MSI Turkish Defence Review Magazine - March 2017 / 03 . Issue: 36

In this issue

05 EDITORIAL COMMENT
Highlights from SSM’s 2016 Activity Report
06 DEFENCE NEWS
n SSM Projects Continue in the Area of Reconnaissance and Surveillance
n Minister Işık Visits Joint Ventures of Turkish Companies in Saudi Arabia
n Electra IC Makes it into the Startup100 List
n AMAN Exercise Contributes to Peace
n Purchase Orders Issued in ULAK
n CTECH Introduces Winter Exercise 2017 Solutions
n MAKEL to Industrialise Active Carbon for CBRN Filters
n Sarsılmaz Undersigns MPT-76 Contract
n Sinan Şenol Takes the Helm at Selex ES Turkey
n TEI, Takes First Step with Turboshaft Engines
n TAI and Sikorsky Extend Cooperation Until 2044
n Contract for National Powerpack Development Project Terminated
n Vestel Defence and AYESAŞ Host AMAC Members
n Boeing Supports Young Entrepreneurs with Airpreneurs Programme
n Airbus Seeking to Discuss Challenges with A400M Customers
n Kelvin Hughes to Supply Radar for Pakistan’s Submarine
24 SSI
Latif Aral ALİŞ, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Defence and Aerospace Industry Exporters’ Association
Chairman of the Turkish Defence Alliance In 2017, We’ll be Continuing to Work for the Defence and Aerospace Industry
26 SPECIAL COVERAGE
SSM’s Reports Provide a Different Perspective on the Industry
32 SPECIAL COVERAGE
Otokar Leaves its Mark at IDEX 2017
34 INTERVIEW
Integrated Management Systems Consultant, Mentor Zeynep KAREL: “Quality-related activities should begin from the upper management of institutions and organisations.”
40 ANALYSIS
Past, Present and Future of Naval Air Defence Technologies: Anti-Air Warfare Frigates and Destroyers in the 21st Century
56 SPECIAL COVERAGE
RAND Discusses Future of Close Air Support
60 ANALYSIS
Notes on the Future of Naval Warfare
66 EVENTS
n AMAC Winter Conference Held in Bolu
n Armed Forces Day of the Republic of South Africa and Belarus
n BRS LIBERAL (F-43) Visited Port of Mersin
n National Day of the Republic of Kosovo and Kuwait
n The Traditional New Year Reception of TAF

MSI Turkish Defence Review Magazine Description:

MSI (Military, Science & Intelligence) Turkish Defence Review (TDR) is one of the defence reviews sold in newsstands with the total circulation of about 5.500 copies and is the only periodical issued monthly in Turkish and English about defence (land, air, navy), aerospace (aviation & space), and security (including homeland security, cyber security & law enforcement) in Turkey.
MSI TDR has been working continuously with approximately 300 different sizes of Turkish defence companies in different subjects.
MSI TDR follows up all steps from emerging of an initial requirement to procurement, from production to test, from delivery to after sale service among the triangle of end users (Turkish Armed Forces, National Police, Gendarmerie General Command, Coast Guard), procurement body (the Undersecretaries for Defence Industries (SSM), Ministry of Defence (MSB)) and the defence industry (all prime and sub-contractor companies), makes news and releases to its subscribers.