Meteksan Savunma

Meteksan Savunma Sanayii A.Ş.
IndustryDefence
Software
Electronics
Founded2006 (2006)
Headquarters,
Key people
Aziz Tunç Batum (CEO) Selçuk Kerem Alparslan (President)
ProductsRadar Systems, Perimeter Surveillance Systems,Electro-Optic Systems, Underwater Acoustic Systems, Communication Systems, Platform Simulators
Number of employees
450
Websitemeteksan.com

Meteksan Savunma is a Turkish defense technology company based in Ankara,[1] specializing in radar systems, perimeter surveillance systems, laser and electro-optic systems, communication systems, underwater acoustic systems and simulators. It is part of Bilkent Holding, a large conglomerate funded by Bilkent University, which is Turkey's 15th largest industrial group, and privately held.[2][3]

Meteksan is one of the suppliers of the Turkish Armed Forces, and has been involved in projects such as missile defense systems, attack helicopters, UAVs, corvettes and underwater weapons systems.[4]

History

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Meteksan Defence is established in 2006 as a subsidiary of Bilkent Holding and Bilkent University. The company's first contract was Army Operational Training Center Project. Then "Millimeter Wave Radar Techniques for Land Target Acquisition"[5] and "Naval Warfare Simulation System" projects were awarded through TUBITAK funds.[6]

In 2009, it was designated as a "Center of Excellence in Underwater Acoustics" by Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defense Industries, the first such center established as part of a Turkish government initiative to increase the output of its local defense industries.[1][2][7] Since 2010 Meteksan launched a product oriented strategy within the defense electronics and has become one of the fastest growing private-sector companies of defense industry in Turkey.

Meteksan demonstrates a performance higher than international industry benchmark, and reveals more than 250,000 USD revenue per employee. The company operates a successful network of suppliers and SMEs; maximizes direct personnel efficiency ratio to its highest in Turkish defense industry, while minimizing overhead to total expense ratio.

Products

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  • MILDAR Fire Control Radar
  • MILSAR UAV SAR/GMTI Radar
  • Retinar Perimeter Surveillance Radar Family
  • KAPAN Anti-Drone System
  • OKIS Automatic Take-off and Landing System
  • Radar Altimeters
  • Data Links for Missile Systems
  • C-Band UAV Data Link System
  • YAKAMOS 2020 Hull Mounted Sonar System
  • Underwater Early Warning Sensor Networks
  • Damage Control Simulator
  • Fire Training Simulator
  • Retinar FAR-AD Drone Detection Radar
  • Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) Simulator
  • ULAQ Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle

References

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  1. ^ a b Sonar Systems for 2010
  2. ^ a b Burak Ege Bekdil (28 September 2009). "Acoustics Ambitions". Defense News.[dead link]
  3. ^ Meteksan Savunma Industry Inc.
  4. ^ Bakanlık'tan denizaltı açıklaması
  5. ^ T129 Multi-Role Combat Helicopter, Turkey
  6. ^ High tech from Turkey’s Meteksan Archived 2011-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Meteksan Defence Archived 2011-09-05 at the Wayback Machine