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VOLUME 12 ISSUE 82 YEAR 2018 ISSN 1306 5998 A LOOK AT THE TURKISH DEFENSE INDUSTRY LAND PLATFORMS/SYSTEMS SECTOR EFES 2018 COMBINED JOINT LIVE FIRE EXERCISE PAKISTAN TO PROCURE 30 T129 ATAK HELICOPTER FROM TURKEY TURAF’S FIRST F-35A MAKES MAIDEN FLIGHT TURKISH DEFENCE & AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES 2017 PERFORMANCE REPORT ISSUE 82/2018 1 DEFENCE TURKEY VOLUME: 12 ISSUE: 82 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 30 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 46 Advisory Board (R) Major General Fahir ALTAN (R) Navy Captain Zafer BETONER Prof Dr. Nafiz ALEMDAROĞLU Cem KOÇ Asst. 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ISSUE 82/2018 3 DEFENCE TURKEY 6 A Look at the Turkish Defense Industry Land Platforms/ 90 Leonardo Maximizing the Operability of State of the Art Systems Sector Technologies 30 EFES-2018 Combined Joint Live Fire Exercise 96 The Launch Ceremony of Aselsan Academy and “Distinguished Observer Day” Successfully Accomplished Universities Postgraduate Training Program Protocol was Held in Ankara 34 Pakistan and Turkey Sign a Contract for the Procurement of T129 “Atak” Helicopters 99 Elective Ordinary General Assembly of the Defense & Aerospace Industry Exporters’ Association Held in Ankara 36 TurAF F-35A Makes its Maiden Flight 102 ICDDA 2018 Press Conference Attracts Considerable 38 The Chairman of the Aselsan Board & CEO - Prof. Haluk Attention Görgün Meet up with Media Representatives in Ankara 104 Eurasia Air Show Takes Place in Antalya 25th-29th of 46 2017 Turkish Defense Industry Export Figures Indicate April a Decline in Export Sales 106 UTC Aerospace Systems Signed Agreement with 57 VANEDA Makes Difference.. ALP Aviation to Begin Phase Production of Kidde Fire Protection Systems in Turkey 58 “We Support Companies in the Defense and Aerospace Industry to Drive Their Digital Transformation” 107 Havelsan and Turkish Technic to Establish a Joint Anka Block-B MALE UAV System Starts Serving Turkish 62 Internet Service” Naval Forces Command Venture Company for “In-flight Entertainment Systems and Er Machine Gear and Anova Signed a Cooperation Kaplan and Pars Tracked and Wheeled Type Anti-Tank 108 63 Agreement Vehicle Design Phase Accomplished by FNSS Figes and Anova Engineering Establish a Joint Venture 64 Projects Decisions Valued at $4.8 Billion at the Defense 108 Industry Committee 108 - NUMESYSOtonom Software Technology Systems and Cappadocia Balloon 64 Maintenance Center to Develop Unique Hot Air Balloon of Semi-Conductor and Microelectronics TÜBİTAK-Bilgem and Yital A.Ş. to Cooperate in the Field Women in Air & Space Symposium 66 Launch Meeting of the Industrial Competency 109 110 Aselsan Middle East Signs a Contract at SOFEX 2018 Assessment69 Retinar PTR and Takes Support Part Project in the Turkish(EYDEP) Armed Held in Forces Ankara 110 Integration of SOM-J Missile into F-35 JSF Forge Ahead 111 (TAF)70 Turkish Inventory Armed Forces Reinforce the UAV Fleet with 8 Workshop on Turkish Aviation and Sustainable Aviation Additional “Bayraktar” TB2 Armed UAVs ResearchSARES and Atılım University’s Success Stories 71 Test and Demonstration Firings of 120 mm HE-T Tank 112 Gun Ammunition Produced by MKEK 112 TÜBİTAK’sArlan Armored “Industrial Vehicle R&D Loaded Support” into TurAF Ratio A400MEnhanced 72 Roketsan at Eurosatory with High-Tech Missiles and Smart Munitions 113 Turkish Airlines Selects GEnx Engines to Power Boeing 787 Dreamliners 74 Building the Future Today – GES Engineering Turkey’s Engineering Partner 114 Airbus and Dassault Aviation Join Forces on Future Combat Air System 77 Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker PNS Moawin is in the Indian Ocean 115 Sikorsky Begins CH-53 King Stallion Heavy Lift Helicopter Deliveries to the U.S. Marine Corps 80 Turkish Companies Received Total $800 Million in Orders at DIMDEX Fair 116 Leonardo Demonstrates First Satellite Controlled MALE Class Drone 81 Nurol Makina and Qatar Special Forces Command Sign a Goodwill Agreement for the Procurement of NMS 4X4 117 Federico Martinengo FREMM Frigate Delivered to Italian Navy; Powered by GE LM2500+G4 Marine Gas 82 Anadolu Shipyard Awarded Contract by Qatar Armed Turbine Propulsion System Forces to Build Two Naval Cadet Training Ship 118 Land Ceptor on Target in Latest Success for MBDA’s 83 Qatar to Procure Armed Bayraktar TB2 UAVs CAMM Interceptor 83 New Orders to ARES Shipyard from Qatar Coast Guard 118 Royal Malaysian Navy Selects NSM for its Littoral Command Combat Ships th 84 5 Generation Anti-Drone Weapon from Harp ARGE 119 Schiebel And Airbus Helicopters Achieve Historic Manned Unmanned Teaming 85 When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going – Environics Provides Solutions for Naval CBRN Monitoring 120 Raytheon’s 360-Degree AESA Radar Passes 3,000 and Armored CBRN Reconnaissance Hours of Operation 87 Aselsan’s “MUHAFIZ” Remote Controlled Weapon 120 Airbus Helicopters Awarded US$389 Million in System Export to South Asia Contracts for 51 UH-72A Lakotas for the U.S. Army 88 SaSaD’s 29th Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly and Sectoral Meeting Held in Ankara DEFENCE TURKEY 4 ISSUE 82/2018 ISSUE 82/2018 5 DEFENCE TURKEY Defense Industry Exports Gaining Momentum for the Year 2018 Ayşe Evers Publisher & Editor in Chief According to figures of the Turkish Exporters Assembly which were shared publicly during the Elective Regular General Assembly of the Defense and Aerospace Industry Exporters Association on April 24 in Ankara, the Turkish Defense Industry’s total exports totaled $1.739 billion in 2017 excluding foreign exchange gaining services. The SaSAD’s Defense Industry 2017 Performance Report, which was anxiously awaited following the announcement of these figures, was shared with the members of the sector council with the presentation of SaSaD Secretary General Hüseyin Baysak during the TOBB Defense Industry Assembly held in Ankara on May 17. The Defense Industry 2017 Performance Report, which was distributed to all SaSaD members and special members and arranged as a result of the responses of 86 members, points out that the Turkish defense industry endured a roller-coaster year in 2017. There was a 12% increase in total turnover compared to the previous year, while a 7% decline in foreign sales revenues. Despite the fact that foreign sales figures for 2017 (excluding foreign exchange gaining services) increased by 3% compared to the previous year, it is observed that export figures fell behind the year 2014 because of the sharp fall in foreign exchange gaining services in 2017. The 32.39% decline in domestic and foreign orders in 2017 compared to the previous year undoubtedly constitutes the most important part of the report. Nevertheless, the 31% increase in employment compared to the previous year, and the fact that the resource allocation by the government for product & technology development has continued to increase steadily over the last five years are one of the positive developments in this report for 2017. Following a stable year in 2017, the contracts signed between the Qatari Armed Forces and Turkish defense industry companies at an amount of $800 million USD at DIMDEX 2018 Fair on March 12-14 and the contract signed between Pakistan and Turkey for the supply of 30 T129 “Atak” helicopters are really important and also demonstrate to us the potential of our defense industry. These sales may not immediately reflect on export figures in the short term, but the first data obtained for 2018 points to an increase of 17.24% in Q1 foreign sales revenue of this year compared to the Q1 in 2017. It would not be wrong to evaluate that 2018 will be different from the previous year for the Turkish Defense Industry, which achieves growth in foreign markets also by giving support with new programs and orders to be activated within the country. In our new issue, we analyze the 2017 Turkish Defense Industry Performance Report in detail with all breakdowns, we give you a closer look at the Turkish Land Systems and Platforms, the locomotive of the Turkish defense industry and compiled the latest status of the Turkish Land Systems programs. We also bring you up to date on all of the recent major industry events and fairs as well as information on up-coming events, sectoral news and technical articles. We extend a special thank you to Arzu Baytar from GES Engineering and Elif Gürdal from and Dassault Systems who contributed their interviews. Enjoy this issue… DEFENCE TURKEY 6 ISSUE 82/2018 A Look at the Turkish Defense Industry Land Platforms/Systems Sector by İbrahim SÜNNETÇİ - Editor As a result of policies implemented by Turkey’s defense and security procurement agency the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM), over the last decade aimed at boosting the local defense industry and improving self-sufficiency in defense system procurements, the Turkish Defense and Aerospace Industry has reached a high degree of self-sufficiency.