Meteksan Savunma

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 Savunma Sanayii A.Ş.
IndustryDefence
Software
Electronics
Founded2006 (2006)
Headquarters
Ankara
,
Turkey
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
2 000
Websitemeteksan.com

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

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
  • 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
  1. Sonar Systems for 2010
  2. Burak Ege Bekdil (28 September 2009). "Acoustics Ambitions". Defense News.
  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


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