05 EDITORIAL COMMENT
TİM Announces the Export Figures of the Sector: “Turkey’s Top 1000 Exporters, 2019”
06 SPECIAL COVERAGE
A Show of Force by Roketsan on 30 August Victory Day with Two Newly Established Facilities
12 COVER FILE
Yonca-Onuk JV Proves Itself Once Again to be the Designer of the World’s Fastest Mission Craft
16 INTERVIEW
Utku ARAL, General Manager of SYS:
“Evolving from a conventional handgun manufacturer into a firearm manufacturer, we will be able to take on all phases of weapon system projects, from production to integration.”
26 FEATURE
Sarsılmaz Develops SAR9 SPORT, the Newest Member of the SAR9 family, for Competitive Shooters
30 FEATURE
Nero Industries’ ARES Fire Extinguishing Systems Now to Protect Buses
32 SPECIAL COVERAGE
Unidef and Aeros Set the Standard for Cooperation in the Sector
36 SPECIAL COVERAGE
700 Meetings Held at SEDEC 2020
40 HIGHLIGHTS
- SSI and SaSaD to Collaborate to Increase Sectoral Exports
- Turkish Exporters Assembly Announces Export Leaders of 2019
- AKINCI Advances with Bold Steps: Critical Review Phase Completed
- First Stage Completed in SSB’s Swarm UAV Competition
- ATMACA, Sounding Rocket, SOM-J and HİSAR: Roketsan Shares the Latest Status of its Projects with the Public
- A Potential $5 Billion for the Sector Awaits in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh over the Next 10 Years
- “1 on 1 Answers with STM” Project Introduces the Defence Sector to the Public
- Actran Explained at Industry-Specific Acoustic Simulation Video Conference
- FNSS Armoured Amphibious Assault Vehicle Passes Self-Righting Tests
- BMC to Continue Delivery of KİRPİ II Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle
- GES Engineering’s Multi-Purpose Portable Tower will Provide Operational Dominance in Border and Base Zones
- New Appointments in HAVELSAN Senior Management: Muhittin Solmaz and Ömer Özkan Take Up Office
- Anova Certificated for Facility Security
- HAVELSAN Explains its Maritime Security Capabilities to NATO
- Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo, appointed President of ASD
- ICDDA Meeting Postponed Due to COVID-19
- HENSOLDT Develops a New Version of its Self-Protection Solution for Land Platforms
- Sales and Business Development at MBDA Entrusted to Lorenzo Mariani
- STM to Sign New Contract for Resilience Decision Support Model
- SaSaD and YASAD to Collaborate for the Sector’s Indigenous Software Needs
- Roketsan to Finish Qualification of Leopard 2A4 Armour Packs
- First Course of 2020 Completed in the SAHA MBA Program for the Training of Sectoral Managers
- Teknopark Istanbul Continues to Bring Ideas Together with Investors
- Dorce Rewards Employees for Ideas
- STM’s New Website Features Everything from Calls for Cooperation to Career Opportunities
- GES Engineering Becomes One of Turkey’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies
- CEZERİ – Baykar’s Flying Car – Takes Off
- Türksat 5A Communications Satellite to Launch on 30 November
- TEBER, Developed by Roketsan, Released from a UAV for the First Time
- STM’s DM-5 and DM-7 Portable Ammunition Systems Increase the Soldier’s Firepower
- FNSS Plastic Battle Military Land Vehicles Model Competition Held Online for the First Time
- SEPTEMBER 2020 IN BRIEF…
64 OUR VISITORS
- CEY Defense Explains its Simulation Solutions for the Sector During a Visit to MSI TDR
66 AMAC EVENTS
- Development of the Afghani Defence and Aerospace Sector Offers Many Opportunities for Cooperation
68 EDITORIAL COMMENT
- TİM Announces the Export Figures of the Sector: “Turkey’s Top 1000 Exporters, 2019”