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Turkey’s MİLGEM to build military ships for Pakistan

The MİLGEM project, carried out jointly by Turkey’s Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry (SSM) and the Turkish Naval Forces, is a landmark project that developed the country’s first corvette-class warship.

The STM defense company is working on the MİLGEM project. Speaking to Turkish journalists yesterday in Karachi, which is currently hosting the fifth International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2008, Savaş Onur, a retired admiral who is currently the MİLGEM project manager, said the fair has been a very good opportunity for Turkish defense companies to promote their projects. “We also display MİLGEM here, which is one of the most important projects Turkey has produced in the past few years.”

Onur said the project was of a scale that would have a long-term impact on the Turkish shipbuilding and defense industries. “Pakistan needs more ships like this. We are planning to carry out a joint project with Pakistan for these corvettes.”

Onur said that more than 50 Turkish firms -- including the largest defense firms, Aselsan, Havelsan and STM -- have played a role in the MİLGEM project, gaining invaluable experience in warship building.

He said the three defense firms have merged forces to supply Pakistan’s demand for corvette ships. “This is a four ship corvette project. The first ship will be designed and built in Turkey, while the three others will be built in Pakistan’s military shipyards. This is really a comprehensive project. It is expected to last 10 years,” he said.

He noted that Turkey has had talks with Pakistan about this project for nearly two years. “We can say that we are reaching an agreement. I think we will realize the project successfully. The Turkish defense industry has the capacity to manage such projects.”

29 November 2008, Saturday
TODAY’S ZAMAN WITH WIRES İSTANBUL

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Pakistan Ordnance Factory Signs MoU with Turkish MKEK

Friday May 25, 2007

ANKARA: Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with one of the prominent Turkish Defence Production Company to carry forward the political and defence relations and further strengthen the existing bondages.

Lt. General Syed Sabahat Hussain, Chairman POF Board signed on the MoU on behalf of Pakistan and Maj. General (Retd) Unal ONSIPIOGLU, Chairman Director of MAKINA VE KIMYA ENDUSTRISI KURUMU (MKEK), ANKARA TURKEY Board signed on behalf of Turkey. � Both sides have agreed to co-share the expertise available in Research and Development which is in fact an engine for growth.

Pakistan Ordnance Factory Signs MoU with Turkish MKEK


Those are secret MOU agreeements so We could not know Which projects Pak-Turk is going to carry out for future, Especially the most important section of this article is "the co-share of expertises" words for me so I am going to introduce MKEK technology to enlighten the minds to understand the importance of those signitures between two brother countries...
 
New deals with Pakistan 08 August 2008, Friday

Local defense contractor Aselsan has long been a strategic partner of Islamabad for the production of army field radios at a military facility in Pakistan.

Aselsan will also provide the Pakistani navy with four gyro-stabilized 25 millimeter guns under a deal signed almost a month ago.

Meanwhile, local contractor Havelsan sold Pakistan a $28 million tactical simulated range Electronic Warfare (EW) system to deter surface-to-air threats and for use in electronic warfare. Turkey and Pakistan earlier agreed to cooperate in research and development on a broad range of defense projects, including the joint production of cluster bombs. There have been ongoing talks on the progress of cooperation in various areas.

Some of the areas identified as potential fields for cooperation in defense, research, technology and production include:

Nuclear, biological and chemical detection, protection and decontamination equipment produced in Turkey

81 millimeter mortar ammunition

Production of cluster bombs with 300 to 400 bomblets each for different missions


Production of precision-guided munitions

Detection systems for use against improvised explosive devices

Precision-guided bomblets for conventional munitions

Cooperation in the sale and production of 122 millimeter short-range and long-range multiple rocket launcher ammunition. Turkey's Roketsan and the Turkish Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKEK) are proposing sales and joint production with Pakistan.

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Time to introduce co-production, co-share programs between two brother country...

81 millimeter mortar ammunition

It has already developed... You can see it in this picture in the SSM-Turkish defence industry export guide catalogue...




Production of cluster bombs with 300 to 400 bomblets each for different missions

Cluster bomb called "Demet" at wind tunnel


Production of precision-guided munitions

Tubitak-MKEK, HGK 2000Lb precision guided GPS-INS JDAM

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Cooperation in the sale and production of 122 millimeter short-range and long-range multiple rocket launcher ammunition

 
Both sides have agreed to co-share the expertise available in Research and Development which is in fact an engine for growth.

A littile details of MKEK R&D programs... Who knows, Maybe Pakistan and Turkish engineer have already started co-testing some of the products I am going to introduce now...

-Kalekalip-MKEK light machinegun under development and prototype phrase...



-JNG-90 Sniper


-Mehmetcik-1 5.56 (copy of Hk-416)


-Mehmetçik-1 7.62mm under development phrase MKEK-KaleKalip

-Bunker Blasting bombs under development phrase in Tubitak-MKEK institues...


T-155 Panter


155mm Towed Howitzer (PANTER) - Product Details - Undersecretariat for Defence Industries Export Portal
 
TUSAS-TAI General Manager Mr. Muharrem Dörtkasli: We have good and comprehensive relations in all respects. We have been making efforts to develop joint programs by making visits. Moreover, we will be glad to take part in the prospective programs of PAF to the extent of our facilities and capabilities. Civilian and military delegation visits have significant roles in the improvement of these programs. We have a joint program with Pakistan regarding unmanned air vehicles which was commenced previously. It should also be noted that Pakistan is interested in the ATAK (Attack Helicopter) program carried out under the responsibility of TAI, as the main contractor. Therefore, we are also planning to visit PAF officials to discuss this subject.

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there is no official news of cooperation in any of the above mentioned feilds as far as i know!! apart from multi barrel rocket system and something suspicious about the UCAV! am i right?

regards!
 
i m very impressed with T-129 Gunship Helicopter.
Pakistan Army should really look into it.
 
Naval and AF cooperation are very high, and i would like to see more joint exercises with the Turks for ground forces as well


As for Defence cooperation, our projects with Turkiye shall Inshallah keep coming and coming. We have much to gain from eachother.
 

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