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‘Nothing more natural’: Turkey-Qatar procurement business flourishes
By: Burak Ege Bekdil 1 day ago
By: Burak Ege Bekdil
In parallel efforts, procurement relations also started to prosper. In 2015, military electronics specialist Aselsan, Turkey’s largest defense firm, won a subcontract to outfit planned Turkish assault and patrol boats for the Qatari Coast Guard.
At the beginning of 2017, Turkey’s state-controlled military software company Havelsan built an AgustaWestland AW139 full-flight simulator for the Qatari military. At least 1,000 pilots will be trained annually at the center in Qatar’s al-Udaid military base. Turkey has already provided training for 55 Qatari military helicopter pilots.
Queuing up for bigger programs, a Qatari investment fund acquired a 50 percent stake in BMC, a leading Turkish armored vehicles manufacturer. BMC is one of three bidders in a multibillion-dollar contract for the serial production of an eventual batch of 1,000 indigenous new-generation Turkish main battle tanks. BMC competes with Otokar and FNSS in the contest for the serial production of the Altay.
BMC also is a bidder in a five-way competition to design, develop and produce the power pack (consisting of the engine and the transmission system) for the Altay.
Once proven, BMC aims to export the Altay to Qatar, the Gulf and Middle Eastern regions and to Asian markets, company officials say. In 2015, BMC partnered with Germany’s Rheinmetall and Malaysia’s Etika Strategi to launch a Turkey-based joint venture, RBSS.
“Qatar is a strong political ally,” said a senior Turkish diplomat dealing with the Gulf region. “There is nothing more natural that allies embark on joint procurement programs and partnerships.”
More recently, a Turkish shipyard, Ares, delivered to Qatar the first of a batch fast Coast Guard patrol vessels, the 150 Hercules OPV. The ships will be operated by the Qatari Interior Ministry.
The 48-meter-long ship can reach a maximum speed of 30 knots and will be used for patrolling, anti-smuggling, counterterrorism and other operations.
“There are strong prospects of a meaningful increase [in Turkish arms exports] in the next five years, especially when Turkish companies will engage in systems integration, content, subsystems and start producing engines for aerial, naval and land platforms,” said Ozgur Eksi, a senior analyst at the Istanbul-based C4defence.com.
A procurement official said that land and naval platforms will have particularly strong prospects of sales to Qatar. “Manufacturers [of land and naval platforms], especially armored vehicles makers, have very good chances to win new deals, ” he said.
https://www.defensenews.com/industr...turkey-qatar-procurement-business-flourishes/
By: Burak Ege Bekdil 1 day ago
By: Burak Ege Bekdil
In parallel efforts, procurement relations also started to prosper. In 2015, military electronics specialist Aselsan, Turkey’s largest defense firm, won a subcontract to outfit planned Turkish assault and patrol boats for the Qatari Coast Guard.
At the beginning of 2017, Turkey’s state-controlled military software company Havelsan built an AgustaWestland AW139 full-flight simulator for the Qatari military. At least 1,000 pilots will be trained annually at the center in Qatar’s al-Udaid military base. Turkey has already provided training for 55 Qatari military helicopter pilots.
Queuing up for bigger programs, a Qatari investment fund acquired a 50 percent stake in BMC, a leading Turkish armored vehicles manufacturer. BMC is one of three bidders in a multibillion-dollar contract for the serial production of an eventual batch of 1,000 indigenous new-generation Turkish main battle tanks. BMC competes with Otokar and FNSS in the contest for the serial production of the Altay.
BMC also is a bidder in a five-way competition to design, develop and produce the power pack (consisting of the engine and the transmission system) for the Altay.
Once proven, BMC aims to export the Altay to Qatar, the Gulf and Middle Eastern regions and to Asian markets, company officials say. In 2015, BMC partnered with Germany’s Rheinmetall and Malaysia’s Etika Strategi to launch a Turkey-based joint venture, RBSS.
“Qatar is a strong political ally,” said a senior Turkish diplomat dealing with the Gulf region. “There is nothing more natural that allies embark on joint procurement programs and partnerships.”
More recently, a Turkish shipyard, Ares, delivered to Qatar the first of a batch fast Coast Guard patrol vessels, the 150 Hercules OPV. The ships will be operated by the Qatari Interior Ministry.
The 48-meter-long ship can reach a maximum speed of 30 knots and will be used for patrolling, anti-smuggling, counterterrorism and other operations.
“There are strong prospects of a meaningful increase [in Turkish arms exports] in the next five years, especially when Turkish companies will engage in systems integration, content, subsystems and start producing engines for aerial, naval and land platforms,” said Ozgur Eksi, a senior analyst at the Istanbul-based C4defence.com.
A procurement official said that land and naval platforms will have particularly strong prospects of sales to Qatar. “Manufacturers [of land and naval platforms], especially armored vehicles makers, have very good chances to win new deals, ” he said.
https://www.defensenews.com/industr...turkey-qatar-procurement-business-flourishes/
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Turkish armored vehicles beat rivals in Slovak tests
Two Turkish-made armored vehicles bested their foreign rivals in performance tests held in Slovakia on Dec. 14, according to Turkish defense sources.
The tests were done to allow the Slovak army to see the performance of the Ejder Yalçın and Cobra II vehicles, which it may add its inventory, according to the sources, who asked not to be named due to confidentiality concerns.
Slovakian Defense Minister Peter Gajdos and top military officials observed the tests.
As part of a project to supply four-wheel drive armored vehicles, 10 armored vehicles from Turkey as well as Germany,
France, Canada, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, the United Arab Emirates, and Slovakia were run through trials on a test track.
The Ejder Yalçın - co-produced by Nurol Machine and FNSS - and Cobra II - made by Otokar - were the Turkish competitors.
When the vehicles showed off their skills on the track, the Turkish duo excelled in power, endurance and mobility tests, said the sources.
The Slovak army is planning to modernize its equipment over the next decade, including new four-wheeled combat vehicles.
Slovakia is expected to add hundreds of armored vehicles to its inventory.
Thanks to their successful tests, the Turkish combat vehicles are reportedly front-runners in the procurement process, added the sources.
Two Turkish-made armored vehicles bested their foreign rivals in performance tests held in Slovakia on Dec. 14, according to Turkish defense sources.
The tests were done to allow the Slovak army to see the performance of the Ejder Yalçın and Cobra II vehicles, which it may add its inventory, according to the sources, who asked not to be named due to confidentiality concerns.
Slovakian Defense Minister Peter Gajdos and top military officials observed the tests.
As part of a project to supply four-wheel drive armored vehicles, 10 armored vehicles from Turkey as well as Germany,
France, Canada, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, the United Arab Emirates, and Slovakia were run through trials on a test track.
The Ejder Yalçın - co-produced by Nurol Machine and FNSS - and Cobra II - made by Otokar - were the Turkish competitors.
When the vehicles showed off their skills on the track, the Turkish duo excelled in power, endurance and mobility tests, said the sources.
The Slovak army is planning to modernize its equipment over the next decade, including new four-wheeled combat vehicles.
Slovakia is expected to add hundreds of armored vehicles to its inventory.
Thanks to their successful tests, the Turkish combat vehicles are reportedly front-runners in the procurement process, added the sources.
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I'm a little worried as to how the Qatari procurement of 50% of BMC is allowed. Is Turkey going to allow take over of our defense firms. @cabatli_53 do you know anything about the constellation of the partnership ?
Is it like Maersk who has A grade stocks and B grade stocks ? (A is ownership, while B is investment).
Is it like Maersk who has A grade stocks and B grade stocks ? (A is ownership, while B is investment).
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Nurol to export 400 Ejder Yalçın to Qatar.
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They will procure 100 of Nurol NMS 4x4.
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Even Qatar has purchased , why don't we have
Most likely because Nurol doesnt fulfill any requirments our Army has. Another could be that we already have a diverse inventory of next generation 4x4 armored personal carriers. Cobra II, Yalcin, Hizir, Vuran, Kirpi. Nurol seems to be made for desert regions. So more tailored towards Arabian and African countries. There is no need to buy any Vehicles which you don't need as they don't fulfill any specific requirments which the others can't fulfill.
That was to be expected. The real challenge, like I said, is to persuade the Slovakian government to be able to resist the pressure of the European Union to buy European equipment. If Otokar or Nurol Makina can manage to sell their APCs to an European country it would be a huge success as it would open new doors for the Turkish military-industrial complex.
