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YEAR 2019 TYPE 214TN 2019 OUTLOOK REİS CLASS TCG PİRİ REİS FOR THE TURKISH DEFENCE & SUBMARINE LAUNCHED AEROSPACE INDUSTRY AND GOALS FOR 2020 ALP AVIATION DELIVERED DYNAMIC COMPONENTS & LANDING GEARS CES ADVANCED UNDER THE TUHP PROGRAM COMPOSITES & DEFENCE TECHNOLOGIES TEI-PD170 ISSN 1306 5998 EXPORTING HIGH TECHNOLOGY TURBO DIESEL AVIATION ENGINE SOLUTIONS TO THE WORLD SERIAL PRODUCTION DELIVERY CEREMONY Publisher 32 38 Hatice Ayşe EVERS Editor in Chief Ayşe AKALIN [email protected] Managing Editor Cem AKALIN [email protected] International Relations Director Şebnem AKALIN Defence & Aerospace Industry [email protected] International Cooperation and Export Current Analysis Report Editor Published İbrahim SÜNNETÇİ [email protected] Administrative Coordinator Yeşim BİLGİNOĞLU YÖRÜK [email protected] 42 Correspondent CES Advanced Saffet UYANIK [email protected] Composites & Translation Defence Technologies Tanyel AKMAN Exporting High [email protected] Technology Solutions Editing Mona Melleberg YÜKSELTÜRK to the World Graphics & Design Gülsemin BOLAT Görkem ELMAS [email protected] 10 Photographer Sinan Niyazi KUTSAL Advisory Board (R) Major General Fahir ALTAN (R) Navy Captain Zafer BETONER Prof Dr. Nafiz ALEMDAROĞLU Cem KOÇ Asst. Prof. Dr. Altan ÖZKİL Kaya YAZGAN Ali KALIPÇI Zeynep KAREL 2019 Outlook for the A Look at Latest Status of DEFENCE TURKEY Administrative Office Turkish Defence & the PN MİLGEM Project DT Medya LTD.STI Güneypark Kümeevleri (Sinpaş Altınoran) Aerospace Industry Kule 3 No:142 Çankaya Ankara / Turkey and Goals for 2020 Tel: +90 (312) 557 90 20 [email protected] www.defenceturkey.com 46 Printing Demir Ofis Kırtasiye Perpa Ticaret Merkezi B Blok Kat:8 No:936 Şişli / İstanbul 6 Tel: +90 212 222 26 36 [email protected] www.demirofiskirtasiye.com Basım Tarihi Aralık 2019 Yayın Türü Süreli DT Medya LTD. ŞTİ. Crucial Programs Scheduled © All rights reserved. for 2020 in the Defence “We Have Continued to No part of publication may be reproduced by Industry! Strengthen Our Business any means without written permission. Development with Turkish Companies!” 52 68 78 Type 214TN REIS Class TCG Piri Reis Submarine Launched The 4th Battery Technologies & Energy Systems Workshop Held in Kayseri 88 TEI-PD170 Turbo Diesel Aviation 56 Engine Serial Production Delivery Ceremony 70 Tank Hunters: KAPLAN & PARS 4X4 STA ATEŞ- Supply of Mobile Surveillance 62 Units Build-up the Sempro Hosted Security of EU- the International Turkey Borders SemproConX19 Conference on 18-19 November in Ankara at the Bilkent Hotel 100 74 Teknopark Istanbul General Manager Bilal Dynamic Components TOPÇU: “We Will Employ & Landing Gears of T-70 40,000 R&D Engineers in Helicopters Delivered Under 2030!” the Turkish Utility Helicopter Su-57 Crashed During a Flight Test! Program Did it affect the overallprogram? ISSN 1306 5998 VOLUME: 14 ISSUE: 97 YEAR: 2019 Turkish Defence Industry – Reached US$60 Billion with its 700 Projects! Ayşe AKALIN Publisher & Editor in Chief Turkish Defence Industry Forces but also the and export revenues in in 2020 with the critical closed 2019 with new defence needs of friendly the four years. However, support of the decision- records in terms of and allied nations. we should also consider makers. both turnover and Pushing toward the US$3 that the restrictions export figures. Several billion target set for 2019, and hidden embargoes In this issue, we would platforms, systems, and Turkey has increased experienced and may like to thank CES subsystems developed its export revenues to be experienced in the General Manager for the Turkish Armed US$2,74 billion in 2019, supply of critical systems Selçuk ŞENTÜRK, Forces and Security while its total sales and subsystems from Director of HENSOLDT Forces have entered revenues amounted to abroad may lead to Turkey's Ankara Liaison the inventory, while US$9 billion. delays for some projects Office Levent DÜNYA, the qualification and or extend the project HENSOLDT Director testing activities in According to the schedule. Consequently, of Sales for Maritime various projects were 2019-2023 strategic it is necessary to develop Optronics Harald successfully completed plan published by the new and different HANSEN, and Founder and started to wait for Presidency of Defence strategies in the short of SEMPRO Semiha the serial production Industries in December, and medium-term, to YAŞAR for their valuable process. Today, our the total turnover of solve the problems that contributions and taking country carries out 700 the sector in 2023 is may arise in the supply the time for our pleasant different programs expected to be US$27 of these systems above. interviews. In the worth US$60 billion billion, while the export Parallel to all these following pages, you will under the coordination revenues are planned to developments, the find the latest Defence of the Turkish Presidency reach US$10,2 billion. The Turkish Defence Industry, Industry news about of Defence Industries. domestic contribution which has shown a the international and Thanks to the growing ratio, which increased successful performance domestic performance of capabilities of its main to 68% in 2019, is aimed in the projects carried the Sector in 2019 and its contractors, SMEs, and to reach 75% in 2023. In out in Turkey and abroad planned works in 2020 sub-industry companies, line with the revised 2023 in 2019, will be more as well as the exclusive the Turkish Defence targets, it does not seem effective and more articles we have reviewed Industry continues to very far to reach the competitive especially for you. targeted figures with an meet not only the needs in the export market Enjoy this issue... of the Turkish Armed annual increase of 35%- by increasing this Forces and Security 40% in total turnover performance even more Crucial Programs Scheduled for 2020 in the Defence Industry! by Cem Akalın President of Defence Industries Prof. İsmail DEMİR and Vice Presidents Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ, Mustafa Murat ŞEKER, Serdar DEMİREL, Harun ÇELİK and Prof. Faruk YİĞİT, came together with members of © SSB the media at the Ankara said, “When we talk about made and to be made to be finalized, but we did campus of the Presidency domestic and national by SSTEK Company, not receive any positive in order to make an overall products, we don't think Prof. DEMİR said, “There or negative response, yet. assessment of 2019. SSB that we should possess all is still existing external This issue is pending, but President Prof. DEMİR also products and not share dependency in the antenna the seeking of alternative shared critical information anything with anyone. I field. We have founded a engine options is still with the media about the would like to express that we company related to the going on. We expect that activities scheduled for the are open to collaborations MAST system. There is no this will also be finalized upcoming year. with allied countries as long company dealing with soon. After the finalization Emphasizing the as it does not restrict us and sophisticated braking of the powerpack and importance of sustainability does not interfere with our systems. We accompany our the qualification of the free will and technology companies to support new production line, the T in the defence industry, Prof. 0 DEMİR said that they, as an participation.” technologies in the fields of process will become boron, satellite imaging and effective”. For the question institution, aim to cater to Underlining the need to the Turkish Armed Forces nano-technology.” of whether there is a ensure the effectiveness of deadline to initiate the (TAF) and that a continuous SSB President Prof. the lower and middle tier ALTAY serial production structure for export has DEMİR: “T will initiate companies forming the 0 project, Prof. DEMİR said to be achieved because following the finalization defence industry pyramid that giving a deadline domestic consumption of the engine supply in advanced technologies to the company would in the defence industry is, process” by strengthening them via be an ultimatum due to in a sense, limited. Prof. the Presidency of Industries During the Q&A session, parameters beyond the DEMİR stated that they (SSB), Prof. DEMİR said, “In Prof. DEMİR shared crucial company’s power. “The have cooperated with order to create competent information about the restriction here is the many countries in the companies, we have taken latest status of the ALTAY situation of the country, defence industry and that important steps to support MBT. Prof. DEMİR said that so we do not speak of any they have contributed various investments, to there is a (T +18) month deadline. We can say that to the participation of be partners and to invest 0 schedule for the delivery of it will start whenever we companies in international in fields where we are the first tank, however the get results. We have four fairs and they have insufficient in terms of project schedule has not yet powerpacks available taken part in interstate technology with SSTEK that started due to restrictions from the prototype stage. export agreements when is a 100% SSB company. Our on engine and transmission. We will start the first part necessary. He noted that most important company Prof. DEMİR: “We made an with them, but it is not they have provided critical here is ULAK. This company application to the company very feasible to produce support to companies has been developing for the powerpack but the merely four Tank and then when the creation of a notable R&D products T process cannot initiate wait. We will pass this stage credit mechanism was that will overcome foreign 0 because the company very quickly, because really needed in this context. dependency by teaming up does not have engines and positive developments are with other defence industry Stating that they are open transmissions.