Defence Monitor / Turkey
• GE - TEI Aircraft Engines Day
• Finmeccanica Industry days held in Ankara
• SELF PROTECTION ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM FOR 30 EA. BLOCK 50/5O + F-16 C/D AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PEACE ONYX-IV (PO-IV) PROJECT WILL BE DEVELOPED AND PROCURED BY MIKES
• Nortel Netas to Introduce Converged Communications Technologies at IDEF
“GE – TEI Aircraft Engines Day” which was organized for the second time, has been held on April 17th, 2007, at Sheraton Hotel & Convention Center in Ankara. TEI and its partner GE, making effort to present the best product and support to the users in Turkey, have brought together all users in GE – TEI Aircraft Engines Day.
Briefings have been made on Aircraft Engine Industry in Turkey and TEI’s position, Aircraft Engine Technologies and Research & Development Studies, Joint Strike Fighter F136 Engine Programme and other Commercial & Military Aircraft, Helicopter, Marine Engines and Their Technological Developments and detailed group meetings have been held on Engine Programmes in GE – TEI Aircraft Engines Day, hosting high-level military authorities.
Mr. Akın Duman, General Manager of TEI stated that they are happy to gather all users together and added Turkey is the most widely user of the GE Aviation military engines except for the USA and they would like to organize such activity in each year in the future. He also added that such organizations are really useful in order to comprehend the expectations of the users and exchange views and pointed out that they are ready to provide the required support to the users as a reliable and sound technology centre in terms of Aircraft Motors from design to production stages.
Finmeccanica Industry days held in Ankara
“Finmeccanica Industry Days” held in Ankara with the participation of Undersecretary Murad Bayar, Deputy Secretary General and Deputy Director of National Armaments of Italian Ministry of Defence Lieutenant General Carmine Pollice, Italian Ambassador to Turkey H.E. Carlo Marsili, Finmeccanica Chief Operating Officer Giorgio Zappa, officials and defence industry representatives.
During the event, Giorgio Zappa announced that their company will decide to produce a new model of middle- class civil helicopter in a facility in Turkey in coming days. He mentioned that Finmeccanica is in a crucial transformation process due to international collaborations, noting that they have now started to earn 60 percent of their annual revenues from foreign markets. Zappa advised Turkey to open up to markets abroad. “We don’t see your country as just a customer,” he said, claiming that they were ready to increase the level of cooperation with Turkish defence industry initiatives. Italian Ambassador to Turkey Carlo Marsili said that his country is supporting Turkey in every platform. He added that they want Turkey to become a part of the EU.
Undersecretary for the Defence Industries Murad Bayar also gave information about their recent activities and projections. The ministry is expecting defence ministers from 22 countries to participate in the eighth International Defence Fair (IDEF 07), which will take place in Ankara between May 22 and 25. Bayar, who noted that Azeri, Kazakh and Kyrgyz ministers will also attend the fair, called on Finmeccanica to expand into the Central and Middle Asian countries that were once under the influence of the Soviet Russia. “Turkey may be your partner in these countries which want to turn toward the West,” he said. "Capabilities and technologies of Finmeccanica are an important model for Turkey. New partnerships can be established with defence industries in Europe and America with this model. Turkey will continue to have strong armed forces in coming years due to the difficulties stemming from the geography it is situated in. This is an indicator that Turkey will go on with defence industry investments," he added.
SELF PROTECTION ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM FOR 30 EA. BLOCK 50/5O + F-16 C/D AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PEACE ONYX-IV (PO-IV) PROJECT WILL BE DEVELOPED AND PROCURED BY MIKES
MIKES’ AN/ALQ-178(V)5 Electronic Warfare (EW) System has been selected for Turkish Air Force PO-IV Block 50/5O + F-16 C/D aircraft Self Protection Suite.
AN/ALQ-178(V)5 system capabilities shall be improved per the requirements of PO-IV Program, and both single and double seater F-16 aircraft shall be integrated with passive and active self protection capability.
Since 1989, selection of MIKES’ ANALQ- 178 series Electronic Warfare Systems, starting from PO-I Block 30/40 F-16 C/D and continuing with F-4E 2020, GAF/RF-4, PO-III Block 50+F-16 C and finally for PO-IV Block 50/50 + F-16 C/D aircraft has been a proof of attainment of the investments of MIKES A.S. in the field of Electronic Warfare.
MIKES A.S. being aware of its commitments towards TAF and SSM, accelerates its development activities for Electronic Warfare Systems and continues on with its investments thereof. PO-IV EW Project signature ceremony has been planned to be organized at 15:00 on May 22, 2007 during IDEF’07 Defence Industry Fair with participation of SSM-Turkish Air Forces Command - MIKES A.S.
Nortel Netas to Introduce Converged Communications Technologies at IDEF
Nortel Netas will introduce next generation converged communications solutions that provide significant competitive advantages for enterprise communications networks during IDEF, International Defence Industry Fair to be held in Ankara on 22-25 May 2007.
Stating that they have stepped into the defence industry by meeting the PABX system requirements of Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) units and have been carrying out design and production studies for projects such as IFF (Identification of Friend or Foe), Digital Tactical Switch, TASMUS (Tactical Area Communications System and communications systems that meet the requirements of APCO 25 (Association of Public Safety Communication), Nortel Netas President C. Müjdat Altay said, “We are undertaking important tasks in the modernization of military communications network of Turkey through the systems developed by our R&D department in parallel to the emerging requirements and developing technology.”
C. Müjdat Altay reminded that TAF has a very extensive enterprise communications network and added: “This year, we will emphasize our secure and reliable converged communications solutions that help minimizing operation and communication costs and increase efficiency. With these solutions, we are aiming at supporting our army benefit from the latest technologies in enterprise communications network in addition to tactical area and field communication solutions”.
Being one of the innovative solutions to be introduced during the fair by Nortel Netas, the MCS (Multimedia Communication Server) offers mobility, collaboration, presence information, messaging and video services thereby providing enterprises with more efficiency in their operations. The next generation applications of MCS such as video conferencing and video telephony will be demonstrated live during the fair.
