Strategic Autonomy

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After having designed and manufactured several programs for its Land Force and Navy, Turkey now is seeking to go for an ambitious national program to design, develop and produce fighter jets, a process in which the country still will need foreign help.
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Officials said Turkey's newly designed fighter aircraft "also would be a next-generation type, would replace the [older, U.S.-made] F-4E Phantoms and would function well with the F-16s and the F-35s." They confirmed that the new aircraft, although being capable of multi-role operations, still mostly would be meant for air-to-air fighting.

Turkey seeks ‘partly US-independent’ airpower - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review


The indigenious twin-engine fighter Aircraft will be developed together with Alenia (Italy) or Embraer (Brazil). The decision will fall on April 2012 as talks are continuing. It was also a possibility that Turkey joins S.Korea and Indonesia in the KF-X project, but that possibility has been ruled out by Turkish officials as S.Korea didn't want an equal partnership in the project.
At around 2020 the Airforce will have no twin-engine aircraft. Both F-16 and F-35 are single engine. So we'll develop a twin-engine Aircraft which will replace the F-4's which will be sent to garbage at around 2020.

Italy, Brazil Top Turkey's List Of Potential FX Partners - Defense News

Turkish defense officials said the "Korean option" failed because Seoul insisted on having an overwhelming majority in the effort.

 

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President Gul sitting into new F-16 CCIP of which 30 new will be built.

 

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The Anka-A (or TIHA-A) is a surveillance version, while Anka-B (TIHA-B) will be an armed version also known as "combat drone".
TAI Anka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It will be operational in 2012

President Gul inspecting UAV ANKA production

President Gul in Command-center of the ANKA

 

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President Gul with the new standard infantry rifle of the Army
It will be handed out to the Army in 2012:
Mehmetçik-2 - Wikipedia

 

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Sikorsky will work with Turkey to develop a 18-passenger Blackhawk which will be dubbed T-70.
Current Blackhawks have 13 passenger capability.

First batch of 109 helicopters will cost 3.5 Billion $, Turkey has follow on requirements for total 600 units.

The first batch will be for 109 utility helicopters, but with follow-on orders more than 600 platforms could be built at a cost of more than $20 billion, according to defense analysts.
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Most of the helicopters in the first batch will go to the military, with the Gendarmerie receiving the largest portion, and the army, navy, air force and the special forces command all getting their shares.

The remaining choppers will go to the Security Directorate, meaning the police forces, and to the Firefighting Department.

Turkey Picks Sikorsky Helo in $3.5B Deal - Defense News

TAI will work as prime-contractor.

 

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In late 2012 the Army will receive its new Attack Helicopters.
It is developed by Italy and Turkey. The contract is 51 units +40 as option. 9 pieces of the optional contract has been contracted. So currently there will be built 60 pieces.

T-129 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Under the agreement, TAI will develop an indigenous mission computer, avionics, weapons systems, self-protection suites and the helmet-mounting cuing systems. TUSAS Engine Industries Inc (TEI) will manufacture the LHTEC CTS800-4N engines under licence. Under the agreement, Turkey has full marketing and intellectual property rights for the T-129 platform. There are also no restrictions imposed on Turkey for the export or transfer of the platform to third countries (excluding Italy and the United Kingdom).[6]

Prototype test-flight

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCUEdWpdi6I]YouTube - Son Nesil Milli Helikopter Atak Görücüye Ç[/ame]

 

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1.000 new Battle Tanks will be produced.
1st prototype is operational in 2015, and 2016 will start mass-production.

Army Technology - The Altay Main Battle Tank in Turkey

Altay is the third generation+ main battle tank (MBT) of the Republic of Turkey and is being indigenously developed under the Milli Tank Üretim Projesi ALTAY (MITÜP ALTAY) programme (Altay National Tank Project). Altay will be the first national MBT developed for the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC).

The Turkish National Main Battle Tank Project began in 2005. In September 2010 the conceptual design phase of Altay was completed. The tank is currently in the detailed design phase which is planned to take about 30 months. The first prototype is expected to be ready by 2015.

Turkey intends to build 250 MITÜP Altay MBTs initially, and ultimately produce 1,000 new tanks in four separate lots of 250 units. Altay will incorporate the most modern features of a tank.

MİTÜP (National Tank Production Project) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Till the tanks become operational the Leopard-2 (Germany) tanks are being modernized as stop-gap solution with features of the Altay-Tank.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftoVdhSL8cY]YouTube - Aselsan Leopard 2A4 Tank Modernization[/ame]

 

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Ending the dependence on foreign simulators.
defensenews.com - Local Simulators Backbone of Turk Training

Now we export them also.
Electronic Warfare Simulator has been constructed for Pakistan Airforce in January 2011 in Sargodha Air Base where Pakistan's Combat Commander's School is.
In scanned article you'll read that Pakistan sends all her pilots in 2-week frequency through the new facility and in August will be a big exercise where the skills will be tested.

Pakistan's F-16 are also being modernized by Turkey
Turkey to upgrade PAF F-16s | Pakistan | News | Newspaper | Daily | English | Online

 

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Besides ongoing Pakistan F-16 modernization, Jordan's F-16 are also being modernized:
TURKISH AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES INC.

Jordan F-16's being modernized
(12 are being modernized in Ankara the rest under supervision in Jordan)

 

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Between 1993 and 1995 46 F-16 were produced for Egyptian Airforce in Ankara:
TURKISH AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES INC.

It was trilateral agreement between USA, Egypt and Turkey

Turkish built Egyptian F-16 flying over Pyramids

Production of Egyptian F-16's

Ongoing Pakistan F-16's modernization (look at the flag in right up corner)

Turkish Air-Force F-16's

 

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In March 2011 has been delivered first center-fuselage to Northrop-Gunman in F-35 project.
After Northrop, TAI is second source for center-fuselage.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), a major international F-35 Lightning II supplier to Northrop Grumman, has delivered a prototype of its first major structural element for the jet's centre fuselage, which Northrop Grumman produces for F-35 industry team leader Lockheed Martin.

Known as a destructive test article, the prototype all-composite air inlet duct reflects the growing maturity of TAI's composite fibre-placed manufacturing processes, and the steady evolution of its role as a second source supplier of centre fuselages for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.

TAI Delivers First Large F-35 Composite Structure - NetComposites

 

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F-35 engines are also produced in Turkey, just like the F-16 engines.

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
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KaleKalıp's engine plant will be Turkey's second jet engine manufacturing facility, following Tusas Engine Industries, which produces F-16 fighter jet engines.

Turkeys aerial industries prosper with JV deals - UPI.com

For the F-35 engines production facility there was built a carbon-fibre plant with an output of annual 1.500 tonnes.
The initial production of F-35 engines will go to United Technologies Corporation in USA.
Yalova’ya 220 milyon dolar yatýrýyor, karbon elyafa enerji ekliyor - Hürriyet Ekonomi

 

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flightglobal.com - PICTURES: Turkish Aerospace Industries flies Mosquito armed UAV

Besides ANKA UAV (see Post 23 http://www.usmessageboard.com/the-middle-east-general/154018-strategic-autonomy-2.html#post3573010)
Helicopter UAV has also made its test-flight.

It shares the same targeting-pod as the new T-129 Helicopter as well as same missiles (2 it will carry).
Aselsan ASELFLIR-300T (Turkey) - Jane's Electro-Optic Systems
Roketsan Cirit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cirit laser-guided missile test-trials (1st rocket in video it isn't the Cirit missile, but later fired from Helicopter)

 

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Success on Wheels
Armored Vehicle Firms Lead Turkey's Export Boom

About a decade ago, the concept of "exports" was mostly just a dream to Turkey's defense industry. But today, the country's armored vehicle manufacturers are winning contract after contract in foreign markets.

Success on Wheels - Defense News

 

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fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/161332.pdf

It is evident that the Turks do not want to be sidelined by the US or the West when it comes
to their own national security concerns. Neither do they want to be hamstrung by easily
severed logistics. Clearly they want to be, and have been thinking about becoming, important
players in regional politics, and their public national security policy says as much. They have
become involved at every opportunity in multi-national military interventions. They have
shown a willingness to defy the US. They have industrial and procurement plans aimed at
strategic autonomy.

Newest Jane's (let it load images)

 

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Man you really really really like Turkey huh? And it's not even Thanksgiving. lol!

 

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Over half of Turkey’s defense needs domestically produced in 2010

 

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1.000 new Battle Tanks will be produced.
1st prototype is operational in 2015, and 2016 will start mass-production.

Army Technology - The Altay Main Battle Tank in Turkey

Altay is the third generation+ main battle tank (MBT) of the Republic of Turkey and is being indigenously developed under the Milli Tank Üretim Projesi ALTAY (MITÜP ALTAY) programme (Altay National Tank Project). Altay will be the first national MBT developed for the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC).

The Turkish National Main Battle Tank Project began in 2005. In September 2010 the conceptual design phase of Altay was completed. The tank is currently in the detailed design phase which is planned to take about 30 months. The first prototype is expected to be ready by 2015.

Turkey intends to build 250 MITÜP Altay MBTs initially, and ultimately produce 1,000 new tanks in four separate lots of 250 units. Altay will incorporate the most modern features of a tank.

MİTÜP (National Tank Production Project) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Till the tanks become operational the Leopard-2 (Germany) tanks are being modernized as stop-gap solution with features of the Altay-Tank.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftoVdhSL8cY]YouTube - Aselsan Leopard 2A4 Tank Modernization[/ame]

It was presented to the public

 

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1st prototype of Cruise-Missile was displayed in Izmir Air-Show.
In the picture it is mounted on F-16, but it is developed for F-35.

Test-Shooting from F-4:

 

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1st of the 6 spy satellites, which will be launched this decade is ready.
The satellite will be shipped to China and China will launch it into space.

Military Satellite Roadmap
---- 3 optical satellites
---- 2 Synthetic Aperture Radars
---- 1 Infra-Red Heat-Seeker

The Satellite displayed in above pictures is the optical-satellite with 2.5 meter resolution.