AV Turkey - News Digest, September 2015

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News Digest, September 2015


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Contents

Turkeytoupgradearmouredvehiclesfollowingminedeaths 3

FNSScompletesSaber25mmturrettesting 5

Turkeyreshufflesarmedforcescommand 6

ArmouredVehiclesTurkey2015 7


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Following a security meeting between thegovernment, armed forces, and Chief ofStaff Hulusi Akar, Turkey has decided toupgrade its fleets of armoured vehicles.

The decision was taken after a landmineattack in Turkey’s south-eastern SiirtProvince on August 19. The attack wascarried out by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party(PKK) on a Cobra light armoured vehicle,and caused the deaths of the eight soldiersinside.

The Cobra, produced by Turkish armoured vehicle firm Otokar, is widely used by theTurkish Army in transporting personnel

through hostile territory, and can shieldpassengers against small arms fire andartillery shrapnel. Upgrades are expected toimprove its resistance to mines andImprovised Explosive Devices (IEDs).

Furthermore, the number of Mine-Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles is to be increased. The TSK has

received 614 Kirpi MRAPs from BMCOtomotiv, fulfilling the order made in 2009despite delays, and the craft is expected to

be increasingly favoured over the Cobra forpersonnel transportation.

The Kirpi boasts a 375 PS engine, 10 to 15passenger capacity, and protection againstmine, ballistic and IED threats. BMC haspreviously exported the vehicle to Tunisia.Turkey is also likely to procure a new jammer, for either the Cobra, Kirpi, or both.

The past several weeks have seen Turkeyincreasingly involved in conflict on itsMiddle Eastern frontiers. The countryrecently joined the US-led fight against ISIL,taking measures such as bombing variousISIL targets and rounding up sympathisers

in raids across the country.

Turkey has also begun allowing the US andits allies the use of bases such as Incirlik insouthern Turkey, for airstrikes againstenemy targets in Syria.

More aggressive, however, has been TurkishPresident Erdogan’s campaign of airstrikes

against the PKK, despite Kurdish fightersmaking notably useful allies for the US inthe fight against ISIL.

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Turkey to

upgradearmoured vehiclesfollowing mine

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In either case, Ankara is well-equipped tomove forward with its national securityinterests. The country produces a widerange of armoured vehicles and other

military products, and the defence industryin Turkey is enjoying mounting successes, with $11 billion worth of sales estimated tohave taken place in 2014.

Though Turkey has typically importedarmoured vehicles and related equipmentfrom countries including South Korea,Germany and the US, it is now workingtowards building up its indigenous defenceindustry. To do this, the country will need tofurther invest in modernising its armedforces , including the essential purchase ofadditional armoured vehicles.

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FNSS has successfully completed the firingqualification tests of its new SABER 25mmOne Man Turret on its PARS 8x8 Infantry

Fighting Vehicle.Saber is a new generation one-man turretthat can be deployed on wheeled andtracked armoured vehicles. It has a 25mmautomatic cannon and 7.62mm machinegun.

The design phase began in November 2013 with the support of TUBİTAK (The

Scientific and Technological Research

Council of Turkey) and the qualification andthe firing tests was completed in June afterfinishing the prototype production.

The long range firing tests of the SaberTurret mounted on FNSS Pars 8 x 8 vehicle were conducted in the Ministry of Defence’s firing test field in Konya Karapınar District.

During the tests, static and moving firing was conducted to the targets located at arange of 600 m to 1500 m. The targets werehit with high hit rate and all tests were

completed successfully.

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FNSS completes Saber25mm turret testing

(www.smh.com/au)

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http://www.smh.com.au/business/canberra-company-launches-flying-doctor-service-in-west-africa-20150820-gj3dk0.htmlhttp://www.smh.com.au/business/canberra-company-launches-flying-doctor-service-in-west-africa-20150820-gj3dk0.html


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Turkey has appointed Gen. Hulusi Akar asthe new chief of general staff, promotinghim from commanding officer of theTurkish land Forces.

Uncommonly for military appointments, theSupreme Military Council (YAŞ) decree wasapproved by the Office of the Presidentrather than the Prime Minister.

Gen. Akar has replaced Necdet Özel, wholeft office in mid-August. The new chief ofstaff will serve until August 2019.

Gen. Salih Zeki Çolak, has been promoted totake charge of the Turkish Land Forces, while the term of the head of the TurkishSea Forces, Adm. Bülent Bostanoğlu, has been extended for a year. In addition, the

former commander of the Combatant AirForce and Missile Defense Command, Gen. Abidin Ünal, has been promoted to head theTurkish Air Forces, while the current head

of the Turkish Air Forces, Gen. Akın Öztürk,is now a member of the YAŞ.

In other appointments, Ege Armycommander Gen. Galip Mendi now leadsthe Gendarmerie General Command (JGK), while War Colleges commander Gen. Abdullah Recep has been promoted to thepost of commander of the Ege Army.[Todayszaman]

Armoured Vehicles Turkey, organised incollaboration with SaSaD, Defence & Aerospace Industry Manufacturers Association, will bring together the highestmilitary officials and important industry bodies in the region. Find out more at www.armouredvehiclesturkey.com.

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Olivier Villa, Senior VP Civil Aircraft, Dassault Aviation (left) and Mr Libing

Li, director of Hospital, Beijing Red Cross Emergency Center. (Dassault)

Turkey reshufflesarmed forcescommand

http://www.todayszaman.com/anasayfa_presidency-approves-appointment-of-gen-hulusi-akar-as-new-military-chief_395648.htmlhttp://www.armouredvehiclesturkey.com/http://www.armouredvehiclesturkey.com/http://www.todayszaman.com/anasayfa_presidency-approves-appointment-of-gen-hulusi-akar-as-new-military-chief_395648.html


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In association with SaSaD acting

as our official local partner,

Armoured Vehicles Turkey 2015will be crucial for detailing

prospects for external industries

and services on how to engage

with this mar ket. Visit the website to

find out more.www.armouredvehiclesturkey.com

DefenceIQwillbereturningtoTurkeythisOctoberforoursecondArmouredVehiclesTurkeyevent –

formingpartofourArmouredVehicleconference

series.

AnationthatsitsasthegatewaybetweenEastand

West,theTurkishdefenceindustryisemergingasa

majorhubformilitaryequipmentandsupport;the

nextdecadewillbeaperiodofhighgrowthforthe

country.

Turkeyisaimingtoachieveindependencefromimportedequipmentby2023,sowewillsee

continuedinvestmentsintomodernisingTurkish

capabilityandtheacquisitionofnewarmoured

fleets.TheconferencewillthereforeoutlineTurkey’s

plansandrequirementsduringthistransition,

lookingcloselyattheircapabilitydevelopment,

modernwarfaretechniquesandhigh-techmilitary

equipment.

ArmouredVehiclesTurkey2015willbecrucialfor

detailingprospectsforexternalindustriesandservicesonhowtoengagewiththismarket.This

conferenceisdesignedtoprovideunique

networkingandlearningopportunitiesforthe

armouredcommunityaswewelcomemilitary

servicesandindustryexpertstotheregion.

Thisyear’seventwillbeinassociationwithSaSaD,

Defence&AerospaceIndustryManufacturers

Association.WithSaSaD’sformalsupporttheywill

beactingasourofficiallocalpartner,promotingthe

eventtotheirmembersandensuringsynergyis

establishedwithdomesticandinternational

partners.

What are the benefits of attending Armoured

Vehicles Turkey 2 15?

• Gainaccesstothelargestarmouredvehicle

community

• UnrivalledaccesstoTurkishindustry,

governmentbodiesandmilitaryservices – meet

withthekeydecisionmakers,policyinfluencers,

budgetholdersandtechnologicalexperts

• Anopportunitytostrikenewpartnershipsand

enhanceexistingrelationswithinthecommunity

• UnderstandhowtheTurkishmarketwilldevelop

intheforthcomingyears• Considerandsharecurrentexperiencesand

futureplansofinternationalfleetprogrammes,

applyinglessonslearnedtodevelopyourown

projects

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