British Defence and Aviation Giant Rolls-Royce opens tech center to back Turkey's fighter jet

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Rolls-Royce opens tech center to back Turkey's fighter jet
BARIŞ ŞIMŞEK
ANKARA
PublishedMay 12, 2016

British automotive and aviation giant Rolls-Royce is investing big in Turkey's development of an air superiority fighter jet scheduled for introduction in 2023, as well as founding the company's eighth Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centre (AMTC).

The Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology will implement a deal signed with Rolls Royce in December 2015 to develop in cooperation with Turkey's Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) the AMTC research center in Turkey. The public-private partnership will focus on increasing domestic manufacturing capability and technology transfer in the aerospace sector as well as in the civilian nuclear, marine and industrial sectors. Rolls-Royce is determined to be part of Turkey's 2023 domestic fighter jet project and is willing to undertake the manufacturing of the jet motor in Turkey. To this end, the company opened its eighth AMTC in Turkey following seven others, five of which are in the U.K. while the two others are in the U.S. and Singapore.

A Rolls Royce worker with an EJ200 engine which powers the Eurofighter Typhoon at Rolls-Royce's facility in Bristol


Commenting on the issue, Technology Minister Fikri Işık said: "We are starting collaboration with Rolls-Royce, and will completely realize the deal which we recently signed. The research and development will be conducted at AMTC." The AMTC is supported by the National Defense Ministry, the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry, TÜBİTAK and some universities.

Rolls-Royce is keen to produce diesel motors for Turkey's second nuclear power plant, which will be built in Sinop in northern Turkey by a Japanese-French consortium. Rolls-Royce aims to produce equipment and control systems for the plant, together with Turkish industrial firms. Through investments making Rolls-Royce the major motor supplier for national carrier Turkish Airlines, and an intention to similarly produce engines for Turkey's domestic fighter jet program, which is scheduled for introduction in 2023, the company also aims to establish a jet factory in Turkey by 2025. The company is reportedly planning to manufacture parts for the fighter jet, as well as developing and manufacturing products using a 3-D printer.


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Good to see our defence Giants helping Turkey in its fighter jet program.
in win -win cooperation.

 

[xenon54 out]

I have the feeling Great Britain is slowly but surely becoming the most important ally of Turkey in EU.

 

[Steve781]

Rolls Royce is German now.

 

[mike2000 is back]

Rolls Royce is German now.

Rolls Royse has never and will never be German or any other country for that matter, the British government limits the percentage of foreign ownership in national strategic companies like BAE and Rolls Royce to no more than 15%.So Britain already has a “golden share” in strategically important Rolls Royce , which prevents any single foreign investor from holding more than 15pc and limits overseas ownership to 25pc in total.

It's only Rolls Royce non strategic sectors like it's automotive arm that is majority owned by Volkswagen, and even though all its operations, and designs, Manufacturing and chairman is British and all based here. It's like saying Alibaba and tencent are not Chinese since they are majority owned by foreigners. Iol