Middle East arms buys top $100 billion

[ekrem]

Eastern countries are expected to spend more than $100 billion over the next five years, largely because of growing fears about Iran's nuclear program and its perceived ambition to undermine Sunni-led Arab regimes, according to an assessment by a U.S.-based consultancy.

Most of the procurement will be carried out by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Israel, the New York-based Scott & Sullivan consulting firm said in the report released Sunday.

The core of this arms-buying spree will undoubtedly be the $20 billion U.S. package of weapons systems over 10 years for the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain.

Egypt, another key U.S. ally, is to get a $13 billion package. Israel, in exchange for agreeing to Washington providing the Gulf states with state-of-the-art weaponry it had traditionally sought to block, will get an arms package worth an estimated $30 billion over 10 years -- a 25 percent increase over previous levels.

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Middle East arms buys top $100 billion - UPI.com

 

[The_Halfmoon]

the difference between most of the arab countries and the three major non arab ones in the region is pretty simple:

Turkey, Israel, and Iran manufacture their own weapons. Now Israel and Turkey obviously purchase from the states, while Iran buys from China and Russia...

so I can sympathize with the arab leaders who really have tremendous financial resources but no genuine manufacturing base to mass produce weapons... but it's all kind of silly and I highly doubt Iran would ever militarily intervene in the affairs of the Gulf states... I would assume it's more to protect themselves against their own population more than anything else

 

[ekrem]

the difference between most of the arab countries and the three major non arab ones in the region is pretty simple:

Turkey, Israel, and Iran manufacture their own weapons. Now Israel and Turkey obviously purchase from the states, while Iran buys from China and Russia...

so I can sympathize with the arab leaders who really have tremendous financial resources but no genuine manufacturing base to mass produce weapons... but it's all kind of silly and I highly doubt Iran would ever militarily intervene in the affairs of the Gulf states... I would assume it's more to protect themselves against their own population more than anything else

0:14 sec - 0:40 sec
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eKDzKC8JiY]YouTube - George Friedman Interview Turkey[/ame]

All States in the Middle Eastern are somehow in war-economy mode. Turkey is not.
And even so:

Today, the Turkish Navy ranks (...) 3rd largest in Europe in terms of the displacement of the total fleet, with 258,948 tons.[2][3][4]
Turkish Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Turkish Air Force (...) operates one of the largest combat aircraft fleets of NATO.
Turkish Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Turkish Land Forces (...) is one of the largest standing armies in the world and the second largest army of NATO.[1][2]
Turkish Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


All these weapon-purchases by neighbouring countries, is not in concept of taking contest with Turkey but taking contest between themselves. Our concept is force projection through ascending to the ranks of "blue-water" navies.

The change in the TNFC's strategy to include the high seas is defined in the White Paper as: "[Turkey's] regional geography and the security requirements of the shipping lanes make it necessary in the development of the Turkish naval force to combine an assessment of defensive littoral warfare and open seas operations aimed at the control of the open seas. With the planned military investments the Turkish naval force will be transformed from a force structure that is required for littoral warfare to a force structure required to have a strong say in the open seas."

Navy (Turkey) - Sentinel Security Assessment - Eastern Mediterranean

First step is within NATO leaving Italy behind in "blue-water" capabilities. We are just in that process. UK, France, Italy and Turkey do only have the capabilities to force-project on open seas within NATO, whilst US Navy is off course unrivaled, but may be rivaled in future from other power blocks like China.

TF2000 class frigate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Milgem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UPDATE 3-Turkey in $4 bln submarines deal with HDW | Reuters

We are now acquiring technical expertise on Warship-Design through TF-2000 and Milgem. We do also currently develop our own naval cruise missile by Roketsan (name means Rocket Industry).

When sometime in future there is need to switch in war-economy mode we can utilize the following facts:

Turkey is also one of the leading shipbuilding nations; in 2007 the country ranked 4th in the world (behind China, South Korea and Japan) in terms of the number of ordered ships, and also 4th in the world (behind Italy, USA and Canada) in terms of the number of ordered mega yachts.[32]

Economy of Turkey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[The_Halfmoon]

oh, no doubt... Turkey has a top-10 military power

it's also doing a great job developing domestically, and it's the only real example of a functioning muslim democracy

it's a shame, because Iran would've/could've been in a similar position were it not for the fanatic revolution of 79

 

[ekrem]

oh, no doubt... Turkey has a top-10 military power

it's also doing a great job developing domestically, and it's the only real example of a functioning muslim democracy

it's a shame, because Iran would've/could've been in a similar position were it not for the fanatic revolution of 79

It is very likely Iran would have been more advanced then Turkey if the things did not happen with the Mullahs, this i have no problem stating as a Turk. Turkey can live with the Mullahs and without them.
Like a situation were Iran gets rid of the Mullahs will introduce a golden age in Western and Iranian ties, this golden age will be first being established in Turkey. Meaning total opening of the Iranian market for Turkish Industry. You have to consider that Iran is not member of WTO and all trade and market opening is being made through political choice rather then logic of market dynamics.

What makes Canada 5th biggest trading nation in the world is the fact, that it is lying next to USA, about 60% of Canadian trade is being made with US market. When the Mullahs fall, a chance we will probably not see in the next 20 years, the Iranian-Turkish boarder will off course not become something similiar to Canada-USA, but something like French-German boarder in economical terms vastly favouring the Turkish side.

Something which is not thinkable of in current situation like introduceing bilateral projects in defence or science would then also be possible, joining forces in some ambitious projects. But as things stand now this is all Sci-Fi and common projects are limited mainly to the energy sector.

Turkish TPAO will invest 3,5 Billion $ in Iranian natural gas extraction
and Iran and Turkey have signed memorandum of understanding to build 3 jointly operated thermal power plants fueled by natural gas totaling 6.000 MW and 10.000 MW of hydropower plants:
Turkey, Iran agree to build power plants-source | Markets | Reuters
UPI Energy Watch - UPI.com

 

[The_Halfmoon]

I agree. Iran could've been a great country, as it was nicknamed "the Japan of the middle east." Partly because Iran has the fortune of having vast reserves of oil.

But then again, that may have been its curse. Look at turkey, it is a nation that produces, that has a domestic economy, a vibrant culture, everything that made European countries great places to live and work.

But look at all the oil rich countries. Ruled by a small group that stays in power because of oil prices and refuses to modernize or liberate its people. Sure, Saudi Arabia has a great GDP, but unless they learn from the example of Turkey or Israel, they will end up the same way they were 100 years ago.

Either way, back to the original point. I just don't see a real need to worry about war between the muslim states in the middle east. Iran wouldn't want to give anyone an excuse to attack it, and the Gulf states are simply not militaristic. This buying of weapons is just for show and maybe to line the pockets of weapons manufacturers.

 

[ekrem]

I agree. Iran could've been a great country, as it was nicknamed "the Japan of the middle east." Partly because Iran has the fortune of having vast reserves of oil.

But then again, that may have been its curse. Look at turkey, it is a nation that produces, that has a domestic economy, a vibrant culture, everything that made European countries great places to live and work.

But look at all the oil rich countries. Ruled by a small group that stays in power because of oil prices and refuses to modernize or liberate its people. Sure, Saudi Arabia has a great GDP, but unless they learn from the example of Turkey or Israel, they will end up the same way they were 100 years ago.

Either way, back to the original point. I just don't see a real need to worry about war between the muslim states in the middle east. Iran wouldn't want to give anyone an excuse to attack it, and the Gulf states are simply not militaristic. This buying of weapons is just for show and maybe to line the pockets of weapons manufacturers.

Turkey is not the kingdom of heaven, here is going on also some deep shit.
To say it short: West of Turkey good, east of Turkey shit. Slowly and costly this difference within Turkey is being minimized (infrastructure, income levels etc).

Speaking general: Turkey long time disproportionally sustained an army over its economical capabilities giving it solely significance in political-security matters. Now Turkey turns additionally into economical relevance, with no change in the Psyche that for all these years sustained an army over its economical capabilities.

Turkey will leave the world crisis in 3rd quartal, predicted growth 0,5%.
Dünya Gazetesi
Fitch Ratings predicts for 2010 a 2,5% econimic growth
Dünya Gazetesi
Merryl Lynch predicts avarage annual growth of 4,5 % in the next 10 years:
Dünya Gazetesi

Our former economic minister was Babacan, very talented man in managing economical policy. He is just 41 years old, a subject-focused technocrat. As an award for his record as economy minister he was appointed as Foreign MInister in 2008, but in light of the world crisis he became again government minister for economy, this time Superminister for all economical things.
Ali Babacan Becomes Minister in Charge of Coordination of Turkish Economy

Also he did not really suit as Foreign MInister playing hard-ball in foreign relations.
A man with such a milk-face you would want your daughter to marry with, not getting in representation of his country the steel balls in your ass.

Now Turkey's Foreign MInister is Prof. Dr. Davutoglu. This is an academic from Turkish Universities, and one of his book shapes Turkish foreign policy of the last years.

Especially his book Strategic Depth is a very influential book in Turkey's foreign policy orientation. He is very influential in military, academia, and government triangle of Turkey regarding foreign policy.

Ahmet Davutoğlu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


In his book he writes such things:

“Turkey is a country with a historical and geographical depth,” contends Davutoglu. This involves the country’s responsibilities and, he specifically emphasizes, “certain rights.” Turkey is a regional power in its own right, having strong traditions of statehood and broad strategic outreach. Thus, Davutoglu concludes, “it has no chance to be peripheral, it is not a sideline country of the EU, NATO or Asia.” Rather than being peripheral, Davutoglu and other neo-Ottomanists contend that Turkey is a
centrally positioned international player. For them, “Turkey is a country with a close land basin, the epicenter of the Balkans, the Middle East and the Caucasus, the center of Eurasia in general and is in the middle of the Rimland belt cutting across the Mediterranean to the Pacific” [46].
Such geo-strategic vision reflects the newly-acquired self-confidence on the part of the neo- Ottomanists who are supportive of a more proactive foreign policy – particularly in what they call the Ottoman geopolitical space.
Davutoglu and his disciples have no problem with embracing both Turkey’s Ottoman past and the Ottoman geopolitical space. In fact, they champion a deliberate revival of the Ottoman past, “both as a matter of cultural enrichment, but also as a source of an enriched Turkish identity as a political actor” [44]. In this sense, the proposed new
strategic outlook is not merely national but regional, and it shifts Turkey’s self-perception as being on the periphery to the understanding that the country is in the very center of important historical developments [45].

http://www.jamestown.org/docs/Jamestown-TorbakovTurkeyRussia.pdf

The official television station TRT has recently started to refer to Turkey as a "global power." These days, the book du jour in Turkish power circles is Stratfor founder George Friedman's The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century. It predicts the rise of a hegemonic Turkish empire in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire.
All that talk may be premature, but not for Davutoglu.

A New Ottoman Empire? - Forbes.com

Or as a Israeli blogger said:
Neo-Ottomanism Is All We Don't Need.
Answering with Stratfor-CEO Friedman:
"The natural balance of the Islamic world will gonna reassert itself and that natural balance is in Turkey. Noone in the region makes a move without checking with the Turks."
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmcfxVEwt0I&feature=PlayList&p=E31098D40196F2A0&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1]YouTube - George Friedman Predicts Ottoman Rise[/ame]


Friedman in 25 Minutes about American Dominance, China, Russia, Japan etc.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBjWmUPYoow]YouTube - George Friedman[/ame]

 

[ekrem]

US to sell Turkey Patriot missiles in $7.8 billion deal

US President Barack Obama's administration has notified Congress of a possible $7.8 billion sale of Patriot PAC-3 antimissile batteries and related equipment to Turkey, the only NATO ally bordering Iran.
(...)
US to sell Turkey Patriot missiles in $7.8 billion deal

But this deal is not fix yet.
This is a tender and the other participiant is China's HQ-9 system.
The Russian's are not in the tender as they wanted a direct purchase without the process of a tender. So at the end it is very unlikely Turkey will buy Chinese HQ-9 system, as Patriot PAC-3 can be interlinked without problems in the infrastructure of Turkish Army (AWACS etc).
The Greeks had very big problems integrateing the Russian S-300 system into their defence infrastructure.

The S-300 Russian Defence Missile umbrella we anyway are obtaining but not integrateing into the defence umbrella of the Armed Forces. The three versions of the obtained S-300 are being installed in Konya for the "Anatolian Eagle" airforce exercises.
Turkey to buy S-300 systems for testing
It is for testing anti-electronical war.

 

[ekrem]

US to sell Turkey Patriot missiles in $7.8 billion deal

US President Barack Obama's administration has notified Congress of a possible $7.8 billion sale of Patriot PAC-3 antimissile batteries and related equipment to Turkey, the only NATO ally bordering Iran.
(...)
US to sell Turkey Patriot missiles in $7.8 billion deal

But this deal is not fix yet.
This is a tender and the other participiant is China's HQ-9 system.
The Russian's are not in the tender as they wanted a direct purchase without the process of a tender. So at the end it is very unlikely Turkey will buy Chinese HQ-9 system, as Patriot PAC-3 can be interlinked without problems in the infrastructure of Turkish Army (AWACS etc).
The Greeks had very big problems integrateing the Russian S-300 system into their defence infrastructure.

The S-300 Russian Defence Missile umbrella we anyway are obtaining but not integrateing into the defence umbrella of the Armed Forces. The three versions of the obtained S-300 are being installed in Konya for the "Anatolian Eagle" airforce exercises.
Turkey to buy S-300 systems for testing
It is for testing anti-electronical war.

In context:
The producer of Patriot Missile defence is Raytheon.
Raytheon has gone into partnership with Turkish Roketsan, Roketsan will function as subcontractor for Raytheon to 11 countries in Asia and Europe.
Currently Raytheon and Roketsan are working together for Unied Arab Emirates Patriot GEM-T missile defence:
Raytheon Picks Turkish Partner for Patriot Program - Defense News

 

[publicprotector]

Iran is a great country and could be an even better one if the UK/US had not caused the last 5 decades of problems. And yes lies and deciet are good for business aren't they. The disinfo machine going into overdrive on Iran just so its near neighbours can spend even more money on weapons that they don't need.

 

[ekrem]

Iran is a great country and could be an even better one if the UK/US had not caused the last 5 decades of problems. And yes lies and deciet are good for business aren't they. The disinfo machine going into overdrive on Iran just so its near neighbours can spend even more money on weapons that they don't need.

It is not Turkey connecting the Iran-issue with the Patriot PAC-3 buy.
Raytheon has on its own decided to rely on government-supported US Military Foreign Military Purchase mechanisms.
This says the Turkish Armaments Procurement Authority

* Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have declared that they will respond to the RFI via US Government
ssm.gov.tr

This is the reason Obama now informs US Congress. US Congress has now 15 days to veto the proposed sale via US Foreign Military Purchase mechanisms.

Do not confuse this government-including mechanism with "military donation/help".
Turkey receives 14 Million $ donation from USA in 2006 and 11 Million US $ in 2008 military donation.
Wikipedia Link

These amounts possibly do even not match the cleaning costs of American shit from Turkish sanitation facilities around Incirlik.

 

[ekrem]

Turkey Presses Ahead with its Attack Helicopter Project

The helicopter program is seen as one of the flagship projects for Turkey's flourishing defense industry, as it will involve not only the transfer of advanced technology, but also the integration of various domestically developed weapons and communications systems. Moreover, since Turkey's TAI will have the exclusive rights to market and sell the final product worldwide, the project is particularly attractive for Turkey. Through this and other ambitious national weapons programs, it aims to emerge as a major player in the global arms industry. Pakistan, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan have reportedly expressed their interest in purchasing the T-129 (Anadolu Ajansi, September 25).
(...)
The Turkish pilot that flew the T-129 found its maneuverability to be superb. Noting that he had flown American Cobras, he argued that the T-129 performed better than other helicopters in the Turkish army's inventory.
(...)
The avionics and weapons systems of the helicopter are being designed indigenously and will be produced domestically. Roketsan will supply its indigenously developed anti-tank missiles, Cirit and Hydra. In a large-scale project involving over 300 Turkish engineers, Turkey's leading defense electronics company ASELSAN developed the mission computer and targeting, navigation, communication and electronic warfare systems.
(...)

single - The Jamestown Foundation[tt_news]=35555&tx_ttnews[backPid]=390&cHash=bb66cd2bf1




Cirit, is a laser-guided 70 mm rocket system now under development by Roketsan. It is one of several projects launched by Turkey's armed forces and military industry to equip the Turkish Army's T-129 attack helicopters with indigenous weapons capabilities.
LINK: Roketsan Cirit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is categorized as Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
LINK: Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


UMTAS is a long range air-to-surface anti-tank missile developed by Turkish weapons manufacturer Roketsan[1]. (...) specifically to provide TAI T-129 ATAK combat helicopters with an indigenously produced guided missile. UMTAS missile features fire and forget infrared guidance and a tandem anti-armor warhead.
(...)
It is envisaged that the UMTAS missile will exceed the performance of both the US made Hellfire missile and also the Israeli Spike-ER missiles.
LINK: UMTAS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul maintained that although it was only a prototype, the T-129 carried out maneuvers that no other helicopter in its class could perform.

cited from the above Jamestown Foundation Link.


First order batch is 51 (plus 40 optional) pieces.


Watch your self the first Prototype.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrRKuspNAMA]YouTube - T-129 Demonstration flight.[/ame]

 

[ekrem]

Turkish Armed Forces Foundation
by law exempt from Corporate tax, Inheritance tax, stamp duty on all kinds of transaction.
Donations and grants made to the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation are exempt from all kinds of taxes and other legal duties.
LINK: Türk Silahlý Kuvvetlerini Güçlendirme Vakfý - Hukuki Statü

Subsidaries of this foundation:

Aselsan
Electronic Warfare, Intelligence, Microelectronics, Guidance and Electro-Optics

TURKISH AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES (TAI)
everything in air from Satellite to Helicopter.

Havelsan
Simulators, Homeland Defence, Command and Control Systems

Roketsan
Missiles, Rokets.

Isbir
Generators

Aspilsan
batteries, telecommunication devices.



Turkish Army Pension Fund - OYAK
3rd biggest Industrial conglomerate in Turkey.
- Steel production monopolist in Turkey through Erdemir daughter company
- 15% of Cement and Beton in Turkey comes from OYAK
- 7% of generated electricity comes from OYAK
- 49% shareholder of OYAK-Renault, Renault's biggest factory outside Western-Europe. Capacity annualy 360.000 cars
LINK: Oyak-Renault - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- logistic partner for TOYOTA Turkey for transporting Toyota cars produced in Turkey to the world markets. Current yearly export production of Toyota Turkey = 120.000 cars.
LINK: Toyota Otomotiv Sanayi Türkiye
- keeps every month 10% of salary from its workers
- collects every month 10% from soldiers
- collects every month 10% from Ministry of Defence bureaucrats
and so on and so on.




TUBITAK - Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Consumer of Government State Budget. Main body responsible for organizing research and development activities on the national level in Turkey.
------- TUBITAK-SAGE Defense Industries Research and Development Institute. Laboratories in METU-University in Ankara and Facilities in Lalahan, 30 km away from Ankara.
- Ballistics Laboratories
- Rocket Motor Ground Test Facilities
- Warhead and Ammunition Arena Test Facility
- Subsonic Wind Tunnel
- Flight Test Facilities
- Guidance and Control Laboratory
...
...
LINK: TUBITAK-SAGE
Producing solutions from Government Research budget.


The Lalahan city is in general the R&D city of all State Ministries/Institutions.
The Ministry of Agriculture stores in Lalahan its DNA and viable cell banks (gametes, embryos, somatic cells and tissue samples) of animals.
TÜRKHAYGEN-1 (106G005) www.turkhaygen.gov.tr
The Turkish Atomic Energy Authority TAEK researches Animal health in its "Animal Health Nuclear Research Institute" in Lalahan.
..: TÜBÝTAK / ABÇPB ..:

 

[ekrem]

MİTÜP (an acronym for National Tank Production Project) baptized as Altay by the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM), is the official name of the Turkish national future main battle tank.
LINK: MITÜP Altay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Main contractor:
- OTOKAR (daughter Company of KOC group, Turkey's biggest Company)

sub-contractors:
- Aselsan (Turkish Army Foundation)
- MKEK (mechanical company), successor of Ottoman Arsenal of Ordonance and Artillery Marshalship
- Hyundai-ROTEM, Developer of the Korean K2 Black Panther, the latest designed Tank in the world.
K2 Black Panther - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

MITÜP will get the Reactive Armour of the K2 Black Panther.


Turkish Army will get 1.000 units of latest generation Tank, in 4 lots each 250.
MÄ°TÃœP Altay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[ekrem]

With Missiles, navy battle ships and Aircraft you can not invade countries.

It is still the equipment of the ground forces, with which you roll over your enemy. And the current stocks of equipment of the ground forces is sufficient to invade our neighbours.

Nevertheless the ground-forces get in the coming years:

- 50+41 optional new T-129 Attack-Helicopters
- 32 used MI28 Russian Attack Helicopters
Turkey to buy 32 Mi-28 attack helicopters from Russia - report | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
- 10.000 laser-guided Cirit missiles for Helicopter
- 5.000 anti-Tank Umtas missiles for Helicopter
Modern equipment and uniform of the Turkish Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 1.000 MITÜP / Altay Battle Tanks
- 350 new Firtina Self-Propelled Howitzers
LINK: T-155 Firtina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 400 new Panther standing Howitzers
Panter Howitzer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 1075 new Wheeled Armored Vehicles, where different kind of grenade launchers will be mounted on
Weapon Carrier Vehicle Project
- 2720 Tactical Vehicles
Wheeled Tactical Vehicles
- 500.000 Mehmetcik-1 Assault Rifles, a derivative of Heckler&Koch HK416
Heckler & Koch HK416 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[ekrem]

The airforce gets

- 30 new F-16 Block 50+
- 210 modernization of F-16 to CCIP status
- 116 new F-35
- a shit-load of new smart and dumb missiles/bombs
- 4 new Boeing AWACS AEW&C MESA Peace Eagle
- 4 US MQ9 Reaper
- 1 US MQ1 Predator
- 18 TIHA UAV's
TIHA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 7 new military satellites till 2017

 

[ekrem]

The navy gets

- 6 new U214 AIP submarines
- 4 new TF-2000 Anti-Airwarfare Frigates
- 4 new TF-100 Frigates
- 8 new Milgem Corvettes
- 16 new patrol boats equipped with Harpoon missiles
- 1 new Attack Helicopter Landing Plattform Dock
- 2 new Battle Tank Landing ships
- 8 new Marines Landing ships
Turkish Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[ekrem]

Meteksan chosen for all Sonar systems for Turkey's naval programmes.
Acoustics Ambitions - Defense News

Meteksan belongs to Bilkent Holding.
Bilkent Holding was founded by Bilkent University.
Bilkent is Turkey's 15th biggest Industry Conglomerate.
Meteksan will produce Sonar and Acoustics solutions on a lake (yes a lake) within the University Campus.

Bilkent University, based here, also owns the Bilkent Holding conglomerate, Turkey's 15th largest industry group. Bilkent Holding owns Meteksan, and more than 40 other mostly large-scale companies operate under the Bilkent corporate umbrella. Bilkent University is privately owned and is not listed on the local stock exchange.

The university is widely known for its researchers' expertise in the field of underwater acoustics. Meteksan has invested in underwater acoustics laboratories on a small lake within the university campus.

Acoustics Ambitions - Defense News

For the National Heavy and Light Torpedo Project, Roketsan was chosen as prime-contractor, but it is very likely, as the article states, that Meteksan will get a work-share as sub-contractor.
The Navy will get new Torpedos worth 1 Billion$ from this project.


Off course, everything what Turkey produces it produces to these standards
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-8BF0F167-D3248540/natolive/stanag.htm
which are mainly US standardizations forced upon NATO.

 

[ekrem]

Some statistics:

Procurement of weapons from Turkish market (indigenious).
Self-Sufficency rate. Goal for 2010 = 50%.

Research investments by Turkish defence firms:

Turkish defence exports.
2008 = 784 Million $.
Goal for 2011 = 1 Billion $.

Status of Turkey in international market. Yellow is rank of export. Blue is rank of imports.
We decreased our rank from 6th biggest importer of military hardware to 11th biggest.
Export rank increased from rank 27 to rank 20. All within 8 years.

According to Wikipedia Turkey is on rank 7 in defence budget spending for 2009 with 42 billion $.
List of countries by military expenditures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


1 United States 663 billion $
2 China 70 billion
3 United Kingdom 65 billion
4 Japan 48 billion
5 France 47 billion
6 Germany 45 billion
7 Turkey 42 billion


As the British Trade Ministry says, the Turkish economic growth will rival India's growth by 2017.
The British Embassy in Turkey Lord Davies visits Turkey
UKTI | News | Lord Davies launches new body to boost trade between UK and Turkey

This is according to a joint study by the OECD and UN.
This study predicts that Turkey is expected to rank third for growth rate in the next 10 years, right after India and China. India will see a higher growth rate than Turkey until 2014; then, the report predicts, its annual growth rate will decline to 5.3 percent while that of Turkey will continue to climb, exceeding this rate. Russia is expected to rank directly below Turkey in the next 10 years.
Property News on Turkey | Turkish Property, Economy, Mortgages and Climate
OECD-FAO report: Turkey’s growth will surpass India’s by 2017 » Turkey Financial News