Zitat:MILGEM paves way for locally produced military equipment

MILGEM, a national shipbuilding project initiated by the Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry (SSM) to satisfy the naval command's need for 12 submarine defense and patrol vessels solely through the efforts of local contractors, was unveiled on Thursday.

Naval Forces Commander Adm. Ozden Ornek, SSM chief Murat Bayar, and Scientific and Technical Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Deputy Director Nuket Yetis as well as industrialists and university representatives attended the ceremony announcing the project.

Zitat:Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) und die türkische FNSS unterzeichneten während der EUROSATORY in Paris am 15. Juni 2004 ein Memorandum of Understanding für die Lizenzfertigung des Fennek in der Türkei. KMW ist in Europa das führende Systemhaus für gepanzerte Rad- und Kettenfahrzeuge, während FNSS in der Türkei führend im Bereich gepanzerter Kampffahrzeuge ist. Die Parteien gehen davon aus, dass die türkischen Landstreitkräfte einen Bedarf an einem modernen taktischen gepanzerten Aufklärungsfahrzeug auf Radfahrgestell sowie einigen anderen Varianten haben, wofür der Fennek eine gut geeignete Plattform sein kann. Gegenwärtig sind insgesamt 616 Fennek-Fahrzeuge in sieben unterschiedlichen Varianten für das deutsche und holländische Heer bestellt. (wb)

Zitat:Turkey Scraps $400 Million HEWS Contest
BY BURAK EGE BEKDIL, ANKARA

Turkey’s procurement authorities have canceled a critical international competition that would have installed electronic warfare suites on nearly 400 military helicopters, official sources here said.

In letters sent to foreign contenders July 14, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries, or Savunma Sanayi Mustesarligi (SSM) in Turkish, said that both the radio warning receiver/radio frequency jammer (RWR/RFJ) and the laser warning receiver contracts under the Helicopter Electronic Warfare Systems (HEWS) program had been cancelled. The contracts were worth around $400 million.

Turkey had launched the contest in March 2001, and eight contenders had placed bids. The competition was short-listed in April 2003 to ITT Industries, White Plains, N.Y.; Elisra Industries, Bene Beraq, Israel; and Paris-based Thales for the radio warning receiver/radio frequency jammer contract. The laser warning receiver contest was narrowed to Elisra; EADS-LFK, Unterschleissheim, Germany; and Marconi Selenia, a unit of Rome’s Finmeccanica. ITT withdrew from the race earlier this year, citing difficulties in securing the required export licenses for co-production work.

Zitat:Turkey Seeks Local Yard To Build Coast Guard Boats
By BURAK EGE BEKDIL, ANKARA


Turkey’s procurement office has launched an in-country competition to buy four boats for search and rescue operations, a contract that industry sources put at around $350 million to $400 million.

The contract for Turkey’s Coast Guard originally was launched in 2001 by the Ministry of Defense as a co-production program, but was canceled later. Under the now-defunct program, local shipyards would have manufactured four boats under license from a foreign contender.

The new competition is exclusively for Turkish shipyards, according to the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries, known in Turkish as Savunma Sanayi Mustesarligi (SSM), the civilian office that runs most of Turkey’s defense procurement programs.

An SSM official familiar with the program said that Turkish shipyards are fully capable of manufacturing the search-and-rescue boats.

“We believe they would not need foreign technology,” he said July 26.

Under the program, the Coast Guard will buy four boats, each weighing 2,000 tons.

SSM has asked the local shipyards to place bids no later than Jan. 5, 2005.

Zitat:CHILE, TURKEY SIGN DEFENSE ACCORD


ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey, seeking to expand options for its ailing defense industry, has signed a defense cooperation agreement with Chile.

The agreement could pave the way for joint defense ventures as well as training by the militaries of the two countries. Officials said Chile has also expressed interest in Turkish ground force systems.

"The agreement will help further improve the existing military cooperation between the two countries and create new opportunities for future," Turkish Deputy Chief of Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug said.

The government in Santiago was represented at the ceremony by visiting Chilean Defense Minister Michelle Bachelet. Ms. Bachelet, who met Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul, said the defense agreement reflected strategic ties between Chile and Turkey.

Zitat:Azrail postete
Was geht Türkei plus Chile?
Die gehen ja ganz neue Wege.

MfG Azze

Zitat:Turkey Commissions Tank Program Feasibility Study
BY BURAK EGE BEKDIL, ANKARA


Turkey’s procurement office has signed a contract with a team of local armored vehicle manufacturers to deliver a feasibility report that will shape the future of the country’s ambitious main battle tank program.

Under the deal, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries, or Savunma Sanayi Mustesarligi (SSM) in Turkish, has commissioned FNSS, here; Otokar, Arifiye; and BMC, Manisa, to produce a report on development of a third-generation tank. The duration of the project is six to eight months.

“During that time, we will have intensive contacts with foreign tank manufacturers as well as possible Turkish sub-contractors and military plants where the new model can be manufactured,” a senior company official involved with the deal said Aug. 3.

Both the companies involved and SSM officials declined to discuss the contract's value.

An SSM official said the deal marks the beginning of a renewed contract for third-generation tanks. “The final report will be the basic guideline for the tank program,” he said.

SSM Undersecretary Murad Bayar told reporters July 28 the program is an effort to meet Turkey’s need for third-generation battle tanks after 2010.

In May, Turkey’s top defense panel, the Defense Industry Executive Committee, canceled bidding on a $3 billion co-production deal for an initial batch of 250 main battle tanks.