AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DR.FAİK EKEN – PRESIDENT & CEO OF ASELSAN VOLUME 11 ISSUE 72 YEAR 2016 ISSN 1306 5998 GÖKTÜRK-1 RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE SATELLITE LAUNCHED INTO THE ORBIT ADVANCED MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF THE MEADS SYSTEM – OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TURKISH DEFENSE INDUSTRY UNDERSECRETARIAT FOR DEFENSE INDUSTRIES CELEBRATES ITS 31ST ANNIVERSARY HİSAR-O MISSILE SYSTEMS ACCOMPLISHED FLIGHT TEST SUCCESS AND MOMENTUM PROPEL ODTÜ TEKNOKENT AND THE TSSK FORWARD IN 2017 VOLUME: 11 ISSUE: 72 YEAR: 2016 ISSN 1306 5998 Publisher Hatice Ayşe Akalın Publisher & Editor in Chief 6 Ayşe EVERS [email protected] Managing Editor Cem AKALIN [email protected] Administrative Coordinator Yeşim BİLGİNOĞLU YÖRÜK [email protected] International Relations Director Şebnem AKALIN [email protected] SME’s Advertisement Director Yasemin BOLAT YILDIZ [email protected] 26 Translation Tanyel AKMAN [email protected] Editing Mona YÜKSELTÜRK Robert EVERS Graphics & Design Gülsemin BOLAT Görkem ELMAS [email protected] Photographer Sinan Niyazi KUTSAL Advisory Board (R) Major General Fahir ALTAN (R) Navy Captain Zafer BETONER 40 Prof Dr. Nafiz ALEMDAROĞLU Cem KOÇ Asst. 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ISSUE 72/2016 3 DEFENCE TURKEY 6 Aselsan, Locked-on Target to Eradicate Turkey’s 81 FNSS Continues to Certify its Suppliers Foreign Tech Dependency 82 Land Platforms Seminar Gathered Industry 20 Minister of National Defense Submitted to the Commission the National Defense Draft Budget for the 86 Ankaref – loT Service Provider year 2017 88 26 Advanced Military Capabilities of the MEADS Delivery to Turkish Armed Forces System – Opportunities for the Turkish Defense “Kasırga” 302mm Multi Barrel Rocket System Industry 88 Pakistani Submarines to be Equipped with Havelsan Systems 34 Undersecretariat for Defense Industries Celebrates its 31st Anniversary 89 Top Tier Representation from the US and Turkey Shaping the Future in New Era of Defense Industry 37 Hisar-O Missile Systems Accomplished Flight Test Cooperation at the 35th Annual ATC Conference 40 A focus on Strengths in 2017 to be the best in 98 35th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkey Relations to Selected Areas will Bring Certain Success for Turkey Honor Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and Founder of Global as a Key Global Player in the Aerospace and Defense Cybersecurity Innovator, Comodo Sector. 99 Turkish Entrepreneurs Heading for Silicon Valley 44 Göktürk-1 Reconnaissance and Surveillance Satellite Launched into the Orbit 99 New NIMR Military Vehicles Enter Service 48 CTech – Steady Stride of Success; Strategy Based on 100 Istanbul Security Conference was Held by TASAM Products & Solutions and Competition 102 Turkish Technic and SSM to Collabrate for the 54 Aselsan and Temsa’s Co-Production Electric Bus Maintenance of Command Control Aircrafts “Avenue EV” Head Out 103 Austal’s Growing High Speed Support Vessel 56 Grup Impeks : Unique Equipment for Unique Forces Portfolio Offers Multi-Mission Flexibility 58 103 T-50 Begins Flight Operations Havelsan’s Anti-Terrorism Training Technology Center Minister of National Defense Officially Launched 104 Six Search and Rescue Boats from Damen 60 Success and Momentum Propel ODTÜ Teknokent Shipyards Antalya and the TSSK Forward in 2017 105 MBDA Deutschland Successfully Tests New Laser 63 FNSS and PT. Pindad, Completes Conceptual Design Effector of the Modern Medium Weight Tank (MMWT) 105 65 Havelsan Senior Management Partners with Force Requirements Quantum 3D Staff in the U.S. T-X Completes first Flight, Validates Design for Air 106 Keysight Technologies Introduces Cost-Effective 65 Turkey to Purchase 52 Super Mushshak Aircraft Reference Solution for Realistic Multi-Emitter Signal from Pakistan Simulation 66 3rd High-Tech Port Fair was Held in Istanbul 107 DroneShield Launches a Drone Countermeasure Tactical Portable Product 70 Turkish Defense Industry’s New Force – Katmerciler 108 Advancing Maritime Domain Awareness with 73 Turkish Defense Industry Data for the year 2015 ATAS, Leonardo Presents Next-Generation Systems at EuroNaval 2016 Exhibition 73 The TAFF Companies Ascending, Among R&D Leaders in Turkey 110 Chilean Air Force to Acquire Six S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters 74 Global Attention on Aksa Run Flat – Building Cooperation with Foreign and Domestic Wheel 110 Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.2 Billion to Manufacturers Modernize Republic of Korea F-16s 77 The Reception of IDEF 2017 Launched 111 General Atomics Predator C Avenger ER Makes First Flight 78 Emerging Markets Focus on Platform Sustainment to Thrive in the Global Defense Industry 111 Navantia and Indra to Modernize an Indonesian Navy Corvette for $18 Million 79 Anka-S Program Coming to an End - First Delivery set for 2017 112 Spain 80 An Evaluation on Super Incentive Implementation Airbus Defense and Space Delivers first A400M to ISSUE 72/2016 5 Increasing Threats, Increasing Defense Spending and R&D activities on Critical Technologies Ayşe Evers Publisher & Editor in Chief The World is going through a very rapid change. The destabilization and crises in the countries of the region have overtaken the borders of the world and that they are now affecting the whole Nations. Turkey is an important actor who can make a positive contribution to the solution of global and regional issues. Due to its geopolitical position, Defense spending of Turkey will increase in 2017. Turkish National Defense Budget of 2017 is planned to be 28 billion 702 million Turkish Liras. 51.5% of this budget consists of personnel expenses, 8.8% to social security institutions for state premium expenses, 37.4% to purchase of goods and services, 1.5% to current transfers and 8% to capital expenditures Besides, over 300 projects are being executed within the auspices of SSM. There are projects with the amount of more than $ 9 billion existing merely within SSM’s portfolio for the year 2016. The significant programs such as the Indigenous Fighter Jet Aircraft, “Hürkuş” New Generation Basic Trainer Aircraft, Indigenous Lightweight Helicopters, Regional Aircraft, Milgem, Altay MBT are SSM’s priority areas. Within the concept of increasing threats and in line with these major programs, Turkey has to develop its high technology and critical products. The development of these technologies is only possible with intensive R&D studies. R&D expenditures in 2015 were $ 904 million, with a $ 21 million increase from the previous year. 616 million dollars of this were project incentives, while the remaining $ 287 million dollars were from equity sources. In accordance with the Turkey’s R&D activities and strategies on Defense and Aerospace, it is stated that autonomous systems that may come to the Turkey’s agenda soon. The automatization of the naval, land and air systems is one of the most discussed subjects. Laser technologies, rocket technologies, space technologies starting from various layers of the air defense systems, various fuel and control systems, radar technologies, engine development in addition to unmanned robotic systems and semi-robotic systems, cyber security, biotechnology, optical and weapon systems, intelligence systems, and electronic warfare are expected to be up-coming priority issues With the hope, decreasing threats, increasing R&D activities in 2017… Enjoy this issue.. DEFENCE TURKEY 6 ISSUE 72/2016 Aselsan, Locked-on Target to Eradicate Turkey’s Foreign Tech Dependency With an impressive wrap-up of 2016, opportunity abounds in 2017; Aselsan President & CEO Dr. Faik Eken shares the company’s strategy, products and projects in an exclusive Defence Turkey Magazine interview. © Defence Turkey ISSUE 72/2016 7 DEFENCE TURKEY © Defence Turkey DEFENCE TURKEY 8 ISSUE 72/2016 turnover figures. Our priority in Similarly , the traction systems 2015 was to improve our free cash of the first indigenous tramcar flow performance. To that end, ‘İpekböceği’ manufactured by we minimized our cash outflow the Durmazlar Company is being within the year and therefore our provided by Aselsan through the sales figures based on the IAS cooperation of the two companies. (international accounting standards) By this means, the domestic declined slightly. At the year end, contribution rate considering the our free cash flow performance vehicles will be increased to over 85 increased to a record level. The percent to be utilized in the national decline on IAS sales is a temporary and indigenous underground, situation and we expect that our IAS regional train, high speed train and based sales will increase significantly locomotives. in 2016. In 2016, we have also completed Various surveys forecast that the development on the first total defense sales in the world indigenous electric bus with our will continue increase in the near partner TEMSA. The new bus future. Surely, this depends heavily features fast charging (around 7 on the changes in the world. We minutes) which will enable travel up will develop strategies according to a distance of 70 km. to the dynamics of each region and Within the framework of the its relations with Turkey. We will be energy systems, we have been continuing our joint efforts with the working on achieving a trackable, platform manufacturers as well. manageable and measurable © Aselsan We envision that local defense network infrastructure in Turkey industry companies will be through smart network systems Avenue Electric Vehicle emerging in the world while the activities and power control.