Meteksan Savunma
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| Industry | Defence Software Electronics |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Aziz Tunç Batum (CEO) Selçuk Kerem Alparslan (President) |
| Products | Radar Systems, Perimeter Surveillance Systems,Electro-Optic Systems, Underwater Acoustic Systems, Communication Systems, Platform Simulators |
Number of employees | 450 |
| Website | meteksan.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
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
- ^ a b Burak Ege Bekdil (28 September 2009). "Acoustics Ambitions". Defense News.[dead link]
- ^ Meteksan Savunma Industry Inc.
- ^ Bakanlık'tan denizaltı açıklaması
- ^ T129 Multi-Role Combat Helicopter, Turkey
- ^ High tech from Turkey’s Meteksan Archived 2011-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Meteksan Defence Archived 2011-09-05 at the Wayback Machine