In this issue

04 EDITORIAL COMMENT
New Keywords for ASELSAN after Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün’s Appointment: Fast and Brave
10 SSI
Latif Aral ALİŞ, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Defence and Aerospace Industry Exporters’ Association (SSI):
12 INTERVIEW
Hasan BÜYÜKDEDE, President of the Board of Management of SAHA Istanbul
20 SPECIAL COVERAGE
Defence and Aerospace Industry Exporters’ Association Elects New Management
26 DIMDEX 2018 SPECIAL
Turkish Defence and Aerospace Sector Returns from DIMDEX 2018 with some $800 Million-Worth of Orders in the Pipeline
n ARES Shipyard
n ASELSAN
n Baykar Makina
n GES Engineering
n HAVELSAN
n İŞBİR
n Leonardo
n Medyacity Focuses on the Promotion of High-Tech Port
n Meteksan Defence
n Qatar to be the First User of NMS 4x4
n ROKETSAN
n Sarsılmaz
n Yonca-Onuk
66 SPECIAL COVERAGE
AW101: The Superior Solution
68 SPECIAL COVERAGE
SASAD Brings Together Relevant Parties for Indigenisation
72 INTERVIEW
Hilal ÜNAL, Coordinator of SEDEC
74 SPECIAL COVERAGE
Meteksan Defence’s OKIS Offers Safer Take-off and Landing for UAVs
78 SPECIAL COVERAGE
EUROSATORY Overview
80 DEFENCE NEWS
n SSM Projects Gain Momentum in Support of Operations
n Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün, Appointed ASELSAN Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO
n ASELSAN Secures Three Contracts in April
n Deliveries in ONUR A.Ş.’s HSTA Project Continue at Full Speed
n Eurasia Airshow Brings a Show-Based Aerospace Exhibition Concept to Turkey
n Design Phase of KAPLAN and PARS STA Anti-Tank Vehicles Completed
n HAVELSAN EHSİM Marks 20th Anniversary
n HAVELSAN Extends Cooperation in Civil Aviation
n ICDDA To Introduce SMEs to Major Players in October
n Deliveries Completed in LST Project
n Meteksan Defence’s Retinar PTR
n MKEK’s New Ammunition for Urban Warfare
n New Solution Partner in the Sector: NUMESYS
n SSM Personalises Flight Simulators
n Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker Designed by STM Completes First Cruise Successfully

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