Update: Latest status of Defence project in 2022

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  • Production of first prototype of Hürjet fighter aircraft will be commenced and roll-out ceremony will be done in this year
  • Serial production of Gökbey will commence for JGK.
  • Delivery of Aksungur and Akinci drones will start
  • Hürkuş basic trainer will join inventory
  • ZAHA AAAV, ÖMTTZA and STA vehicles will be delivered
  • Delivery of Fırtına-II howitzers will commence
  • Göksungur supersonic drone will be revealed
  • T-629 attack helicopters will be introduced
  • F-515 first I class will be launched on sea
  • Production of Turkish type FAC will commence
  • TCG Anadolu LHD will be delivered to TN
  • Design of MIUS fighter jet drone will be revealed
  • First submarine of its class U-214TN, PiriReis will be launched on sea
  • Roketsan will deliver KaraOk ATGM, Atmaca SSM and Akya heavy torpedos
  • Tanok 120mm laser guided missile to be fired from Altay T2 will be revealed
  • Yatağan 40mm miniature missile will enter inventory in 2021
  • Cida 90mm urban warfare anti-tank/personnal missile will be completed in this year
  • Tübitak SAGE will start testing of G40 VL missiles and Kuzgun modern modular land/ship strike missiles.
  • Göktuğ family (Bozdoğan and Gökdoğan air to air) will enter in inventory. Public will learn some details about Akdoğan as well.
  • KGK-LR will be revealed in this year
  • Hisar-O+ and Hisar-Rf medium range SAM systems will join into inventory.
  • Aselsan TEIRS long range AESA radar and STR weapon locating radar will enter in inventory
  • Drone mechanical steering nose radar and F16 AESA radars will be revealed
  • ÇafRad radar complex with all elements including UMR radars will be in trials.
  • Development of Kara-SOJ 2(Koral-2) will proceed.
  • Modification of Hava-SOJ will proceed
  • Delivery of Naval-SOJ (Ufuk) will be done in this year.
  • Aselsan MEHPOD and SARPOD will be tested
  • Tübitak will be ready for serial production of EHPOD and EWPOD.
  • We will see some details of AselFlir-F500C new generation gimbal (advanced variant of CATS)
  • We will see the general design of TB3 UCAV
  • Serial production of long range anti-radiation kamikaze drone in different blocks will start
  • I think We will see the first ignition of BATU 1500hp and UTKU 1000hp turbodiesel engines
  • We will likely see design image of TEI-TS-3000 turboshaft engines in this year
  • The detail design and production of Gokturk yenileme satellite (with 0,3m resolution national camera developed by OPMER)
  • Prototype production of TF-X MMU will commence at the end of 2021.

Could you update this list with the realised and still pending projects? Would be great if we could make a similar comprehensive list for 2022. Thanks!
 

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Defense Industry President İsmail Demir met with members of the press at the "2021 Evaluation and 2022 Targets Meeting

Latest Info on the Defence Sector of Turkey in 2021

1600 companies
80 thousand employees
750 projects
annual turnover of the sector is 10 billion dollars.
Exports also exceeded $3.2 billion annually
number of countries to which defense products are exported reaches 170
exported products reaches 230.

2021 Targets and Achievements

Emphasizing that the targets set last year were largely achieved, Demir stated that they achieved 80 percent of the 40 targets shared in 2021.

Pointing out that the air defense systems Hisar A and Hisar O systems were delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces with all their elements,
Deliveries of Sungur portable air defense systems have started.
Demir said that the test firings of the long-range air defense system SİPER were successfully carried out.
ATMACA sea missile and AKYA training torpedo were delivered for the first time
Made the first deliveries of the Machine Gun PMT 7.62
training ship UFUK was put into service
SANCAK, VURAL, and ILGAR are now in use by the TAF

 
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Abut 2022 Expectations

Demir stated that in addition to the completion of projects that started in the past, 2022 will be a year in which new systems will be delivered to the security forces and new projects will begin according to the needs. HÜRJET will leave the hangar and ground tests will begin. Mini UAV-D systems and mini UAV BOYGAs that drop ammunition will be put into use for the first time. Bayraktar TB3 SİHA, capable of landing and taking off on ships with short runways, will make its first flight. Our A400M fleet of 10 aircraft will be completed by the delivery of the last A400M aircraft. " said.

Emphasizing that they expect it to be a year in which many new systems in electronic warfare and radar will be activated, Demir said, "Systems such as the Early Warning Radar System, Low Altitude Radar System, Portable Electronic Attack Systems will be made available to our security forces. In addition, the Development of Electronic Warfare Systems to be Used in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. We will start the (İHASOJ) Project. Projects that will bring various capabilities to our unmanned aerial vehicles will also be activated. We will start our R&D projects in communication and information technologies, cyber security, various fields. We will launch more than 200 companies within the scope of the Industrial Competency Assessment and Support Program (EYDEP). We aim to support it.” he said.

Defense Industry President İsmail Demir explained the 2022 targets of the Turkish defense industry:

“Within the scope of the Göktuğ Project, we will make the first deliveries of BOZDOĞAN in-sight and GÖKDOĞAN beyond-sight missiles”

“Baykar Mini UAV-D systems will be delivered"

"UAV BOYGAs that drop ammunition will be used for the first time”

“Systems such as Early Warning Radar System, Low Altitude Radar System, Portable Electronic Attack Systems will be made available to our security forces”

“We will start the integration of Bayraktar TB3 SİHA to the Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship ANADOLU.”

“Jet Training and Light Attack Aircraft HÜRJET will leave the hangar and ground tests will begin”

“We will start the Project for the Development of Electronic Warfare Systems to be Used in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (İHASOJ)”

“We will make the first deliveries of our original helicopter GÖKBEY to the Gendarmerie General Command”

“We will make the first delivery of PARS 6x6 Mine-Proof Vehicles"

"Armored Amphibious Assault Vehicle ZAHA will be delivered”

"FNSS ACV15 Modernization will start deliveries"

"FNSS Kaplan 10 with Roketsan KMC will be delivered"

"We will develop and deliver new unmanned ground vehicles of various types and features in various classes."

“The Gökdeniz Near Air Defense System will be integrated into the ISTANBUL frigate for the first time”

“Our KARAOK missile will enter the inventory for the first time”

“The Bayraktar TB3 SİHA, which can land and take off on ships with short runways, will make its first flight”

“We will now deliver the KTJ3200 Turbojet engine to be used in SOM and ATMACA missiles”

"The test infrastructure, where the tests of turboshaft engines will be made, will be put into service."

“We will start the process for the construction of the prototype ship within the scope of the Turkish Type Assault Boat Project (TTHB)”

“We will start the renewal of fire control systems in M60T tanks with the local and national Volkan-M system”

“We will make the first deliveries of SUNGUR Portable Air Defense Missiles”

“We will tow the 2nd submarine into the pool in the New Type Submarine Project”

“With the delivery of the last A400M aircraft, our A400M fleet of 10 aircraft will be completed”

“The development of the National Combat Aircraft and the production of parts will continue.”

"Deliveries of the Basic Trainer HÜRKUŞ will be made"

"Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Project will be launched for the General Directorate of Security.”

"YONCA multi-core microprocessor R&D will begin"

 
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