VOLUME 12 ISSUE 83 YEAR 2018 ISSN 1306 5998 DEEPENING COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UK AND TURKEY TF-X NATIONAL COMBAT AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME & UK INDUSTRY PAST AND PRESENT COOPERATION WITHIN THE DEFENCE INDUSTRY BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM LEONARDO: REDUCE TF-X AVIONICS COST RISKS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP TURKEY - UK SPECIAL ISSUE ISSUE 83/2018 1 DEFENCE TURKEY VOLUME: 12 ISSUE: 83 YEAR: 2018 ISSN 1306 5998 Publisher Hatice Ayşe EVERS Publisher & Editor in Chief Ayşe EVERS 5 [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 6 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 8 Advisory Board (R) Major General Fahir ALTAN (R) Navy Captain Zafer BETONER Prof Dr. Nafiz ALEMDAROĞLU Cem KOÇ Asst. 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ISSUE 83/2018 3 DEFENCE TURKEY 5 Turkey and UK Cooperation in the 58 Thales is a World Leader in the Defence Industry Research, Design and Manufacture of Advanced Fuzing and Sensors for 6 Deepening Cooperation Between the UK and Turkey in the Air-to-Air, Air-to-Ground, Anti- SurfaceGuided Weaponand Anti-Armour Systems Operating Domains 8 Sophisticated Defence Industries of Turkey and the UK Building Mutually 60 Katmerciler in Accompany with Savronik and Delta Ltd. Signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with 12 BeneficialA Message Partnerships from the British UK Based Mira Company to Develop Ambassador to Turkey – Sir Dominick Unmanned Land Vehicles Chilcott 62 INMARSAT Help Governments 14 Turkey and United Kingdom: Two 64 Increase Operational Capability 15 Partners Complementing Each Other UK with Vital Strategic Importance FOTONIKS - An Exclusive Business and Turkeya Flourishing is a Priority Defence Market and Security for the 65 PartnerTeknokent in Turkey Defence Industry Industry Cluster (TSSK) 16 SaSaD – Turkish Defence and 66 Aerospace Manufacturers Association Hawkeye AD / M-SHORAD – A New 18 TF-X National Combat Aircraft 67 ApproachThe Armies to ‘CLOSE’ Trust Range Us in TheirAir Defence Walk Industry 68 Development Programme & UK Imaging Systems for Modern Armored 28 FightingKent VehiclesPeriscopes – Sighting and within the Defence Industry Between TurkeyPast and and the Present United Cooperation Kingdom 72 with New State of the Art UAV Voice 44 Roketsan at Farnborough 2018 CommunicationONUR Expands (VCS) Its SolutionExpertise 46 Leonardo: Reduce TF-X Avionics 74 High Technology Solutions from 50 CostAselsan Risks Through - Turkey’s Partnership Avionics Leader 76 CES DataAdvanced Distribution Composites Service (CES) Connects All Asset Types 52 78 The Increasing Need for Life ResourcefulVoytes- Turkey’sFinancial Premier Solutions to ForeignConsultancy Investors Company Provides 80 ProtectionLeading Products UK Manufacturer * As of 10th July 2018, the name of Undersecretariat for Defence IndustriesPrimetake (SSM) changed Lands into the Presidencyin Turkey of Defence Industries DEFENCE TURKEY 4 ISSUE 83/2018 ISSUE 83/2018 5 DEFENCE TURKEY Turkey and UK Cooperation in the Defence Industry Our domestic industry developing with the steps this Project, holding an industry day is being planned taken in the last fifteen years towards strengthening in the near future, cooperation projects gathering the our defence industry and our indigenous products companies of two countries on common grounds for decreasing our foreign dependency have become their benefits are being encouraged. crucial sources of pride. Turkey is now amongst the We are also quite enthusiastic about the cooperation countries fulfilling its defence requirements through opportunities in areas outside of for aviation/aerospace national facilities considerably and moreover, is as well. The capabilities we acquired particularly regarded as one of the essential players of the in maritime and the platforms we built are crucial international defence market. indicators that we are an essential player in that area Our close alliance with the United Kingdom, our as well. Turkey’s competitive advantages in this area on approach to numerous regional and international issues global scale allows for common development programs with similar concerns and common interests create with the United Kingdom and we are closely following extremely critical opportunities for the development of all types of potential opportunities within this context. our bilateral cooperation. Close negotiations on diverse We have been going through a period in which areas are on their course and the cooperation built on our relations with the United Kingdom have been defence industry is deepening further every day. gaining more and more importance not only in the The initial steps taken towards cooperative activities defence industry and specifically aerospace but also specific to the National Fighter Jet (TF-X) pave the way in many other sectors, economics being in the first for new areas of cooperation based on systems and place. Recently, we attended the Turkish – British “Tatlı subsystems. As the Presidency of Defence Industries, Dil Forum” under the presidency of our President for we have been founding platforms through which seizing cooperation opportunities such as strengthening we follow all these subjects in detail. Specific to the existing relations, extending our volume of trade defence industry, we have been carrying out meetings and increasing the number of common projects. with the participation of the official delegations and Representation of both countries at the executive representatives of domestic / foreign companies. For level is an indicator of the importance attached to the instance, the last Defence Industry Cooperation Meeting relations between the two countries. In this regard, we held between the two countries was conducted by the wish to express our intention and readiness for all types Presidency of Defence Industries in February 2018; of joint action towards developing our cooperation in and the existing and potential areas of cooperation the defence industry as the Presidency of Defence was examined in detail with the participation of 150 Industries through this platform. professionals who are experts in their areas. Apart from this, the G2G meetings conducted in respect of Ismail DEMIR, Ph.D merely the TF-X Fighter Jets continue periodically. Then President of Defence Industries again, in order to increase the cooperation considering DEFENCE TURKEY 6 ISSUE 83/2018 Deepening Cooperation Between the UK and Turkey In an Interview with Mr. Guto Bebb, Minister for Defence Procurement, Ministry of Defence, he discusses the UK’s willingness share its experiences, its involvement in supporting companies both large and small encouraging innovation. Turkey and the UK have a beneficial opportunity to learn from each other © MoD ISSUE 83/2018 7 DEFENCE TURKEY Defence Turkey: How important is the defence and © RAF security relationship with Turkey? Turkey and the United Kingdom enjoy well established relations based on the NATO alliance, strategic partnership, mutual economic interests and shared security concerns. The future presents ample opportunities for further enhancement of the bilateral relations. Defence and security, large infrastructure projects like airports, health, nuclear energy and finance sectors will be at the forefront of the economic co-operation between the two countries. It is essential that we work together to help RAF Typhoon support global challenges and also the important interoperability $1.57 trillion in 2016.The defence Kingdom also encourages foreign needs of both armed forces. procurement market in the UK companies to consider supplying Defence Turkey: In the alone is worth around £20 billion; to their armed forces and there are defence and security sector in fact the United Kingdom no barriers for Turkish companies what is the most prominent Ministry of Defence (MOD) is UK and I would strongly encourage example of the countries and industry’s single largest customer. them to respond to the link www. companies working together? The United Kingdom Ministry contracts.mod.uk where they can Last year Turkish Aerospace of Defence is also committed to register to receive the Defence Industries and BAE Systems spending around £178bn over Contracts Bulletin which outlines signed a contract for the design of the next 10 years as part of opportunities. the TF-X programme which Turkey their Equipment spending plan Defence Turkey: Is there has stated will be an important to deliver large scale Defence regular engagement of both part of their modernisation procurement projects and unlock armed