Meteksan Savunma
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| Industry | Defense |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
Key people | Ali Haydar Kurtdarcan, CEO and Aziz Tunc Batum, President |
| Products | Sensor Systems, Underwater Acoustic Systems, Communication Systems, Platform Simulators |
| Revenue | US$ 110,000,000 (2013) |
Number of employees | 220 |
| Website | www.meteksan.com |
Meteksan Savunma is a Turkish defense technology company, based in Ankara[1] specializing in microwave and millimeter wave systems, laser systems, communication data links, 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 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 Targer 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 demonstrate a performance higher than international industry benchmark, and reveal more that 250,000 USD revenue per employee. The Company operate a successful network of suppliers and SMEs; maximize direct personnel efficiency ratio to its highest in Turkish defense industry, while minimizing overhead to total expense ratio.
Products
- Heli-MILDAR (Fire Control Radar for Helicopters)
- UAV-MILDAR (SAR/GMTI & Target Detection and Tracking Radar for UAV’s)
- Retinar PTR Perimeter Surveillance Radar
- Automated Take-off and Landing Sensor for UAV’s
- Radar and Laser Altimeters
- Data Links for Missile Systems
- RF Threat Simulator
- Hull Mounted Sonar
- Transducers and Hydrophones
- Underwater Early Warning Sensor Networks
- Damage Control Simulator
- Fire Training Simulator
- Electronic Sub-Systems
References
- 1 2 Burak Ege Bekdil (28 September 2009). "Acoustics Ambitions". Defense News.
- ↑ Meteksan Savunma Industry Inc.
- ↑ Bakanlık'tan denizaltı açıklaması
- ↑ T129 Multi-Role Combat Helicopter, Turkey
- ↑ High tech from Turkey’s Meteksan
- ↑ Meteksan Defence