Reply With QuoteI didn't know there was female combatants on the mountains fighting terrorists...do you guys know if there are many? their ranks? officers maybe??
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A few pictures from past operations against PKK [click for larger image]
I didn't know there was female combatants on the mountains fighting terrorists...do you guys know if there are many? their ranks? officers maybe??
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Aselsan teams up with Raytheon for Dutch air defense contract
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
ANKARA - TDN Defense Desk
Military electronic manufacturer Aselsan, Turkey's biggest defense firm, has teamed up with U.S. defense giant Raytheon to sell Stinger weapon platforms to the Dutch military.
Aselsan has proposed to the Dutch military a slightly modified version of its Pedestal Mounted Air Defense System (PMADS) as a drop-in unit to be integrated with the Fennek vehicle for the Netherlands' short-range mobile air defense requirement.
Aselsan is mainly owned by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation. Raytheon Missile Systems, Raytheon's missile arm, is a leading defense systems manufacturer and the maker of Stinger missiles and launchers for ground and air-to-air applications.
Under the Aselsan-Raytheon partnership, the U.S. company will provide the new, all-digital Stinger air-to-air launcher which holds two ready-to-fire missiles and is equipped with an upgraded, all digital electronics unit.
Aselsan's PMADS solution, available in two models, Atilgan and Zipkin, is a fully automated, short-range air defense system integrating various sensors through a fire control computer.
In 1998, the system scored a 100 percent success rate with nine hits in nine firings during field performance trials/qualification tests.
PMADS' main mission is to provide low level air defense for fixed vital assets, stationary or moving forward troops or convoys.
As part of the contract, Aselsan has also proposed to the Dutch military a sophisticated simulator and computer-based training equipment that it developed under the PMADS program.
Aselsan is at the heart of plans by the Turkish government to restructure the country's local defense industry. Under the plan, Turk Savunma Sanayi Holding will hold majority stakes in most of Turkey's key weapons/systems manufacturers. These include Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI), software company Havelsan, Aselsan, missile manufacturer Roketsan and ammunition supplier MKEK.
The main strategies for the restructuring plan are (a) to create a competitive industry; (b) to materialize original (national) design models in programs; (c) to restructure the defense industry so as to make it efficient and productive; and (d) to achieve, by the year 2010, systems integration and software, network, information and satellite systems, electronic warfare and missile, guidance and control capabilities.
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Pratt & Whitney Enters Partnership with Turkish Industry On Joint Strike Fighter F135 Engine
PARIS AIR SHOW -- June 14, 2005 -- Pratt & Whitney announced today that it has awarded manufacturing work for critical components of the Joint Strike Fighter's (JSF) F135 propulsion system to Turkish aerospace companies Alp Aviation and KaleKalip. The companies signed individual letters of intent during a press conference held at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France.
"Pratt & Whitney is committed to growing international participation in the F135 program by identifying best value sourcing opportunities in JSF partner nations," said Pratt & Whitney president Louis Chênevert. "Today, Alp Aviation and KaleKalip join more than 35 companies in the eight JSF partner nations who will come together to produce the F135 propulsion system."
Pratt & Whitney President Louis Chênevert with Murad Bayar,
Undersecretary of Defense, Turkish Ministry of Defense.
Alp Aviation will manufacture the F135's fan rear hub and KaleKalip will produce F135 compressor shrouds, components critical to the operation of the F135 engine. Both companies bring demonstrated experience, precision machining capabilities, and a reputation for quality, making them key assets to the F135 program. These awards are the culmination of a six-month selection process that ultimately found Alp Aviation and KaleKalip to be the best value suppliers for this hardware.
"Alp Aviation is honored to be among the first companies in Turkey to secure F135 business," said Tuncer Alpata, Alp Aviation Chairman. "Today's announcement is a first step towards building a strong business relationship with Pratt & Whitney on the JSF program. Alp Aviation will invest in new equipment and create employment opportunities to manufacture the F135 fan rear hub. We are very enthusiastic about becoming a long-term strategic supplier to Pratt & Whitney."
"This is undoubtedly a great achievement for KaleKalip and the Turkish aerospace industry," said Murat Toprak, KaleKalips Defense and Aerospace Director. "Pratt & Whitney has shown great leadership and has become a model company in identifying best value sources in Turkey. We are proud to be a part of such an important program by producing F135 compressor shrouds. KaleKalip further establishes itself as a world-class company through this long-term partnership with Pratt & Whitney."
The technologically advanced F135, power for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is the only propulsion system currently in the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the JSF development program. To date, the F135 has accumulated more than 3,000 SDD test hours, in addition to the more than 3,500 hours accumulated during pre-SDD testing.
In August, Pratt & Whitney will begin assembly of the first flight test F135 engine, which will be delivered to Lockheed Martin in December of this year. The F135 program will achieve Initial Flight Release in January 2006 and will be the only engine to power the F-35's first flight in August 2006.
The F135 is an evolution of the highly successful F119 engine for the F/A-22 Raptor. Together the F135 and F119 will have logged more than one million flight hours before the F-35s introduction into operational service in 2012. The F135 propulsion system team consists of Pratt & Whitney, the prime contractor with responsibility for the main engine and system integration; Rolls-Royce, providing lift components for the STOVL F-35B; and Hamilton Sundstrand, provider of the F135s control system, external accessories and gearbox.
Alp Aviation, located in Eskisehir, Turkey, is a world-class manufacturer of aircraft and engine parts and components, supporting a number of international and Turkish companies. Alp Aviation is a joint venture between the Alpata Corporation and Sikorsky Aircraft, a division of United Technologies Corporation, Pratt & Whitney's parent company.
KaleKalip, a division of the Kale Company, is a leader in the aerospace and defense sector and is active in system design and manufacture of a variety of weapons systems, as well as precision parts manufacturing for aircraft and engine parts to customers worldwide. KaleKalip has two facilities and is located in Istanbul, Turkey.
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) company, is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines.
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Northrop Grumman Awards F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Work to TUSAS
LE BOURGET, France, June 14, 2005 -- Turkish firm Tusas Aerospace Industries has signed a $100 million, long-term agreement with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to produce composite parts and subassemblies for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter center fuselage, a major section of the aircraft being developed by Northrop Grumman.
Northrop Grumman, a principal member of the Lockheed Martin F-35 team, made the announcement during a formal signing ceremony at the Paris Air Show today.
"International participation is imperative to achieving the program's goal of developing the world's most advanced multi-role stealth combat aircraft," said Janis Pamiljans, Northrop Grumman vice president and F-35 program manager.
"The F-35's unique blend of revolutionary and evolutionary technology from across the globe presents armed forces with the best combination of performance and price," Pamiljans said. "With development well underway, Northrop Grumman will continue to leverage the expertise of the program's international partners to help build an air system with unprecedented levels of interoperability for domestic and coalition forces."
Tusas Aerospace Industries is located in Ankara, Turkey.
"Chosen for its best-value approach, Tusas Aerospace Industries exemplifies Northrop Grumman and the entire F-35 team's objective to bring unprecedented and innovative technologies to the armed forces," Pamiljans said.
The F-35 is a stealthy, supersonic multi-role fighter designed to replace a wide range of aging fighter and strike aircraft. Three variants derived from a common design will ensure F-35 meets the performance needs of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and allied defense forces worldwide, while staying within strict affordability targets.
The international signatories -- the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey, Canada, Australia, Denmark and Norway -- have had direct input in the design phase of the aircraft and companies worldwide are participating in the F-35's development. More recently, Israel and Singapore have joined the F-35 program as security cooperative participants.
Currently, United States and United Kingdom sales alone account for nearly 2,600 aircraft and the Pentagon expects additional foreign purchases to be in the thousands.
Northrop Grumman plays a critical role in the development and demonstration of the F-35. Responsibilities range from integrating a major section of the aircraft's structure to producing key avionics and communications subsystems to developing mission-planning software and training systems. Working as an integrated team with its customers, teammates and suppliers, Northrop Grumman delivers products and services that help make the F-35 the world's most advanced multi-role, stealthy combat aircraft.
Northrop Grumman's support of the F-35 program spans five of its seven sectors. The Integrated Systems sector is a principal F-35 teammate designing and building the center fuselage and providing systems test, vehicle systems, mission systems and autonomic logistics products and service. The Electronic Systems sector provides the fire control radar and, in joint efforts with Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, is developing the electro-optical distributed aperture system and the electro-optical targeting system. The Mission Systems sector provides system and software engineering support for the mission planning system. The Space Technology sector provides the integrated communications, navigation and identification avionics suite. The Information Technology sector, in joint efforts with Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training and Support, provides training management software.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense company headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. Northrop Grumman provides technologically advanced, innovative products, services and solutions in systems integration, defense electronics, information technology, advanced aircraft, shipbuilding and space technology. With more than 125,000 employees, and operations in all 50 states and 25 countries, Northrop Grumman serves U.S. and international military, government and commercial customers.
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The marines in the second boat further away are Greek!
Very much possible as these photos were taken during a joint NATO exercise.Originally Posted by sierraone
theg, guzel foto...insallah en one gececegimiz gunlerde gelecek...ben kesin inaniyorum...one muhakkah ve muhakkak gececez,eski gunlerimiz gibi herzaman ve heryerde guclu olacagiz...bunun icin durmadan calismaliyiz,hepimiz herkez...financial times ın gecenlerde guzel bir yazısını okudum, diyordu ki;Turkler durmaksızın calisiyor, bu ulke bu sekilde 5-6 yıl daha devam ederse dunyada ilk 10 ekonomi arasına ve zaten dunyanın en guzlu 5 ordusundan birsii olarak bir ve veya iki basamak daha one gecebilir sekilde bir yorum vardı...Tabiki bunlar bir yorum ama neden gercek olmasın...cok calismaliyiz cokkk...
Nice photo theg
But I heard something on the Turkish news just the other day. This project can be stalled due to some kind of dispute between the Americans and the British.Americans doesn't want to give away some of the key hi- tech info to Brits and Brits threatens to abonden their contributions...have you guys heard more about this problem ?
yeah, I have heard but surely USA cannot give full of technology to anyone in the world. Only some limited techs...
insallah abi gelecek tabi güzel günler saulun ATATURK diyor ya turkiye yi biz kurduk yüceltecek olan sizsiniz. atalarımız ellerinden geleni yapmış sıra bizde. dedim ya birgün o eski super gunlerimiz dönecek dönecek ama çalısarak. birde ordumuz 5. ama savas sırasında orduların ne yapacakları belli olmazmış. savaş sırasında turk ordusu dunyada 1. olur. kim seve seve ölüme atlar. tabiki turkler.
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