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Hisar-A and Hisar-O Air Defence Missile Systems and Test Activities VOLUME 14 . ISSUE 96 . YEAR 2019 ADVENT A PLATFORM ATMACA’S FIRST INDEPENDENT CMS NAVAL LAUNCH CONDUCTED SUCCESSFULLY FROM TCG KINALIADA AIRBUS PROGRAM CORVETTE UPDATES SHARED WITH MEDIA AT THE 8TH TRADE MEDIA BRIEFING IN GERMANY ALTAY TURKEY’S EXPERTS IN MILITARY & CIVILIAN CUSTOMER SPECIFIC SOFTWARE A LOOK AT ISSN 1306 5998 HİSAR-A AND HİSAR-O AIR DEFENCE MISSILE SYSTEMS AND TEST ACTIVITIES Publisher 20 30 Hatice Ayşe EVERS Editor in Chief Ayşe AKALIN [email protected] Managing Editor Cem AKALIN [email protected] International Relations Director Şebnem AKALIN [email protected] PAC to Initiate the Delivery of MFI-395 Super Mushshak to the Editor Turkish Air Force in June 2020 İbrahim SÜNNETÇİ [email protected] Administrative Coordinator Yeşim BİLGİNOĞLU YÖRÜK [email protected] ALTAY Turkey’s 32 Correspondent Saffet UYANIK Experts in Military [email protected] and Civilian Translation Customer Specific Tanyel AKMAN [email protected] Software Editing Mona Melleberg YÜKSELTÜRK Graphics & Design Gülsemin BOLAT Görkem ELMAS [email protected] 18 SaSaD: “Event Photographer Evaluation & Sinan Niyazi KUTSAL Decision Committee Advisory Board to be Established (R) Major General Fahir ALTAN by the SSB, MoND (R) Navy Captain Zafer BETONER and SaSaD as a Prof Dr. Nafiz ALEMDAROĞLU Cem KOÇ Solution for Event Asst. Prof. Dr. Altan ÖZKİL Excessiveness in Kaya YAZGAN Ali KALIPÇI Turkey.” Zeynep KAREL DEFENCE TURKEY Administrative Office DT Medya LTD.STI Airbus Defence and Space Güneypark Kümeevleri (Sinpaş Altınoran) Operations: A Human- Kule 3 No:142 Çankaya Ankara / Turkey Business Ecosystem Tel: +90 (312) 557 90 20 Challenging the Future [email protected] www.defenceturkey.com 36 Printing Demir Ofis Kırtasiye Perpa Ticaret Merkezi B Blok Kat:8 No:936 Şişli / İstanbul 6 Tel: +90 212 222 26 36 ATMACA’s First Naval Launch [email protected] Conducted Successfully from www.demirofiskirtasiye.com TCG Kınalıada Corvette Basım Tarihi Ekim-Kasım 2019 Yayın Türü Süreli Airbus Program Updates DT Medya LTD. ŞTİ. Shared with Media at the 8th © All rights reserved. Trade Media Briefing (TMB No part of publication may be reproduced by any means without written permission. 2019) in Germany 40 56 82 “We Will Deliver AKSUNGUR to Our Forces by Year End, with its Wide Range of Weapon Integration Options” NUSRET 2019 INVITEX 88 9th Naval Systems 46 Seminar: Sean & Heard 72 First Test Flight with the T129 Phase II Prototype SEMPROCONX19 Conference Held in 50 Ankara HİSAR-A AND TEKNOFEST HİSAR-O AIR 2019 FROM DEFENCE THE SPOTTER'S MISSILE VANTAGE POINT SYSTEMS 5th Istanbul Security 92 AND TEST Conference Held - “New ACTIVITIES World Architecture of Economy and Security” 76 TEKNOFEST Istanbul Wraps Up with Record Level Participation! ISSN 1306 5998 VOLUME: 14 ISSUE: 96 YEAR: 2019 Turkish Defense Industry Passed Crucial Thresholds on Foreign Dependency Ayşe AKALIN Publisher & Editor in Chief As we gradually left 2019 Defense Industries Prof. proven defense industry universities, and decision- behind; We witness that İsmail DEMİR shared product that is added makers that invest in R&D, the Turkish Defense the good news with the to the inventory of the development, production, Industry has passed public and announced Turkish Armed Forces, and human resources. In significant thresholds in that the serial production an outstanding power this context, the foreign important projects. On of the system would start. multiplier in the world currency provided by November 3, the first Ship- During this period, both and its region, continues our companies will surely Launch Test of ATMACA the first test launch of the to increase the number increase the added value Surface-to-Surface Guided BOZDOĞAN Air-to-Air of its customers in global in our country and make a Missile was successfully missile and the first test markets. significant contribution to conducted from our flight of the T129 ATAK reduce our dependence on national ship MILGEM Phase-II Helicopter were The Defense Industry foreign countries. TCG Kınalıada Corvette. successfully completed. Export figures, which After the launch test, the In the light of these achieved a significant Dear readers, we would like Presidency of Defense critical developments increase in 2019 compared to thank Mr.Alper ÜNSOY, Industries announced that will pass significant to the previous year, Vice President/Chief that the ATMACA Guided thresholds in the defense shows the potential of our Marketing Officer at ALTAY; Missile would be put into sector, we see that the country in this respect. SaSaD Secretary-General service in the second half Turkish Defense Industry The defense industry Mr. Hüseyin BAYSAK of 2020. Another critical is gradually accomplishing export figures, which and Deputy Secretary- development that will substantial stages in the were US$2,188 billion in General of SaSaD Mr. reduce Turkey's foreign Land, Sea, Fixed and 2018, are expected to Yılmaz KÜÇÜKSEYHAN dependence in the defense Rotary Wing Aircraft reach US$3 billion in 2019 once again for their industry was the HISAR-A programs, and successfully with the addition of sales valuable contributions. Low-Altitude Air Defense started serial productions revenues from overseas In this issue, you will find Missile System test-fired in various areas with services and indirect the latest news about against a high-speed live foreign dependencies exports. We hope that the numerous defense target on October 12 and such as critical systems, these figures will continue industry events and successfully destroyed subsystems, ammunitions, to increase in the coming military exercises as well as the target with 100% and platforms with even years with the valuable the latest developments accuracy the final system some systems entering contributions of our main in the Turkish and global tests. After this successful the TAF's inventory. We industry companies, SMEs, defense industries. firing test, President of see that every field- sub-industry companies, research institutes, Enjoy… Airbus Program Updates Shared with Media at the 8th Trade Media Briefing (TMB 2019) in Germany Together with Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Defence and Space (ADS) held the 8th edition of its traditional Trade Media Briefing (TMB 2019) at its facilities located in Donauwörth and Manching in Germany, November 4-6. The three-day event was attended by some 60 journalists representing defence and aerospace media around the globe including Defence Turkey Magazine from Turkey. The last TMB event was held in June 2016, also in Germany. Airbus Helicopters has been participating in the TMB event since 2016. Over the course of the During the event, in (JG74, Takt LwG 74) at (AoA) maneuver, and we three day Trade Media addition to facility tours Neuburg Air Base, media still gunned them... It was a Briefing 2019 event, that took place at the representatives found the four-on-four engagement press representatives got Donauwörth Airbus opportunity to be briefed in 90 seconds with neutral first-hand information Helicopter site and the on EuroFighter operations and offensive maneuvers...” and updates on current Manching ADS site, media by the German Air Force. said Lt. Col. JACOB. ongoing programs from representatives were also During his address Lt. According to Lt. Col. JACOB Airbus Helicopters and hosted at the 74th Fighter Col. JACOB provided the JG74’s EuroFighter ADS such as FCAS/Combat Wing of the German Air his perspective of the Typhoons get scrambled Cloud, SmartForce, H145M, Force’s Neuburg Air Base, EuroFighter Typhoon and ~60 times a year, with about H160M, A400M, A330 the smallest air base of provided fascinating insight a dozen of these cases MRTT, C295 and Space. the Bundeswehr, on the into a recent aircombat leading to aircraft getting Detailed presentations afternoon of November 5th. training encounter with airborne. The reasons for were delivered by senior USAF F-35s. “F-35s came the scrambles usually get Airbus executives including Hosted by the Lieutenant here recently from Swindon resolved in the 12 minutes Dirk HOKE, Chief Executive Colonel Swen JACOB, and said lets dogfight/ taken to get airborne. Most Officer (CEO) of Airbus Commanding Officer visual. They did their 60 scrambles are due to radar Defence & Space. the 74th Fighter Wing knots high Angel of Attack contact loss. 6 Defence Turkey Defence © Ayşe AKALIN - Editor in Chief of Defence Turkey contenders lining up for and H145M together weight range along with the LAND 4503 Program will provide enhanced a range of requirements include Airbus Helicopters, capabilities and will cost for various mission roles Textron subsidiary Bell A$3 Billion less than for use by Special Forces Airbus © (AH-1Z), and Boeing buying a new helicopter based out of Holsworthy. (AH-64E). The LAND type,” LOUVOT said. Entry into service is November 4503 Program involves LOUVOT also underlined scheduled for 2022. The 4, 2019 the acquisition of up to that the H145Ms offered Tiger Mk III Program is Donauwörth 29 attack helicopters. for LAND 4503 would now the subject of de- Airbus The new helicopters will be in addition to Airbus risking activities, prior Helicopter Site serve as a replacement Helicopter’s bid for the to the selection of a for the Australian Army’s Army’s special operations definitive configuration, On November 4, talking current stock of 22 EC665 support helicopter but will likely involve a to journalists at the Airbus Tiger ARHs. The Tiger program
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