Aselsan Radar Manufacturing Capabilities to-date

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ASELSAN is capable of designing and manufacturing a wide range of antennas with 200+ man-years of accumulated design experience. Frequency coverage of the designed and developed antennas range from HF to millimeter-wave frequencies (3MHz-110GHz) for a vast range of platforms ranging from submarine applications to satellite payloads. These antennas are designed to withstand the harsh environmental conditions required by military platforms.

Current product range includes:

- Broadband (20:1), Wide band (3:1) fixed beam width antennas for ESM and/or ELINT systems
- Wide-band (3:1) active phased array antennas for EA systems
- Narrow-band (%10) planar phased array antennas for surveillance radar systems
- Fixed beam narrow-band (up to %8) planar phased array antennas for reconnaissance radar systems
- Fixed beam dual monopulse planar phased array and reflector antennas with waveguide comparators for tracking radar systems
- 1-20 GHz Microstrip Patch Arrays for IFF, DSRC, and radar applications
- Hybrid reflector based antennas with phased array feeds for satellite platforms.
- Microwave peripherals for beam-forming applications
- Engineering Materials such as frequency selective surfaces, polarizers, and radar absorbing material tailored to enhance system performance on airborne, naval, submarine and land platforms.
- Application-based wide-band radomes for airborne, naval, submarine and land platforms

ASELSAN designs and produces indigenous microwave modules covering frequencies up to 60 GHz for a vast range of platforms ranging from submarine applications to satellite payloads. These modules are designed to withstand the harsh environmental conditions required by military platforms.

The current product range includes:

- Tx/Rx modules for X-band phased array radar and I/J band repeater-jammer applications.
- Channelized Receivers custom designed for RWR/ESM/ELINT applications
- Superheterodyne Up/Down Converters for ESM/ELINT and DRFM applications requirements
- Antenna Front-Ends & Switch Assemblies for multi antenna ESM/ELINT/ECM systems
- PA Modules covering frequencies from 6GHz to 26GHz for military and space applications
- LO Multipliers for broadband ESM/ELINT Synthesizer applications
- Synthesizers for Radar and ESM/ELINT applications
- DLVA/ERDLVAs for RWR/ESM applications

In addition to its existing facilities, ASELSAN is expanding its microwave module manufacturing clean room space to over 2.000m2 at its new Radar and Electronic Warfare Facility currently under construction at Gölba, Ankara.

For further detail, check documents below;
http://www.aselsan.com.tr/images/dokuman/Rehis/micro_antenna/ASELSAN_Antenna_Brochure_2011.pdf
http://www.aselsan.com.tr/images/do...grated_Microwave_Assemblies_Broshure_2011.pdf

 

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In addition to its existing facilities, ASELSAN is expanding its microwave module manufacturing clean room space to over 2.000m2 at its new Radar and Electronic Warfare Facility currently under construction at Gölba, Ankara.

REHIS (Radars and Electronic WArfare/Intelligence Systems) building under contruction now a days. With new REHIS building, Many times larger than the existing REHIS building (which was still a decent size), with a more advanced technological base, many times more square footage, clearn rooms, labs and ability to accomodate more scientists and engineers. At least on par with Thales' assembly building in the Netherlands. After it's complete, Aselsan will become one of the top 3 radar and microwave-instrument producers of all Europe. Opening ceremony is in 2012.

- 204 million $ for new REHIS
-Radar&Electronic warfare technologies Design/Manufacturing facilities, New Radar/system assembly areas, Microwave amplifiers Moduls Design/Manufacturing, Special Computation Labs, Accurate Mechanical Manufacturing facilities...etc
-400 Engineers

 

[Bratva]

What about Aesa Development? or Aselean for now concentrating only on Phased Array radars?

 

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What about Aesa Development? or Aselean for now concentrating only on Phased Array radars?

Active Phased Array = Active Electronically Scanned Array

If you check first image you will see it.

Currently Aselsan is focussing on developing Electronic Attack with Active Phased Array, however further development into search and track radars is in the works..

See the Aselsan Active Phased Array atenna resembles F-22′s APG-77 AESA

 

[*Awan*]

@ Turks

in how much time you will catch Israelis?

and what is your current capabilities of electronic warfare and signal intelligence?
mean in your fighter planes do you have indigenous systems?

 

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@ Turks

in how much time you will catch Israelis?

Who knows, nothing is constant.. But I'd say next 10 years, to get to level where Israel is Today.

and what is your current capabilities of electronic warfare and signal intelligence?

Very good, Turkey has been developing Electronic Warfare and SIGINT equipment for the past 20 years. Lot's of knowledge gained.

mean in your fighter planes do you have indigenous systems?

SPEWS and SPEWS-II are currently EW suites on-board some most F-16 and F-4E planes they are developed in-conjunction with BAE SYSTEMS and MIKES of Turkey.

Here's their website if you want to find more information
MIKES - Your Solution Partner in Defence Electronics

 

[Archdemon]

@ Turks

in how much time you will catch Israelis?

and what is your current capabilities of electronic warfare and signal intelligence?
mean in your fighter planes do you have indigenous systems?

Maybe in 5 years maybe in 100 or maybe never, it depends on so many variables. Currently Israel is amongst few leaders in radar and electronic warfare technologies IAI and Elbit, with firm R&D and scientific infrastructure capabilities, only to look at recently published World Innovation Index rankings can tell that Turkey(65) is far behind Israel(14)

 

[UKBengali]

Maybe in 5 years maybe in 100 or maybe never, it depends on so many variables. Currently Israel is amongst few leaders in radar and electronic warfare technologies IAI and Elbit, with firm R&D and scientific infrastructure capabilities, only to look at recently published World Innovation Index rankings can tell that Turkey(65) is far behind Israel(14)

Well, it shows Malaysia at 31 so I would not hold that ranking with too much credence.

Fact is that Turkey's economy is booming and if as expected it grows 5-6% a year up to 2020, then it would become an industrialised country. There is no way that a country of 90 million people that is also developed with have too much problems producing cutting-edge avionics.

 

[cabatli_53]

@ Turks

in how much time you will catch Israelis?

In 5 years, At some areas of defence, Turkish industry would have more range of products than Israel. On those products, Not only design and some critical key technologies but also Many variety of subsystems would also be developed indigenously that Israel always needs foreign suppliers/technologies for those systems. At radar, EW and missile technologies, They have more experince than Turkey but With current speed of Turkish defence programs, Turkey would have developed equal systems competing with international rivals in tenders until 2016...

 

[silko]

In 5 years, At lots of areas of defence, Turkish industry would have more range of products than Israel. On those products, Not only design and some critical key technologies but also Many variety of subsystems would also be developed indigenously that Israel always needs foreign suppliers/technologies for those systems.

we will be able to build own frigates and lpds? own airplanes?

 

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we will be able to build own frigates and lpds? own airplanes?

After Milgem corvette development, The next step is to develop frigate/destroyer class ships until 2018. The name of Turkish frigate/destroyer program is TF-2000. At current, ATOM team (Aselsan-Tubitak-ODTU and Meteksan) is developing most critical part of ship, APAR tower radar called CAFRAD for TF-2000.

About LPD, 3 domestic firms contributed into tender. Only RMK marine joined into tender with domestic LPD/LHD design. If SSM select it, Turkey would have been developed/manufactured this class ships as well.

About Aircraft, 20 million $ is paid to TAI to generate the Turkish stealth fighter specifications within 2 years. In this period, TAI will work on the project to form the most adequate fighter platform and agree on wheather It is twin engine or not, manned/unmanned... but It is early to say something at current...

 

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Active Phased Array = Active Electronically Scanned Array

If you check first image you will see it.

Currently Aselsan is focussing on developing Electronic Attack with Active Phased Array, however further development into search and track radars is in the works..

See the Aselsan Active Phased Array atenna resembles F-22′s APG-77 AESA

 

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Atmaca Anti-shipping missile seeker head

 

[Archdemon]

In 5 years, At some areas of defence, Turkish industry would have more range of products than Israel. On those products, Not only design and some critical key technologies but also Many variety of subsystems would also be developed indigenously that Israel always needs foreign suppliers/technologies for those systems. At radar, EW and missile technologies, They have more experince than Turkey but With current speed of Turkish defence programs, Turkey would have developed equal systems competing with international rivals in tenders until 2016...

Sure....

Israel designed and manufactured AESA radar in early 90s, while turkey is still not there, so how 2016 is beyond me

 

[avrasya]

Sure....

Israel designed and manufactured AESA radar in early 90s, while turkey is still not there, so how 2016 is beyond me

So what do you suggest ? Should we sit there and do nothing ?

20 yeras 30 years are short for a country. If we have indigenous and up to date radar tech 20 years from now it is great. We have to start from somewhere.