VOLUME 12 ISSUE 84 YEAR 2018 ISSN 1306 5998 THE TURAF’S FIRST TWO F-35S DELIVERED TO TURKEY BRIGHT FUTURE FOR BAE SYSTEMS PARTNERSHIPS IN TURKEY T129 ATAK HELICOPTERS AND ADA CLASS CORVETTES SALE TO PAKISTAN A CLOSER LOOK AT THE TURKISH DEFENCE INDUSTRY’S FIXED WING AIR PLATFORMS SECTOR AZERBAIJAN DISPLAYED MOCK-UP OF SOM-B1 MISSILE AT PARADE ISSUE 84/2018 1 DEFENCE TURKEY VOLUME: 12 ISSUE: 84 YEAR: 2018 ISSN 1306 5998 Publisher Hatice Ayşe EVERS Publisher & Editor in Chief Ayşe EVERS 6 [email protected] Managing Editor Cem AKALIN [email protected] Editor İbrahim SÜNNETÇİ [email protected] Administrative Coordinator Yeşim BİLGİNOĞLU YÖRÜK [email protected] International Relations Director Şebnem AKALIN [email protected] Advertisement Director 18 Yasemin BOLAT YILDIZ [email protected] Translation Tanyel AKMAN [email protected] Editing Mona Melleberg YÜKSELTÜRK Robert EVERS Graphics & Design Gülsemin BOLAT Görkem ELMAS [email protected] Photographer Sinan Niyazi KUTSAL 26 Advisory Board (R) Major General Fahir ALTAN (R) Navy Captain Zafer BETONER Prof Dr. Nafiz ALEMDAROĞLU Cem KOÇ Asst. 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ISSUE 84/2018 3 DEFENCE TURKEY 6 Lockheed Martin Opens F-35 JSF Production 99 Turkish Aerospace Selected Dassault Base to Turkish Journalists Systèmes for the TF-X National Combat Aircraft Program 18 The TurAF’s First Two F-35s Delivered to Turkey 100 UAVs 26 Bright future for BAE Systems Partnerships Laser Gun from Aselsan Against Bomber in Turkey 101 Boeing Awards Contract to Turkish Aerospace (TA) to Produce 737 MAX 28 T129 ATAK Helicopters and ADA Class Corvettes Sale to Pakistan 102 SEDEC Event Held in Ankara 32 A Closer Look at the Turkish Defence 104 New Era for the Presidency of Defence Industry’s Fixed Wing Air Platforms Sector Industries and Türk Loydu 70 AKINCI Attack UAV System 104 Turkish Aerospace Debuts New Logo 72 KTJ-3200 Turbojet Engine Tests Ongoing 105 Block 2 UAVs Delivered 73 Aselsan Signs a New Export Contract for First Batch of TGGC’s BAYRAKTAR TB2-S AselPOD 106 Boeing and Turkish Technic Announce 74 Turkey Increases Defence Exports in the First Half of 2018 Global106 Peli Fleet Products Care SupplierAnnounces Agreement its Expansion in Turkey 74 107 Aselsan’s Submarine Intercept Sonar 75 SefineAselsan Shipyard Receives Wins Additional DIMDEG Orders Contract for System ASIST Installed On-Board Three Ay SERHAT HTR Class Submarines 76 Azerbaijan Displayed Mock-Up of SOM-B1 108 Missile at Parade Upgrade HSwMS Gotland Relaunched After Mid-Life 78 BMC Received Contract for Series 109 Roketsan and Raytheon Partnership Production of ALTAY MBT and Its Power Pack Continues with Excellence Award 79 Turkish Defence and Aerospace Sector 109 ODTÜ Teknokent Defence Industry Cluster Participates at Eurosatory 2018 (TSSK) New Board of Directors 82 FNSS Launched PARS 4x4 Anti-Tank Vehicle 110 A 20-Year Track Record of Success Developed for ATV Project at Eurosatory 2018 Continues 85 Otokar Debuted its Light Tank in Paris 111 Iveco Defence Vehicles is Awarded Contract to Deliver Amphibious Platform to the US 86 STM Unveiled ‘Stand - Off Through the Wall Marine Corps in Partnership with BAE Systems Target Acquisition System’ (UHTES) at 2018 Eurosatory 112 BSA Heavy Torpedo to the Italian Navy Cyber Security Cluster Introductory Meeting 88 Leonardo to Supply the Next-Generation held in Ankara 112 Bell Boeing to Begin U.S. Navy CMV-22B Production Work Under $4 Billion Contract 90 Turkey Speeds up Long-Range Air Missile Defence System Studies with Eurosam 113 KMW and Nexter Join Forces on Main 91 Aselsan Secures Lucrative Contracts in the First 7 Months of 2018 Ground113 Lockheed Combat Martin System Delivered 300th F-35 Aircraft 92 SAVTEK 9th Defence Technologies Congress 114 Boeing and Embraer to Establish Strategic 96 Turkey’s Defence Industry Meets at “SAHA EXPO 2018” Aerospace Partnership to Accelerate Global 98 High Technology Solutions from CES 115 EMBT Showcased at Eurosatory 2018 Advanced Composites (CES) Aerospace Growth 116 Contract Worth 200M NOK, Naval Strike 99 A Contract Awarded for the Electromagnetic Launch System Field Prototype Missile for Norway and Germany DEFENCE TURKEY 4 ISSUE 84/2018 ISSUE 84/2018 5 DEFENCE TURKEY Turkey and F-35 JSF Program Ayşe EVERS Publisher & Editor in Chief The F-35A was selected as the New Generation Fighter Jet of the Turkish Air Force (TurAF) upon the Decree of the Defence Industry Executive Committee (DIEC) dated December 12, 2006. Turkey has a plan to procure as many as 116 F-35As, conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) variant, until 2031 for the TurAF to replace the ageing F-4E 2020s and F-16C/D Block 30s and Block 40s. Turkey has participated in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program starting from Concept Demonstration Phase (CDP), in which Turkey invested US$6.2 Million. As a Level-III Partner of the Program Turkey has committed US$175 Million to the F-35 JSF System Development and Demonstration (SDD) Phase, under the agreement awarded on July 11, 2002. On January 25, 2007, with a MoU Turkey participated the Production, Sustainment and Follow-on Development Phase (PSFD) of the JSF Program, and pledged around US$700 Million to aircraft production. According to U.S. Defence Secretary Jim MATTIS, so far Turkey has invested US$1.25 Billion in the F-35 development phase. 10 Turkish Defence and aerospace companies (Alp Aviation, Aselsan/MİKES, AYESAŞ, Fokker Elmo, Havelsan, Kale Aero, Kale Pratt & Whitney Engine Industries, Roketsan, TÜBiTAK-SAGE and Turkish Aerospace) have been supporting the development and production phases of the F-35 JSF Program. The Prime Contractor of the JSF Program LM declared that F-35 Production Industrial Participation opportunities for Turkish companies (in total for LM and P&W) are expected to reach more than US$12 Billion by the end of the Program. The rollout ceremony for Turkey’s first F-35A aircraft AT-01 (serial 18-0001), was held at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility in Texas on June 21, 2018. The ceremony was attended by Vice President of Defence Industries Serdar DEMİREL, representing the Turkish Government, and Major General Reha Ufuk ER, representing the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF). The F-35A Lightning IIs destined to the TurAF are expected to remain in the U.S. at least until November 2019 and will be utilized in TurAF pilot and maintenance personnel training F-35A Lightning II is not just about the aircraft, but the entire air system and remains crucial to the continued modernization of TAF and Turkey’s ability to preserve Turkish and allied security and interests. It will add a wide range of capabilities to the Turkish Armed Forces that Turkey has never had before. According to the SSB as of June 22, 2018, Turkey has placed an order for a total of 30 F-35As. By the end of 2023 TurAF is expected to receive a total of 30 F-35As, which have been ordered in two batches, and all will be deployed at the 7th Main Jet Base (MJB) located in Akçadağ, Malatya. Enjoy the issue... DEFENCE TURKEY 6 ISSUE 84/2018 Lockheed Martin Opens F-35 JSF Production Base to Turkish Journalists by Cem AKALIN We touched down at the Dallas organization and management Starting his speech by Airport on June 19 to witness a capabilities of Lockheed Martin as mentioning that they attained historic moment, the delivery of we toured the facilities. crucial milestones in the program the first F-35 JSF of the Turkish The Lockheed Martin facilities in the previous year, CRISLER Air Forces with a teeming group of press tour started quite early in the said: “We delivered the first three Turkish journalists who were on task morning of June 20. Following our aircraft to the Norwegian Air after a long flight, in anticipation of entrance to the facilities, Lockheed Forces at the beginning of 2018. the scheduled events and ceremony. Martin Communications VP Joe They received four more aircrafts Lockheed Martin prepared a busy LAMARCA shared the overall rules since then and the number of schedule for us on June 20 - a day to be followed at the facilities as well the delivery to the Norwegian Air before the ceremony. as the flight to be executed with the Forces reached seven. Also, the Nearly 20 thousand employees F-35 simulation and the conference U.S. Marine Corps has completed work at the production facilities to be held with the F-35 pilots in their first deployment. Recently, of Lockheed Martin - Dallas Fort general terms, and after this general the first F-35B STOVL aircraft have Worth where F-35 Joint Strike information, the Vice President of been deployed at the USS-WASP Fighters are manufactured. We F-35 Business Development and and USS-ESSEX LHD Vessels. were informed that this facility, Strategy Integration, Jack CRISLER We have completed the flight test one of the most crucial production delivered information to the press portion of the system design and facilities of the American Air Force members on the development demonstration phase and we have and the Army since World War II, and production process of the begun the initial operational test has been conducting production for F-35 program, its capabilities, the and evaluation phase (IOT&E) of the United States Army since 1941 milestones of the program, their F-35 program.