Middle East in 2015

[ekrem]

Our new Destroyer tonnage Frigate-class.
6.500+ tonnes.

Project will start in 2012.
Look for TF-2000 (scanned from military magazine, that's why the quality is not good).

We will develop 6 TF-2000 at cost of 3 Billion $
Turkey revives $3 billion Navy project - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review

The development was approved in 2006 by Defense Ministry
TF2000 class frigate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[ekrem]

Our new patroal boats, which will free existing Frigates from close-littoral missions.

We will build 16 of them.

1st sea-trials of prototype.

 

[ekrem]

Our new submarines.

Based on German U-214 AIP (Air independent propulsion).
The Germans will deliver the hull and the propulsion, the rest 80% will be Turkish components (electronics, weapons, sonar etc).
This configuration will be called U-214-TN

Turkish industrial participation in the project would be worth around 80 percent of the total value of the deal. As the Turkish Type 214 will have a significant amount of Turkish indigenous systems on board, this variant of the Type 214 will be known as the Type 214TN (Turkish Navy).

Anadolu Ajansi - TURKEY & GERMANY SIGN SUBMARINE DEAL

All electronic and weapon systems, including sensor, communications, and data processing systems, will be designed and produced by the Turkish side.

Turkey, Germany to sign submarine deal _English_Xinhua

We will get 6 of them, beginning in 2015.
The hull will be the same as this:
(picture is S.Korean U-214 with German configuration of subsystems)

 

[ekrem]

The Greek-Turkish border is separated by Meric river.
So we need additional bridge-layer vehicles, otherwise crossing the border must proceed through airlifting.

The Army will get 52 new bridge-layers.

The first trials were in November 2010:

 

[ekrem]

Our new Infantery rifle.

Army will begin to receive them in 2012, and gradually the German originated G3 which the Army currently uses will be phased out.

Mehmetcik-1
Mehmetçik-1 - Wikipedia

The rifle will use standard NATO 5.56x45mm munition.
The Army will get 500.000 units.

 

[ekrem]

The Greek-Turkish border is separated by Meric river.
So we need additional bridge-layer vehicles, otherwise crossing the border must proceed through airlifting.

The Army will get 52 new bridge-layers.

The first trials were in November 2010:

These 52 new bridge-layers are indigenous, but we are also buying 36 new Leguan bridge-layers from Germany
defence.professionals | defpro.com

The Leguan bridge-layer is based on the chassis of the Leopard-1 tank.

 

[ekrem]

Our new AWACS AEW&C

The Aircraft comes from Boeing, the MESA-Radar and Friend-Foe computing system comes from Northrop Gunman, electronic support and communication from Turkish company.
We have an order of 4 + optional 2 units.
Boeing

The simulation center was designed by Havelsan and Boeing assisted in total system integration
Boeing: Boeing, HAVELSAN Install Simulator and Support Hardware for Turkey's Peace Eagle AEW&C Program

This is the first one

The other 3 are currently being built.
There is an option of additional 2 aircrafts.

 

[Marc39]

Our new AWACS AEW&C

The Aircraft comes from Boeing, the MESA-Radar and Friend-Foe computing system comes from Northrop Gunman, electronic support and communication from Turkish company.

You forgot the Israeli UAVs and other advanced military arms supplied by Israel.

The Turkish military was in Israel recently for trainng.

 

[ekrem]

In 2009 the Army has ordered 1.050 units of the FNSS Pars in different configurations.

Last year, the Turkish Army ordered more than 1,000 Pars vehicles in different variants, and the Navy ordered more than 50 amphibious vehicles.

$500M Vehicle Sale Would Set Turk Export Record - Defense News

We will sell the vehicle also to Malaysia.

A preliminary agreement to sell 250 armored personnel carriers to the Malaysian Army would be the Turkish defense industry's largest single export deal

$500M Vehicle Sale Would Set Turk Export Record - Defense News

 

[ekrem]

Our new patroal boats, which will free existing Frigates from close-littoral missions.

We will build 16 of them.

1st sea-trials of prototype.

As Syria is small economy and can not buy big ships, we are showcasing them the new patrol boats.

President Assad and President Gül

 

[Marc39]

Our new patroal boats, which will free existing Frigates from close-littoral missions.

We will build 16 of them.

1st sea-trials of prototype.

As Syria is small economy and can not buy big ships, we are showcasing them the new patrol boats.

President Assad and President Gül

The Syrian army is rusted.

Why aren't the Turks smart enough to make military equipment like the Israelis?

 

[ekrem]

The Syrian army is rusted.

Why aren't the Turks smart enough to make military equipment like the Israelis?

Typically, the sale of advanced A-G munitions from western industries to Greece and Turkey is tightly controlled in numbers precisely because of the destabilizing potential of these weapons. As a result, limited numbers as well as a relative numerical balance in the PGM inventories of both air forces is the norm.
(....)
The Hellenic Defense site reports that the Turkish Defense R&D Institute (SAGE) has unveiled a wholly made-in-Turkey tail-mounted guidance kit for unguided bombs, very similar to the US JDAM family. The kit, called HGK (Hassas Gudum Kiti) is initially designed for Mk84 bombs, but a version for Mk82 is reportedly under development.
(...)
the overall threat of massive neutralization of Greek air defenses by a concentrated THK offensive is rapidly expanding.

Turkish JDAM-class weapons: Expanded threat for Greek air defenses : Warfare Sims

You can replace Greek in above text with whatever you want.

The Mk-84 bomb is the strongest of the Paveway series.
It is a dumb bomb.
Nevertheless:

It can penetrate up to 15 inches (381.0 mm) of metal or 11 ft (3.4 m) of concrete, depending on the height from which it is dropped, and causes lethal fragmentation to a radius of 400 yards (365.8 m).

Mark 84 bomb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

With the upgrade kit it is a smart bomb with precision, it drops to the place where you want it to drop with an error of maximum 10 meters.
The Paveways are produced in Turkey and the Airforce already has a shitload of them in the inventory.

Production cost of Mk84 bomb is 3,100 $.
Tomahawk Missile costs 730.000 $.
US upgrade-kit (JDAM) for Paveway bombs costs 70.000 $. Probably Turkish upgrade kit will be a little bit cheaper.
You make cheap and powerful bombs into prescision bombs, the only difference to a cruise-missile is the range from where it will be fired.

Video of the first prototype of the upgrade-kit being dropped in 2009 from Turkish F-4
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhlEr47hzKI[/ame]

 

[ekrem]

To be equipped on our new Attack Helicopters.

Long-Range Anti-Tank Missile
Army will receive them in 2012
UMTAS (Long Range Anti Tank System) (Turkey) - Jane's Air-Launched Weapons

Laser-guided Anti-personnel missile
Army will receive in 2011.
Roketsan Cirit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the bottom one. The top one is the Anti-Tank missile

This one is apparently a bigger one from same company, but I don't know what it is
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7984/img7068x.jpg

 

[ekrem]

Turkey to upgrade Pakistan's F-16s
Turkey to upgrade PAF F-16s | Pakistan | News | Newspaper | Daily | English | Online

Pakistanis were also in negotiations with USA for the upgrade, but Turks offered more cost-effective upgrade.
Read the source.

 

[ekrem]

First 4 indigenous targeting pods for F-16's will be ready in 2011.
In 2012 delivery rate is 16 units.
Gündem - AselPod bulacak F-16'lar vuracak - ZAMAN GAZETES? [?nternetin ?lk Türk Gazetesi]

They will replace the LANTIRN (Infra-Red for Night) pods from Lockheed Martin.
First prototypes have been integrated on F-16 and F-4.
Jane's Defence Weekly

 

[ekrem]

The US's replacement for the F-16 LANTIRN pods is the SNIPER Pods.
But we did not order them.

USA's SNIPER Pods in action.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTFcmlbn1GQ[/ame]

 

[Ropey]

There is no doubt that Turkey will become a far greater player in the middle east. I wonder at the life of secular Turkey though.

What do you see there ekrem?

 

[ekrem]

Contribution to F-35, about 3%

Powering the F-35 - Defense News

Turkey's chief defense procurement official, Murad Bayar, said that the local aviation industry has won $7 billion to $8 billion in JSF subcontracts.

KaleKalip makes engine parts in sub-contract for Boeing and Pratt & Whitney for F135 & F136 engines.
For the F135 engine Pratt&Wittney and KaleKalip also set-up joint-venture in Turkey to produce the complete engine here.

In a sign of Turkey's growing economic might and sophistication, the country is increasing its indigenous arms production.
(...) defense contractor KaleKalip will start manufacturing F135 engines for F-35 Joint Strike Fighters along with Sikorsky helicopters under license from the United States' United Technologies Corporation
(...)
KaleKalıp's engine plant will be Turkey's second jet engine manufacturing facility, following Tusas Engine Industries, which produces F-16 fighter jet engines.

Turkey's aerial industries prosper with JV deals - UPI.com


TAI is after Northrop the 2nd only source for the center fuselage of the F-35.
TAI ships prototype composite air inlet duct for F-35 : Composites World
The 1st prototype was delivered already to Northrop gunman. In 2013 full delivery will start of 400 units.

There are also some smaller contracts.
It is totaling to 7-8 Billion $ like Mr. Bayar from the Defense Procurement Agency said in the above defensenews.com link.

 

[ekrem]

Our new Transport planes, A400M.
But we will only get 10 of these transport-planes.

The main workhorse of the Air-Force is still the US C-130 Hercules and the EADS C-235.
As the A400M program has delays, we will buy 6 used US Hercules from S.Arabia.
Turkey to buy military cargo planes from S Arabia - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review

Workshare in A400M is 6% in the project:

 

[ekrem]

Our new MRAP (Mine resistant) Vehicles.

The Army has ordered 468 units in 2009.
Jane's International Defence Review

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