In this issue

05 EDITORIAL COMMENT
MSI TDR Publishes 150th Issue – Next Goal 200!
06 INTERVIEW
T. Yasin Öztürk, Member of the Board at BMC: “We will invest $685 million in total by 2023.”
18 DEFENCE NEWS
n ASELSAN’s NEFER Ready for Duty
n Boeing Increases Support for the Turkish Aerospace Industry
n Turkish Defence and Aerospace Industry Makes an Appearance in London
n Gökser Makina Among Exemplary SMEs
n İTÜ ROTEK Wins First Prize with SANCAK
n DIMO Day’17 Brings Defence and Aerospace Industry Representatives Together
n SSM Invests in the Future with ROBOİK
n TCG ALEMDAR (A-582) Demonstrates Capabilities at NATO Exercise
n Teknopark Ankara: First Step for the İvedik R&D Valley
n ASELSAN: The Industry’s Ideal Employer
n Istanbul Commerce University to Cooperate with TAI and SAHA Istanbul
n TAFF Companies Open Doors to the Public
36 INTERVIEW
Colin R. DORSETT, Vice President-EMEAI, Honeywell Aerospace: “Honeywell will continue to stand by the Turkish defence and aerospace industry.”
38 INTERVIEW
Eray GÖKALP, General Manager of BNA: “Our intention is to become tier-1 system provider for all critical systems involving control.”
50 INTERVIEW
ICterra Enhances Product Security with Common Criteria
52 AMAC EVENTS
n The 26th Independence Day of the Republic of Macedonia
n Farewell to Summer Picnic in Lalahan
n Poland’s Armed Forces Day
n Independence Day of Ukraine
n Mexican Independence Day
n The Slovak National Day and Armed Forces Day
n Independence Day and the Army Glories Day of Chile
n The Belgium Reception
n National Day of the People’s Republic of China
n The Czech Republic’s National Day and Armed Forces Day
n National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
66 SPECIAL COVERAGE
FNSS Military Land Vehicle Model Competition: Making a Stronger Entry for the Next Decade
n INTERVIEW: Cem ALTINIŞIK, FNSS Public Relations and Publicity Unit Manager: A Competition Known Wide and Far

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MSI (Military, Science & Intelligence) Turkish Defence Review (TDR) is one of the defence reviews sold in newsstands with the total circulation of about 5.500 copies and is the only periodical issued monthly in Turkish and English about defence (land, air, navy), aerospace (aviation & space), and security (including homeland security, cyber security & law enforcement) in Turkey.
MSI TDR has been working continuously with approximately 300 different sizes of Turkish defence companies in different subjects.
MSI TDR follows up all steps from emerging of an initial requirement to procurement, from production to test, from delivery to after sale service among the triangle of end users (Turkish Armed Forces, National Police, Gendarmerie General Command, Coast Guard), procurement body (the Undersecretaries for Defence Industries (SSM), Ministry of Defence (MSB)) and the defence industry (all prime and sub-contractor companies), makes news and releases to its subscribers.