle to Malaysia. utes that military users look for are in the payload handling In the realm of naval projects, the Turkish industry is developing 80 capabilities, cost, range, response time, altitude, and overall en- and producing two major indigenous systems: the MILGEM patrol durance. In particular, all-weather aerial surveillance is needed and anti-submarine warfare corvette and the air-defence frigate or Otokar ©

MSI TDR - January 2016 www.milscint.com The latest laser weapon trial was performed on the USS Ponce.

TF2000 program. The MILGEM class corvette program is already in production having launched two ships and two more are under construction. Plans are to have the remaining ships built and launched as improved versions, by private shipyards which are on- going. The corvettes are multi-purpose vessels made for surveil- lance, anti-submarine warfare, and other purposes. The TF2000 frigate is still in the development phase and is planned to be used in air defence. Recently, there have been announcements as well to include a laser weapon system on the frigate which is under de- velopment by the state scientific research institution, TUBITAK, as Challenges Ahead well as ASELSAN, and Bilkent University. Development of these ca- Of course, the question surrounding all defence programs is the pabilities will bring Turkey’s navy in line with the likes of the US, ability to ensure on time delivery for these projects. Although whose laser weapons system was tested this year on the USS many industry leaders agree that Turkey will be able manufac- Ponce. The development of an indigenous laser system has the ture its own indigenous platforms, there are disagreements as possibility of drastically reducing costs of ammunition for the navy. to the timeline and the levels of foreign technology that will be As new vessels and systems come into development the major ben- required. Fully indigenous platforms are not impossible to de- eficiaries are the private shipyards, which had seen lagging growth sign and produce, but it is also unrealistic to confect such plat- after a downturn in global trade following the 2008 financial crisis. forms, in engines in particular, without incorporating some level Two of the most important and high profile indigenous missile sys- of foreign technology. Lastly, none of these programs will see tems under development are the HISAR-A and HISAR-O low and any significant level of export without operational use by the medium range air defence systems. The HISAR series air defence Turkish Armed Forces. Moreover, delays in these projects will systems are designed for short to medium range use and devel- only serve to increase the likelihood that the military will procure oped by ROKETSAN, a major rocket producer, and ASELSAN, a foreign platforms to meet pressing operational needs. The large military electronics and radar manufacturer. The project is suc- number of prototypes for these projects means that the critical cessfully moving into its test phase and the system is nearing com- test of their viability will come when they start their production pletion for use in 2017. The development of short and medium and marketing phase. Despite these problems large and tech- range air defence systems is one thing, but longer range systems nologically intensive projects will only further refine the capa- are much more complex requiring another level in research and bilities of OEMs like TAI. technology. Turkey’s long range air defence system has been con- In addition to these indigenous projects, Turkey’s defence sector sidering acquisition of this system for more than twenty years and has modernization, weapons development, and platform build- has had multiple twists and turns after Russian, Chinese, and ing in a number of exciting areas. Yet, even this abbreviated list Western contractors were all seriously considered. In the latest represents a large commitment by the Turkish government to twist of the procurement saga, the Chinese bid was rejected and it create a world class defence industry. The complexity of tech- was announced that Turkish companies, most likely ASELSAN and nology and delays in some of these projects demonstrate that it ROKETSAN, develop the program. This is a complex system which will take ten years or more before Turkey is able to fully see the requires radar, command and control, fire control, and advanced benefits of many of these projects. The defence industry is one missiles, so developing the technology will be a challenge. Further, based on long project horizons with long development phases given Turkey’s large geography, the system will have to be de- but often even longer production, servicing, and modernization ployed over huge distances, increasing both cost and time needed cycles. Many of these platforms will be able to reach niche mar- for the project. The current Turkish government however is a com- kets in Central Asia, the Middle East, and South East Asia be- mitted supporter of the defence industry and Turkey’s status as a cause they are designed to meet threats of the Turkish military NATO country will make it easier for technology sharing likely which are the same threats facing many of these states. speeding up the process. Regardless, the long range air defence Once these platforms and systems reach full maturity, Turkey system is a long term project that will take a large budget, foreign could become one of the world’s top ten defence manufacturing technical assistance, and patience to fully realize. countries.

The ALTAY tank firing its 120 mm main gun. 81 © U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams

www.milscint.com MSI TDR - January 2016 EVENTS Prepared by: Birol TEKİNCE [email protected] H.E. Sergiy Korsunsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine “Ukraine and Turkey: Strategic Relations, Plenty of Cooperation Opportunities.” Black Sea and a long history ties Turkey and Ukraine together, as two neighbouring and ally countries. We talked with H.E. Sergiy Korsunsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Turkey, about cooperation between two countries in the fields of defence and aerospace.

Birol TEKİNCE: Ukraine and Turkey are two close allies in the Black Sea region. The cooperation in the military sphere is conducted on a bilateral basis as well as within the context of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, BLACKSEAFOR and Operation Black Sea Harmony. How does Ukraine see the cooperation between armed forces of the two countries? Could you tell us about joint exercises, student exchange programs, and any other cooperation between two countries? Sergiy KORSUNSKY: Ukraine and Turkey are not only strategic partners, but also two neighbouring countries united by a common history and close ties. Of course, both countries are interested in maintain- ing good neighbourly relations and in- creasing level of cooperation in the Black Sea region because the overall stability and peace in the region strongly depend on Turkey and Ukraine.

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It should be mentioned that recently the tion would be further enlargement of the The main state body that conducts man- cooperation between the armed forces already existing platform of the Black agement of the enterprises in the mili- of Ukraine and Turkey has reached a Sea Harmony operation, initiated by tary-industrial complex is the State new level. Ukraine supports activities Turkey. At the moment, the final prepa- Enterprise Ukroboronprom. and joint training operations launched by rations are made in order to sign a num- Today, Ukroboronprom unites more than Turkey both in the Black Sea basin and ber of agreements within the framework 100 enterprises in 5 major defence in- on its own territory. Today, the Turkish of the Black Sea Harmony operation. dustry sectors. Ukroboronprom has and Ukrainian naval forces are pursuing Furthermore, there is another important more than 10 design bureaus, engaged an active dialogue concerning the plans aspect of the bilateral cooperation, in development, design and research. It of cooperation in the future. namely a long-term education for the employs approximately 80,000 highly Particularly, Ukraine is interested in Ukrainian officers in the Turkish military qualified workers. On December 14, participating and carrying out such high schools and academies as well as a 2015 the Stockholm International Peace international and bilateral military exer- prospect to launch educational pro- Research Institute (SIPRI) published the cises and peacekeeping operations grams in Turkey for cadets of the annual top 100 arms-producing and mil- with the involvement of the Turkish Ukrainian Armed Forces and provide op- itary services companies, with Naval Forces, such as the Black Sea portunities for their training on the war- Ukroboronprom among them. Harmony, Sea Breeze, Sea Shield, ships of the Turkish Naval Forces. Ukraine is one of the few countries in the Breeze, BLACKSEAFOR and naval exer- world that possess a full cycle of modern cises such as PASSEX. Birol TEKİNCE: We know that Turkey aircraft production and takes a leading In the aftermath of the Russian aggres- and Ukraine have strived to build a position on the world market in the sec- sion against Ukraine and the annexation strategic industrial alliance that could tor of transport and regional passenger of its sovereign territory, security situa- include cooperation across a variety aircraft. tion in the Black Sea region has under- of military programs. Within this context, There are about 60 enterprises involved gone considerable changes that had there are some mutual efforts. in the aviation sector in Ukraine. Today strong impact on the ongoing joint inter- Could you please summarize the only 5 or 6 countries in the world have in- national projects. Among other issues it defence industry cooperation between dustries that make possible to build concerns activities in the framework of Ukraine and Turkey? What are the large aircraft, with Ukraine being one of the naval operation BLACKSEAFOR. ongoing and planned defence projects? them. The world’s biggest transport air- 83 Taking into account the present situa- Sergiy KORSUNSKY: It is important to craft, An-225 Mriya, was designed in Unless otherwise stated, all photographs: tion, Ukraine had to temporarily sus- note that both countries are interested Ukraine by the Antonov Design Bureau pend/ reduce its participation in the in closer cooperation in the sphere of de- and built at the Kyiv Mechanical Plant. BLACKSEAFOR compared to the scale it fence industry. Cargo aircraft Аn-124 Ruslan is the had participated before the aggression In order to better understand the possi- world’s largest production cargo air- of the Russian Federation. ble directions of cooperation between plane. As for the latest projects, such In spite of these, the negotiations be- Ukraine and Turkey I would like to give a models as the regional passenger jet tween the armed forces of Turkey and short overview of Ukraine’s potential in airliners, An-148 and An-158, and a Ukraine are going on with the main focus defence industry. short-range medium-airlift military on restoration of the security system in The main task of the Ukrainian military-in- transport aircraft, An-178, deserve spe-

the Black Sea basin given the new situa- dustrial complex is the creation, produc- cial attention. © tion that has recently emerged in the re- tion, repair and modernization of It should also be mentioned that today MSI TDR gion. So far, the sides have agreed that armament and military equipment to meet the most successful sector of the na- the most effective measure in this direc- the demands of state security and defence. tional aerospace industry in Ukraine is www.milscint.com MSI TDR - January 2016 EVENTS

the aircraft engine manufacturing indus- try. Ukrainian enterprises produce air- craft engines for different types of airplanes and helicopters; provide their repair and technical support. Aviation possesses huge potential for coopera- tion between Ukraine and Turkey. We can work together in such projects as re- gional jet construction and aircraft en- gine manufacturing. I would like to stress that Ukraine is also famous for its tanks and armoured per- sonnel carriers. Tank Oplot and BTR-4 have been acknowledged as the best na- tional army technology projects. Another Ukrainian enterprise, Kharkiv Engine Design Bureau, has a long history of tank engine manufacturing and nowadays of- fers new and interesting solutions. I am proud to tell you about Ukrainian space industry. Today the Ukrainian space rocket industry comprises more than thirty industrial enterprises, re- search institutes and design bureaus with about 27,000 highly qualified em- ployees. There is an ongoing active co- operation with the Institutes of the National Academy of Sciences of mote actively its goods on the interna- cordance with the national and interna- Ukraine and high schools, as well as tional markets. Ukrainian enterprises tional programs, to which Ukraine is a training courses for the engineers and have participated in such ambitious proj- part, utilizing its own scientific appara- scientific researchers specialized in ect, such as Sea Launch. tus, space equipment and capacities of space rocket industry. The leaders in the Today the State Space Agency of Ukraine the national space infrastructure such as sphere of space rocket complexes and is carrying out strategically important the control and test centres. Such space systems manufacturing are such com- projects together with the leading com- systems as Interbol, Coronas-photon, panies as the State Design Bureau Yuzh- panies in the space industry around the Radioastron, Potential, Ionosat and oth- noye named after M.K. Yangel, Special globe. These include production of the ers are aimed at providing further Design Bureau Arsenal, JSC Hartron and Cyclone-4 launch vehicle and construc- knowledge on the actual problems of the Research Institute of Radio Engineering tion of a launch complex in Brazil; pro- solar-terrestrial relationship, circumter- Measurements, whose CEOs are at the duction of the first stage for the restrial space, effect of cosmic factors same time chief design managers in the American Antares carrier rocket; de- on the fundamental biological and phys- respective branches of the space rocket signing and manufacturing the upper ical-chemical processes etc. industry in Ukraine. stage engine for the European rocket At the moment, the largest and the most The major enterprise involved in produc- Vega, which was launched for the first important project of our bilateral coop- tion of launch vehicles and spacecraft is time on February 13, 2012; building Sap- eration in the sphere of space industry the State Enterprise Production Associ- san multi-functional operational-tactical is the Turkish Space Launch System ation Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant missile complex for the Ministry of De- Project that will allow launching Turkish 84 named after A.M. Makarov. The leading fence of Ukraine; design of the National satellites into orbit from the Turkish enterprises in the sphere of machine- Satellite Communications System with a soil. tool construction include JSC Hartron, satellite Lybid and Ukrainian systems of I can tell much more about defence in- Komunar, Kyivprylad, and Elmiz. These coordinate-time support based on the dustry in Ukraine. To put it shortly, there companies have serial production lines global navigation systems, namely GPS, are a lot of fields of cooperation between of the control systems for such types of GLONASS, and Galileo etc. Ukraine and Turkey. Development of rockets as Dnipro, Cyclone, Soyuz, Pro- During its long history, Ukrainian space military technical cooperation between ton, Rokot, and Strila, as well as many rocket industry has manufactured more our states will be beneficial both for space vehicles, docking equipment, Kurs than 400 satellites and ensured 900 suc- Ukraine and Turkey because it will have telemetry system for the International cessful launches of the carrier rockets. positive effects for the strategically im- Space Station, equipment for spacecraft Scientific researches have become an portant areas of economic activity, con- Soyuz and Progress, etc. Being aware of important integral part of the develop- tribute to the strengthening of the real capacities of the internal market ment process in the sphere of space in- confidence between our countries and of space-related services at the end of dustry. In recent years, Ukraine has been enhancing security in the Black Sea re- the 20th century, Ukraine started to pro- carrying out a number of projects in ac- gion.

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long-term development programs of the Turkish Government targeting 2023. Taking into consideration the technolog- ical and intellectual potential, as well as the long and successful story of Ukrain- ian space rocket and defence industry enterprises’ participation in the national and international projects, Ukraine has a potential to become one of the most important partners of Turkey in the aerospace. We seek for closer Ukrain- ian-Turkish cooperation with the prospects to enter the global market with a full cycle of space-related serv- ices, starting with design and construc- tion of satellites and other aerospace equipment and up to their launch into Birol TEKİNCE: There is some news optical devices produced by ASELSAN. orbit. stating that ASELSAN will take part Now we are engaged in discussions on Given the strategic partnership and the in the modernization of Ukraine's tanks. technical details. long-term friendship between our coun- If so, could you provide some details tries, Ukraine is ready not only to coop- about this project? Birol TEKİNCE: Do you have a message erate with Turkey on creating and Sergiy KORSUNSKY: Ukraine has for Turkish defence and aerospace manufacturing space-related products started negotiations on the possibilities companies about cooperation and aircraft, but also to contribute to the of cooperation with ASELSAN, which is with Ukraine? emergence of new areas of Turkish one of the leading enterprises in the Sergiy KORSUNSKY: Scientific and tech- economy with all their integral compo- sphere of defence industry in Turkey. At nical cooperation in the high-tech as- nents – starting from technological sup- the moment the main topic of negotia- pects of space rocket industry and port of the production process up to the tions is establishing the Ukrainian-Turk- military-industrial complex is crucial for creation of the relevant scientific and ed- ish cooperation on modernization of further development of the strategic ucational infrastructure, necessary for Ukrainian armoured vehicles. Particu- partnership between Ukraine and further elaboration of its own products larly, there is an idea to equip Ukrainian Turkey. in the future. Т-55/64/72 tanks and BTR-3Е1 and Enhancing cooperation in the aerospace BTR-60/70/80 vehicles with the electron- is one of the key elements of the bilateral On behalf of our readers, we would strategic cooperation between our coun- like to thank H.E. Sergiy Korsunsky, tries, and today we have all necessary Ambassador Extraordinary and conditions to do that. It will strengthen Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the both Turkey and Ukraine. Republic of Turkey, for taking Implementation of the full-scale devel- the time to answer our questions opment program in aerospace has been and for providing us with such valuable defined as one of the top priorities in the information. ©

The An-124 remains the world’s first choice for the aerial transportation U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Daniel N. Woods of heavy and bulky loads.

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MSI TDR - January 2016 www.milscint.com Celebrations Held for the 14th Ukrainian Armed Forces Day he 14th Ukrainian Armed Forces day Twas celebrated in Ankara on December 7. At the reception hosted by His Excellency Sergiy Korsunsky, the Ambassador of Left to right: COL Rostyslav TKACHENKO, Defence and Air Force Attaché of Ukraine, Mrs. TKACHENKO, COL Sergiy STOIANENKO, Ukraine to Turkey, guests were greeted at Army Attaché of Ukraine, Mrs. STOIANENKO, CDR Denys SHEVCHENKO, Naval Attaché of Ukraine, Mrs. SHEVCHENKO the entrance by Colonel Rostyslav foreign diplomats and military representa- had made great progress since then owing Tkachenko, the Defence and Air Attaché of tives, representatives of the Turkish de- to the reforms and changes it imple- Ukraine to Turkey; Colonel Sergiy Stoia- fence industry, and many other guests. mented. Colonel Tkachenko also explained nenko, the Army Attaché of Ukraine to Following the playing of the national an- that the Ukrainian defence industry contin- Turkey; Commander Denys Shevchenko, thems of the two countries, Colonel ues to produce a large variety of weapons the Naval Attaché of Ukraine to Turkey, and Tkachenko gave a speech in which he systems and platforms such as aircraft, their spouses. The reception was attended briefly described how the Ukrainian Armed ships and tanks to meet the military re- by members of the Turkish Armed Forces, Forces established on December 6, 1991, quirements of its country. Left to right: Birol TEKİNCE, Coordinator, Editorial Board MSI TDR, COL Jooseong HAN, Defence Attaché of the Republic of Korea, Wing CDR Bryan HUNT, Air & Navy Attaché of United Kingdom, CDR Denys SHEVCHENKO, Naval Attaché of Ukraine, Navy CAPT Jyrki LITMANEN, Defence Attaché of Finland, COL Hossein BEKHOON, Military Attaché of the Islamic Republic of Iran, LTC Slawomir CECHA, Deputy Defence, Military, Naval & Air Attaché of Poland, COL Rostyslav TKACHENKO, Defence and Air Force Attaché of Ukraine, COL James BURNS, Defence Attaché of Australia, CDR Fred SCHOONDERWOERD, Deputy Defence Attaché of Netherlands, BG Jozef VIKTORIN, Defence Attaché of the Slovak Republic, CDR Anssi Henrik HATAKKA, Deputy Defence Attaché of Finland, LTC Martin SOVIC, Deputy Defence Attaché of Slovak Republic, COL Remi GAUVAIN, Defence Attaché of France, COL Iulian-Adrian COSTEA, Defence, Military, Naval & Air Attaché of Romania, COL Sergiy STOIANENKO, Army Attaché of Ukraine

Left to right: COL James BURNS, Defence Attaché of Australia, LTC Benjamin T. PIPES, Marine Attaché of the USA, Navy Lars WAHLUND, CAPT Jyrki LITMANEN, Defence Attaché of Finland, Navy CAPT Yoshinaga KAMO, Defence Attaché of Japan, CDR Anssi Henrik the Ambassador of HATAKKA, Deputy Defence Attaché of Finland, COL Staffan SJOBERG, Defence Attaché of Sweden, CPT. Ilkka KEINANEN, Sweden to Turkey Assistant Defence Attaché of Finland, COL Jose Ignacio NOGUEIRA, Defence, Military, Naval and Air Attaché of the Republic of Chile, LTC Nenad PEJIN, Military Attaché of Serbia, Birol TEKİNCE, Coordinator, Editorial Board, MSI TDR

87 Celebrations Held for the Traditional Saint Lucia’s Day n Sweden, December 13 is traditionally ISt. Lucia’s Day and the Ambassador of Sweden and his spouse hosted a reception at the Swedish Embassy Residence to cel- was attended by many Turkish and foreign scribed the history of this Christian feast ebrate. On the night of the reception, guests civilian and military guests. During his wel- day. Following the Ambassador’s speech, were greeted by His Excellency Lars coming speech, Ambassador Wahlund ex- there were traditional celebrations. The Wahlund, the Ambassador of Sweden to plained that the celebrations held for festival of Santa Lucia is celebrated every Turkey; Colonel Staffan Sjöberg, the Mili- St. Lucia, a saint renowned for her generos- year on December 13 in Scandinavia, Italy, tary Attaché of Sweden to Turkey. The event ity and love, was a very old tradition, and de- and in several other European countries.

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The Ertuğrul Frigate Commemorated During the he 82nd birthday of Emperor Akihito, the T125th Emperor of Japan, was celebrated Birthday Celebrations of the Japanese Emperor with a reception held at the Japanese Em- Binali YILDIRIM, bassy on December 10 to mark the event. Minister of Transport, The guests were greeted by His Excellency Maritime and Yutaka Yokoi, the Ambassador of Japan to Communication Turkey; Navy Captain Yoshinaga Kamo, the Defence Attaché of Japan to Turkey; and their spouses. The event was attended by Bi- nali Yıldırım, the Minister of Transport, Mar- itime Affairs and Communications. In his speech at the reception, Ambassador Yokoi recalled that this year was also the 125th an- Left to right: Mrs. KAMO, Navy CAPT Yoshinaga KAMO, niversary of the Ertuğrul frigate accident, Defence Attaché of Japan, Mrs. YOKOI, H.E. Yutaka YOKOI, and that relations between the two countries the Ambassador of Japan to Turkey are constantly improving. Noting that the Japanese-Turkish co-production movie ‘Er- tuğrul 1890’ was released in Japan on De- cember 5, Ambassador Yokoi said that the movie will be released in Turkey on Decem- ber 25. Following the Ambassador, Minister Yıldırım gave a speech in which he said that the respect shown towards the martyrs of the Ertuğrul disaster and the memorial to them that was built in Japan had helped draw the two countries closer together, and Left to right: Birol TEKİNCE, Coordinator, Editorial Board, MSI TDR, LTC Spyridon KAROUMPALIS, Air Force Attaché of Greece, that today, Japan and Turkey are strategic COL Henry Mario Acosta BERNUY, Defence Attaché of Peru, Navy CAPT Jorge ANTONIO, Naval Attaché of Mexico partners. Minister Yıldırım also added that BG Mohamed ABDOU, Defence Attaché of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Navy CAPT Yoshinaga KAMO, Defence Attaché of Japan, LTC Dimitrios CHATZICHARALAMPOUS, Army Attaché of Greece, COL Lazaros KAMPOURIDIS, Defence Attaché of Greece, the two countries are working together on COL Jose Ignacio NOGUEIRA, Defence, Military, Naval and Air Attaché of the Republic of Chile, COL Marco Antonio CAGNONI, important projects in the area of satellites Defence Attaché of Brazil, Navy CAPT Georgios STAVROPOULOS, Naval Attaché of Greece and space technology.

Participation at the Highest Level from the TAF to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces Day he 10th anniversary of the Bosnia and of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Resources. THerzegovina Armed Forces Day was cel- During his speech at the reception, Colonel ebrated in Ankara with a reception held on Masinovic said that, only ten years after its December 9. At the reception, guests were establishment, the Bosnia and Herzegovina greeted by His Excellency Damir Dzanko, the Armed Forces had become a reliable part- Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to ner at the international level, owing to its Turkey, and Colonel Dzemal Masinovic, the hard-working and dedicated staff and as a Military Attaché of Bosnia and Herzegovina result of the Peacekeeping Operations in to Turkey. The event was attended by Gen- which it has taken part in various crisis re- eral Hulusi Akar, the Commander of the gions around the world. Noting that this suc- 88 Turkish Armed Forces, General Yaşar Güler, cess was the product of extensive effort and Left to right: Major General Senad MASOVIC, Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and the Deputy Chief of Turkish General Staff and preparation, Colonel Masinovic also re- Herzegovina for Resources, General Hulusi AKAR, Major General Senad MASOVIC, Deputy flected on Bosnia and Herzegovina soon be- Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces, COL Dzemal Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces coming a member of NATO. MASINOVIC, Defence Attaché of Bosna Herzegovina Left to right: BG Samed ALKHALAILEH, Military Attaché of Jordan, COL Mohammad Zaheer NAZARI, Military Attaché of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, COL Milan KRANJEC, Defence Attaché of the Republic of Slovenia, GEN Yaşar GÜLER, Deputy Chief of Turkish General Staff, LTC Slawomir CECHA, Deputy Defence, Military, Naval & Air Attaché of Poland, COL Dzemal MASINOVIC, Defence Attaché of Bosna Herzegovina, LTC Martin SOVIC, Deputy Defence Attaché of Slovak Republic, COL Staffan SJOBERG, Defence Attaché of Sweden, CDR Anssi Henrik HATAKKA, Deputy Defence Attaché of Finland, LTC Nenad PEJIN, Military Attaché of Serbia, COL Lazaros KAMPOURIDIS, Defence Attaché of Greece

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