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Turkey Loses Bid for Indonesia Submarines, but the Cooperation will be Countinued by Aselsan, Rocketsan and FNSS

21 Februari 2012

Rocketsan T122mm Sakarya (photo : Asian Defence)

Turkey loses bid for Indonesia submarines

Indonesia picks up a South Korean offer for three U209 model submarines instead of a Turkish-German joint offer. Still, the two countries may bid for a tender for the more developed U214 models, Jakarta says.

Indonesia has informed a German-Turkish partnership that South Korea has won Jakarta’s competition for U209 submarines and that the duo should instead focus on the sale of more-developed U214 subs to the Southeast Asian giant, a senior Turkish official has said.

The message was conveyed during the visit of Adm. Agus Suhartono, the chief of staff of Indonesia’s military forces, to Turkey last week, the Turkish official said this weekend.

Turkey, led by the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries, SSM, and Germany, led by ThyssenKrupp’s shipyard, HDW, entered the Indonesian Navy’s competition of more than $1 billion after it came to an end, effectively ensuring Seoul’s victory.

South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering announced on Dec. 22 that it had won the Indonesian deal $1.1 billion for three submarines.

As for Turkey, a $2 billion submarine deal with HDW for the joint manufacture of six U214 platforms formally took effect in July, the German company said. Turkish procurement officials also confirmed the information. “As a longstanding partner and supplier to the Turkish Navy, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems can now begin executing the order. The order will contribute to securing employment at [ThyssenKrupp’s] HDW in Kiel, as well as at many subcontractors in Germany and Turkey, for the next 10 years,” it said.

A major loan deal between German banks and the Turkish Treasury rescued the multibillion-dollar submarine contract between the Turkish state and Howaldswerke Deutsche Werft (HDW) on the last day of 2010, Turkish procurement officials said earlier.

“We will try to work hard to meet the requirements for the second competition [for the U214 deal],” said the Turkish procurement official.The Indonesian side also offered a number of consolations to the Turkish side.

The Indonesians will come up with a $100 million Turkish proposal to make military radios produced by Aselsan, the procurement official said.

The Indonesians separately plan to propose a facility to produce Roketsan-made missiles after they sign a contract with the company.

Jakarta will also produce FNSS-made 8x8 vehicles.

Turkey and Indonesia are two of the largest Muslim countries and are keen to develop their defense industries and ties.

(Hurriyet)

US Giving Turkey Access to F-16 Source Codes

31 Oktober 2011

Turkey will become the first nation have the ability to receive information on the F-16 fighters’ software source codes -- primarily their weapons systems -- thereby enabling it to replace them with national software source codes whenever necessary. (photo : Turkey Air Force)

Turkey to rewrite software source codes of 204 F-16 fighters

The US administration agreed in principle almost two months ago for the transfer of information over software source codes of US Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighters to Turkey.

Once the agreement is completed, and if approved by the US Congress, Turkey will have the capability to automatically modify the software source codes of the fighters’ weapons systems with national software source codes, said US sources who asked not to be named.Turkey will become the first nation among 26 to have the F-16s in their inventories and have the ability to receive information on the F-16 fighters’ software source codes -- primarily their weapons systems -- thereby enabling it to replace them with national software source codes whenever necessary.

Once Turkey and the US complete around 50 pages of technical details over the nature of the US transfer of technology, an agreement should be signed, pending US congressional approval.

The US Congress has long prevented arms transfers to NATO member Turkey, mainly in reaction to its strained ties with Israel.

However, the US administration has as of late sought US congressional authorization for the sale of three AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters to Turkey. This indicates a softening on the part of the congress toward Turkey.

Turkey has a long-standing request for Super Cobras. It has a shortage of these helicopters, required in its ongoing fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists, who have increased their violent attacks as of late.

Meanwhile, it is not clear whether the US administration will seek US congressional authorization for another long-standing Turkish request for the sale of four Predator unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and two armed Reaper UAVs.

However, some of the weapons, including Predators that the US reportedly pledged to transfer to Turkey as it withdraws from Iraq in December of this year, are said to not be subject to the approval of the US Congress. These are weapons the US used during its war in Iraq.

Missile defense link

US sources stated that Washington has agreed in principle to transfer the information mainly concerning the weapon systems of the F-16s so that Turkey can integrate by itself the national software source codes because Turkey has pursued a very persistent policy on the matter.

However, Turkey’s approval to deploy a radar system of the US-supported NATO Missile Defense System on its soil is understood to have played an important role in Washington’s agreement to in principle transfer the software source codes of mainly the weapons systems of the F-16s to Turkey.

Turkey agreed last month to host a powerful US-supplied radar system to act as advanced eyes for a layered shield against ballistic missiles coming from outside Europe.

The AN/TPY-2 surveillance radar in Turkey will boost the shield’s capability against Iran, which Washington alleges is seeking to build nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran denies.

“By agreeing to transfer information on F-16 weapon systems so that Turkey could automatically integrate them with national software source codes, the US sought to ease tensions with its NATO ally, which is important in safeguarding US interests in the Middle East. The US also puts strong emphasis on seeing Turkish-Israeli relations normalize,” said the US source.

50 weapons systems on each F-16

Lockheed Martin this year began supplying Turkey with 14 F-16C variants and 16 F-16Ds under a deal signed in May 2007. The total cost of 30 additional F-16s to Turkey is $1.78 billion.

Under a separate agreement signed in April 2005 between Turkey and the US, 213 Turkish F-16s are being upgraded at a cost of $1.1 billion at the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in Ankara. Turkey will be able to change the software source codes of the weapons systems on a total of 204 F-16s with national software source codes if a final agreement is reached with the US.

There are 50 different types of weapons systems on each F-16 that are classified.

(Todays Zaman)

Kapal Perang Turki Kunjungi Perairan Sumut

Plt Gubernur Sumatera Utara Gatot Pujo Nugroho (kanan) memakaikan kain ulos Batak kepada Komandan Maritim Angkatan Laut Turki Laksamana Sinan Ertugrul (kiri) yang berkunjung ke Medan, Sumut, Senin (18/7). Angkatan Laut Turki tertarik melakukan hubungan kerja sama dalam penanganan bencana alam seperti banjir, gempa bumi dan lain sebagainya, untuk memperkokoh persahabatan antara rakyat Indonesia dan Turki. (Foto: ANTARA/Septianda Perdana/ss/ama/11)

Kapal perang Turki di bawah pimpinan Rear Admiral Sinan Ertugrul mengunjungi perairan Sumatera Utara dalam rangka menjalin silaturahim dan membuka peluang kerja sama militer.

Hal itu disampaikan Sinan Ertugrul ketika bertemu Pelaksana Tugas Gubernur Sumut Gatot Pujo Nugroho di Medan, Senin.

Didampingi Danlantamal I Belawan Kolonel Laut Bambang Soesilo, Admiral Sinan mengatakan, kunjungan ke Sumut bagian dari perjalanan keliling dunia yang dilakukan Angkatan Laut (AL) Turki.

Setelah ke Indonesia, pihaknya akan kembali berlayar ke Malaysia untuk perjalanan selanjutnya.

Setelah mengarungi sejumlah perairan di dunia, pihaknya melihat ada keunikan di perairan Indonesia sehingga menimbulkan ketertarikan.

“Laut di Sumut beda,” katanya tanpa menyebutkan keunikan dan perbedaan tersebut.

Ia mengatakan, pihaknya mendapatkan informasi menarik tentang berbagai potensi Sumut, baik pariwisata, kehutanan, maupun sumber daya alamnya.

Perwira tinggi AL Turki itu mencontohkan keberadaan Danau Toba yang merupakan danau vulkanik dan berada di atas pegunungan.

“Danau Toba itu unik karena belum ada danau yang berada di atas gunung,” katanya.

Didampingi Atase Pertahanan Turki di Indonesia Kolonel Erdem Kargin, Admiral Sinan juga menyatakan sangat berkeinginan melihat kondisi dan keberadaan hutan di Sumut.

“Salah satu faktor yang paling menarik dari Indonesia adalah keramahtamahan rakyatnya yang diyakini mampu memberikan ketenangan warga dari negara lain. Apalagi di sini mayoritas beragama Islam,” kata Admiral Sinan yang mengaku beragama Islam dan memiliki nama depan Ahmed.

Menangapi hal itu, Pelaksana Tugas Gubernur Sumut Gatot Pujo Nugroho mengaku bangga atas penilaian AL Turki terhadap keunikan laut di daerah itu.

Pihaknya juga menyampaikan terima kasih atas peluang kerja sama militer yang ditawarkan AL Turki.

“Mudah-mudahan kerja sama itu dapat menambah semangat TNI-AL untuk membela NKRI,” katanya.

Gatot menjelaskan, Sumut merupakan daerah yang strategis dengan luas 72.951 kilometer per segi dengan 25 kabupaten dan delapan kota.

Selain Danau Toba, Sumut juga memiliki berbagai potensi pariwisata lainnya yang sangat menarik dan layak untuk dikembangkan.

Ia mencontohkan Pantai Sorake dan pantai lainnya di Kepulauan Nias yang dapat menjadi lokasi berselancar (surfing) yang menarik bagi wisatawan mancanegara.

Kemudian, Sumut juga memiliki berbagai sumber daya alam yang dapat dieksploitasi di antaranya kluster Sei Mangke yang dijalankan sebagai salah satu upaya mempercepat pertumbuhan ekonomi di Sumut yang menjadi pusat pertumbuhan ekonomi di wilayah barat Indonesia.

Karena itu, pihaknya mengharapkan AL Turki dapat meyakinkan pemerintah di negaranya untuk menanamkan modal di Sumut.

“Mohon diinformasikan ke pemerintah Turki bahwa Sumut mempunyai potensi yang sangat besar,” katanya.

Menanggapi minat AL Turki terhadap hutan Sumut, Gatot Pujo Nugroho menawarkan ekspedisi kehutanan seperti yang dilakukannya bersama Tim Komando Pasukan Khusus (Kopassus) belum lama ini.

“Kami akan menemani seharian,” katanya.

Sebagai provinsi yang bertetangga dengam Aceh, Pemprov Sumut menyampaikan apresiasi dan rasa terima kasih karena militer Turki ikut berpartisipasi dalam misi kemanusiaan ketika Aceh mengalami musibah gempa dan tsunami.

“Dengan bantuan itu, warga Aceh sudah menganggap Turki seperti ‘abang kandung’,” kata Gatot.

Sumber: ANTARA News

Turkey, Indonesia Close to Sealing Key Submarine Deal

02 Juli 2011

Type 209 submarine of the Turkish Navy (photo : Submarinegallery)

Indonesia is expected to shake hands with Turkey soon on the production of two submarines, a Turkish Ministry of Defense official has told Today's Zaman.

Speaking on condition of anonymity in line with the ministry's policy, the source said bilateral talks were launched between the two allies when Indonesia made Turkey the offer because of “recent notable improvements in the Turkish shipbuilding industry as well as Turkey's constructive foreign policy approach.” Those talks, according to the official, have proven “very productive” and “the deal is very close.”

Once the expected deal between the two states is signed, Turkish defense firm Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş. (STM) will partner with German Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW) for the construction of two Type 209 submarines for Indonesian naval forces in the Gölcük shipyard in northwestern Turkey.

The Type 209 diesel-electric attack submarines are also used by Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and can reach a speed of 11 knots (20 kilometers/hour) at the surface and up to 22.5 knots when submerged. They are armed with eight bow 533 millimeter torpedo tubes and 14 torpedoes. They can carry 38 staff onboard.

The official also expressed hope that Turkey could receive more and bigger defense orders from overseas as it continues to improve its production capacity. Presently, Turkey has one defense industry exports office in Washington, D.C., and plans to open three more offices in Belgium and Qatar as well as in either Azerbaijan or Turkmenistan.

(Todays Zaman)

Pindad-FNSS Jajaki Kerja Sama Produksi Tank

30 Mei 2011

FNSS pernah menampilkan rancangan tank ringan dengan basis ACV dan turret BMP3 (photo : Army Recognition)

Indonesia-Turki Jajaki Kerja Sama Produksi Tank

TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta - Indonesia dan Turki tengah menjajaki kerja sama pembuatan tank kelas ringan(light tank). Kerja sama itu masih dijajaki di tingkat perusahaan atau produsen (business to business), sebelum meningkat pada kerja sama dua pemerintahan (G to G). Saat ini penjajakan dilakukan oleh PT Pindad dengan FNSS Defence Systems Co., produsen alat pertahanan dari Turki.

Tank ringan yang akan diproduksi bersama ini memiliki bobot sekitar 13-14 ton dan akan dilengkapi meriam kaliber 90-105 milimeter. "Tank jenis ini untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pasukan kavaleri TNI Angkatan Darat," kata Kepala Badan Sarana Pertahanan Kementerian Pertahanan, Laksamana Muda Susilo, kepada Tempo di kantornya, akhir pekan lalu.

Kerja sama ini merupakan tindak lanjut kesepakatan kerja sama Pemerintah RI dan Turki saat kunjungan Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ke negara itu, Juni tahun lalu. Kesepakatan tersebut lebih dimatangkan lagi saat Presiden Turki Abdullah Gul melakukan kunjungan balasan ke Jakarta, April 2011 lalu. "Kerja sama industri pertahanan dengan Turki saat ini sudah makin mengerucut," ujar Susilo.

Produsen dari Turki, FNSS, bahkan sudah mengirimkan prototipe tank ringan itu untuk dijajal oleh TNI AD dan PT Pindad. "Tapi, tank yang akan dibuat nanti spesifikasinya akan diajukan oleh TNI AD," kata dia. "Mereka (Pindad dan FNSS) sudah menandatangani MoU (kesepakatan kerja sama)," kata dia.

Kerja sama industri pertahanan dengan Turki ini dilakukan karena negara tersebut bisa memahami kepentingan Indonesia. Seperti diketahui, saat ini pemerintah tengah menggalakkan pengembangan industri pertahanan dalam negeri. Karena itu, kerja sama industri pertahanan dengan luar negeri diprioritaskan pada negara-negara yang bisa memberikan transfer teknologi dan bersedia melakukan kerja sama produksi (joint production).

"Kalau transfer teknologinya besar dan mereka mau joint production, ini yang kami utamakan," kata Susilo. "Jadi, kami mendapatkan banyak benefit(keuntungan), tidak hanya membeli."

Tank ringan yang akan diproduksi bersama antara Indonesia dan Turki ini bakal memiliki tingkat kandungan dalam negeri (TKDN) yang cukup besar. "Paling tidak bodinya kami (Indonesia) yang buat," kata dia. Instalasi, perakitan, dan desain juga menjadi porsi Indonesia.

Sementara engine (mesin) serta rantai tank akan dibuat oleh produsen Turki. "Untuk rantai tank, Indonesia masih belum bisa buat sendiri," ujarnya. Demikian juga mesin. Menurut Susilo, masih belum efisien jika Indonesia membuat mesin tank sendiri. "Kalau engine, masih lebih murah membeli daripada harus membangun pabrik mesin di sini."

(Tempo Interaktif)

RI – Turki Sepakati Kerjasama Industri Pertahanan

06 April 2011

Armored Combat Vehicle dengan kanon 105 mm (photo : Defense Studies)

RI-Turki Sepakati Kerjasama Industri Pertahanan

Jakarta, DMC-Pemerintah Indonesia bersama Pemerintah Turki menyatakan sepakat untuk melakukan kerjasama pertahanan, khususnya di bidang Industri pertahanan diantara kedua negara. Kesepakatan tersebut ditandai dengan penandatanganan Draft Protokol Defense Industry Coorporation Between Indonesia and Turkey , Selasa ( 5/4) di Kantor Kementerian Pertahanan RI.

Penandatanganan Draft itu dilakukan oleh masing-masing perwakilan Kementerian Pertahanan, yang pada kesempatan itu dilakukan oleh Wakil Menteri Pertahanan RI, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin dan Wakil Menteri Pertahanan Turki, Murad Bayar. Selain itu penandatangan itu disaksikan oleh para pejabat yang ada di lingkungan Kementerian Pertahanan kedua negara.

Adapun beberapa kerjasama Industri Pertahanan itu yang telah disepakati, di antaranya adalah pengembangan dan produksi bersama peralatan senjata seperti, Armored Combat Vehicle (ACV) yang dilengkapi dengan dua kubah dan persenjataan Canon 90 mm and/or 105 mm.

Peralatan persenjataan lain yang disepakati untuk dikembangkan dan diproduksi bersama yakni program roket hasil produksi dan pengembangan Indonesia, produksi Propellant, serta produksi Sofware Defined Radio (SDR).

Software Defined Radio merupakan peralatan digital yang diprogram untuk menghasilkan pemroses sinyal transmit dan receive informasi baseband pada radio frekuensi. Dengan lebih menerapkan fungsi-fungsi yang ada di dalam software dibandingkan dengan pendekatan hardware secara tradisional, sistem radio akan memberikan fleksibilitas yang lebih besar, sehingga mampu menawarkan solusi potensial untuk interoperabilitas, jaringan yang fleksibel dan dinamis, serta pengurangan biaya operasi. (image : Ansem)

Kerjasama industri pertahanan lain dari kedua negara ini juga mencakup penguatan pertukaran informasi dan perusahaan mendorong kedua belah pihak untuk membahas dan memenuhi kerjasama di bidang lain, berdasarkan kesetaraan dan saling menguntungkan.

Pada kesempatan itu Wamnehan RI berharap kedepan untuk peluang kerjasama pengembangan dan produksi bersama bukan hanya di bidang alutsista saja, melainkan produksi bersama Non Alutsista seperti seragam lapangan.

Disamping itu dengan adanya penandatangan kerjasama industri pertahanan ini Pemerintah RI dan Turki dapat meningkatkan hubungan diplomatik dan memperluas kerjasama di bidang-bidang lainnya.

Mengenai peluang kerjasama pada program-program lain akan dibahas dan dapat direalisasikan lebih lanjut dengan tetap mengacu pada prinsip kerjasama langsung G to G (Government to Government). Disamping itu juga mengutamakan kerjasama yang dijalin atas dasar saling pengertian dari kedua pihak.(MAW/SR)

(DMC)

Turkey Targets Indonesia for Sale and Joint Production of Armored Vehicles, Wireless Devices and Rockets

30 Maret 2011

FNSS ACV armored vehicle (photo : Greenbd)

Turkey targets Indonesia, Malaysia for defense exports

Eyeing to expand in new markets, Turkish defense industry focuses on Indonesia and Malaysia. FNSS, a producer largely owned by Turkish company Nurol, is to sell armored vehicles worth between $300 million and $400 million to the Indonesian Army initially as part of a broader industry relation. The military electronics firm Aselsan also is planned to cooperate with the Asian country on wireless devices and other electronic equipment.

In an effort to cement its position as a major exporter of armored vehicles and other defense equipment, Turkey has chosen the southeastern Asian nations of Indonesia and Malaysia as two key target countries.

Shortly before a planned visit by President Abdullah Gül to Indonesia in early April, senior Turkish procurement officials in mid-March secured a number of defense industry deals, for which official cooperation agreements are scheduled to be signed during the visit.

“Indonesia and Malaysia are two countries with which we really want and hope to greatly boost our defense industry relations,” said a senior procurement official.

Roketsan T122 Sakarya multiple launch rocket system (photo : TurkMilitary)

Indonesia

A first cooperation package with Indonesia is expected to cover the sale and joint production of armored vehicles, wireless devices and rockets. The value of this first package would be between $300 million and $400 million, the Turkish procurement official said.

The Ankara-based armored vehicle manufacturer FNSS, a joint venture between Turkey's Nurol Holding and BAE, is expected to provide the Indonesian Army with tracked armored combat vehicles. FNSS' majority shares belong to Nurol.

Aselsan, a top military electronics company and Turkey's largest defense firm, is planned to cooperate with Indonesia on wireless devices and other electronic equipment. Roketsan, Turkey's top company specializing in rockets and missiles, is expected to sell rockets to Indonesia.

"After this first cooperation package, a second package is envisioned, and it may cover joint production of naval vessels and the modernization of Indonesia's [older] F-16 fighter aircraft by our TAI [Turkish Aerospace Industries]," said the Turkish procurement official.

TAI, which in the 1990s assembled more than 200 F-16s for the Turkish Air Force, in recent years has modernized or is modernizing Jordan's and Pakistan's older F-16s with the permission of Lockheed Martin, the aircraft's original maker. TAI also is contributing to the production of the U.S.-led F-35.

Malaysia

With Malaysia, FNSS signed the largest single Turkish export deal in history, during a visit of Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to Ankara in late February.

FNSS signed the $600 million export agreement with Malaysia's Deftech for the design, development, production and logistical support of 257 Pars 8x8 wheeled armored combat vehicles for the Malaysian armed forces. FNSS earlier sold tracked armored vehicles to Malaysia.

"We have a solid cooperation base with Malaysia. In the near future, we plan to work on naval vessels and some other defense equipment with that country," the Turkish procurement official said.

"Turkey, Indonesia and Malaysia are all predominantly Muslim countries, but religion does not play a role in Turkish efforts for arms sales to those nations," said one defense analyst based here.

Separately, Turkey also seeks to modernize the older F-16s of Thailand, another South Asian country.

Turkey's defense industry exports greatly have improved in recent years, up from only some $250 million a year five years ago. The SSM is eyeing the export of defense equipment worth nearly $1.5 billion this year, up from $832 million in 2009. The 2010 figure has not been announced yet.

(HurriyetDailyNews)

AS Tolak Permintaan Turki Beli MQ-9 Reaper

MQ-9 Reaper terbang diatas Lanud Creech saat misi latihan 9 Juni 2009. Skuadron Serang ke-42 di Lanud Creech mengoperasikan MQ-9. (Foto: USAF/ Paul Ridgeway)

22 Januari 2011 -- (Berita HanKam): Amerika Serikat melarang ekspor sejumlah senjata canggih ke Turki.

Seorang pejabat AS mengatakan pemerintahan Presiden Barack Obama telah menolak permintaan Turki membeli pesawat udara nirawak berikut persenjataannya. Pemerintah memutuskan setelah berkonsultasi dengan Kongres tahun lalu.

Sejauh ini, Senat menolak permintaan Turki membeli puna MQ-9 Reaper. Ankara pertama kali menyampaikan permintaanya akhir 2008. Kongres khawatir hubungan Turki dan Iran. Permintaan pembelian senjata akan menjadi prioritas agenda Ankara dengan Washington pada 2011.

TAI Kenalkan Helikopter Nirawak

Mosquito. (Foto: TRDEFENCE)

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) mempertunjukkan helikopter nirawak, diberi nama Mosquito, diberitakan laman TRDEFENCE, Jumat (21/1). Helikopter sukses terbang setinggi 150 meter pada pengujian perdana.

Mosquito dikembangkan sebagai helikopter pengintai dan taktis tempur, mampu beroperasi hingga radius 150 km. Helikopter dipersenjatai peluncur Cirit. Cirit merupakan roket dipandu laser presisi tinggi, effektif melalap sasaran hingga jarak 8 km.

Mosquito diharapkan dioperasikan AB Turki akhir 2011. Helikopter akan digunakan sebagai pengintai tetapi dapat juga membantu dukungan penembakan pada operasi anti-teroris.

Sumber: World Tribune/TRDEFENCE

Puna MALE Anka Terbang Perdana

Anka. (Foto: TAI)

4 Jan 2011 -- (Berita HanKam): Anka, pesawat udara nirawak (PUNA) kelas medium altitude long endurance (MALE) pertama buatan Turki, terbang perdana tanpa publikasi selama 14 menit pada 31 Desember 2010.

Anka pertama kali diperkenalkan oleh Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc.(TAI) pada 16 Juli 2010.

Bentang sayap 17 meter, berat lepas landas 1600 kg dan mampu beroperasi 24 jam. Pesawat digerakan oleh mesin diesel 155 tenaga kuda.

TAI sedang mengembangkan Anka-B, dapat dipersenjatai roket, rudal anti tank UMTAS atau sistem senjata lainnya tergantung misi yang diemban.

Anka pertama diharapkan dioperasikan AU Turki 2011 diikuti versi bersenjata Anka-B pada 2013.

Sumber: TRDEFENCE/TAI

Turki Teken Pinjaman 2,19 Milyar Euro untuk Biayai Pembelian 6 Kapal Selam

Kapal selam kelas U-214. (Foto: HDW)

3 Januari 2011 -- (Berita HanKam): Pemerintah Turki meneken perjanjian pinjaman senilai 2,19 milyar euro guna membiayai pembuatan enam kapal selam untuk Angkatan Laut Turki, pinjaman berasal dari dua konsonsium.

Pinjaman kredit ekspor senilai 1,879 milyar euro berasal dari konsorsium dipimpin oleh Bayerische Landesbank dan pinjaman komersial 309 juta dari konsorsium dipimpin WestLB cabang London.

Turki dan perusahaan Jerman HDW meneken kontrak pembuatan enam kapal selam diesel kelas U-214.

Komite Eksekutif Industri Pertahanan memilih HDW dan menyingkirkan perusahaan Perancis DCNS dan Spanyol Navantia S.A dalam tender pada musim panas 2008.

Navantia S.A menawarkan kapal selam S-80A, hanya satu kapal selam sedang dibangun dan belum diluncurkan. AL Turki tidak mau mengambil resiko memilih disain dan kapal belum teruji.

DCNS menawarkan Scorpene, sukses diekspor dibandingkan S-80A, dipilih oleh Chile, Malaysia dan India. Scorpene dirancang tanpa AIP, Malaysia dan India memilih memasang AIP dengan memotong badan kapal selam menjadi dua dan memasang modul AIP. DCNS tidak dapat menunjukkan Scorpene bekerja dengan kemampuan AIP. Scorpene milik AL Malaysia dikabarkan bermasalah sedangkan pembangunan Scorpene AL India menghadapi banyak kendala, India berusaha meminta kompensasi.

Kapal selam kelas U-214 dipilih teruji bekerja dengan kemampuan AIP dan mempunyai delapan tabung torpedo.

Sejumlah perusahaan Turki memasok perangkat keras dan lunak kapal selam.

Program kapal selam merupakan program kedua terbesar dalam proyek modernisasi pertahanan Turki, setelah rencana pembelian sedikitnya 100 jet tempur siluman F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II senilai 11 milyar dolar.

Ankara berharap kapal selam dapat dioperasikan pada 2015, gantikan kapal selam kelas Atilay yang telah beroperasi 39 tahun.

Sumber: Hürriyet Daily News

RMK Marine Luncurkan Kapal Kedua untuk Penjaga Pantai Turki

(Foto: RMK Marine)

20 Desember 2010 -- RMK Marine salah satu afiliasi Koç Holding meluncurkan kapal penjaga pantai kedua Turki, Jumat (17/12) di Teluk Tuzla, Istanbul.

RMK Marine akan membangun dua kapal tambahan hingga total kontrak dengan AL Turki mencapai 360 juta euro. Kapal ketiga diluncurkan pada 2011 dan keempat 2012.

Kapal diberinama Güven, kapal perang terbesar kedua dibangun oleh perusahaan swasta Turki menurut pimpinan kehormatan Koç Holding Rahmi Koç.

Menteri Pertahanan Turki Vecdi Gönül mengatakan saat peresmian, Turki mampu memproduksi 70 persen kebutuhan industri pertahanan maritime. Hampir 30 persen kebutuhan, terutama mesin, dicukupi dari impor, ucap Gönül. “Turki akan memenuhi kebutuhan angkatan laut sekarang ini dengan peluncuran proyek baru oleh Kemhan,“ tambah beliau.

Turki merencanakan meningkatkan nilai ekspor kapal perang 1 milyar dolar ungkap Gönül.
RMK Marine mampu membangun kapal hingga 30,000 DWT, telah mengekspor produknya ke Denmark, Perancis, Belanda, Italia, Norwegia, Spanyol, Swiss, Inggris dan Amerika Serikat.

Tahun lalu, RMK Marine meluncurkan Dost kapal rescue terbesar pertama dibangun perusahaan swasta Turki.

Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review/Berita HanKam

Turki Batal Gabung Kembangkan Jet Tempur KF-X

F-35JSF. Turki akan membeli 100 F-35 senilai 15 milyar dolar. (Foto: Lockheed Martin)

19 Desember 2010 -- Pemerintah Turki memutuskan akan mengembangkan dan membangun pesawat tempur generasi baru sendiri atau bekerja sama dengan negara lain diumumkan Menteri Pertahanan Turki Vecdi Gonul, Kamis (16/12) diberitakan harian Turki Hurriyet Daily News & Economic Review.

Gonul mengatakan setelah selesai rapat Komite Eksekutif Industri Pertahanan, guna memutuskan memulai pembicaraan dengan Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) mengenai konsep jet tempur dan jet latih yang akan dibuat setelah tahun 2020.

Anggota komite Menhan Turki Gonul, Perdana Menteri Recep Tayyip Erdogan, KASAU Isik Kosaner dan Kepala Procurement Murad Bayar.

Turki menampik penawaran jet tempur Eurofighter Typhoon dikatakan Gonul.

Kerjasama pengembangan jet tempur KF-X dengan Korsel-Indonesia masih dimungkinkan, meskipun kemungkinannya sangat tipis. Turki menginginkan kesetaraan dalam kerjasama pengembangan jet tempur, tetapi Korsel sepertinya tidak menyetujui permintaan Turki.

Turki memutuskan membeli 100 F-35 JSF senilai 15 milyar dolar. Sejumlah perusahaan Turki menjadi anggota konsorsium Joint Strike Fighter, sembilan negara tergabung dalam konsorsium. Turki menerima juga 30 F-16 Block 50 dari Lockheed Martin.

Jet tempur baru buatan lokal gantikan F-4E, akan dioperasikan bersama F-16 dan F-35. AU Turki salah satu operator F-16 terbesar, total 240 F-16C/D Block 30/40/50 serta salah satu negara dari lima negara diberi lisensi pembuatan F-16.

Hurriyet Daily News & Economic Review/Berita HanKam

Otokar Bukukan Penjualan 40 Juta Dolar Dalam Satu Bulan

Otokar. (Foto: Otokar)

15 Desember 2010 -- Perusahaan industri pertahanan Turki Otokar meneken kontrak penjualan kendaraan militer senilai 30 juta dolar dengan negara asing, meningkatkan nilai ekspor bulan Desember lebih 40 juta dolar, diumumkan perusahaan, Selasa (14/12).

Otokar akan mengirimkan kendaraan lapis baja taktis Cobra 4x4 berbagai variasi berikut suku cadang dan pelatihan. Pengiriman dijadwalkan dalam 6 bulan.

Awal Desember, Otokar mendapatkan kontrak senilai 10,6 juta dolar penjualan kendaraan lapis baja beroda ARMA 6X6 berikut suku cadang dan pelatihan. Ranpur direncanakan selesai dikirimkan dalam 15 bulan.

Otokar sukses di Turki dan internasional membuktikan Otokar menjadi merek dunia, ucap general manager Otokar Serdar Görgüç.

“Kami percaya pemesanan terbaru kendaraan lapis baja dan kendaraan taktis beroda, dirancang dan diproduksi sepenuhnya oleh Otokar, akan memperkuat posisi industri pertahanan Turki di pasar global,” ungkap Görgüç.

Keberhasilan ranpur Otokar pada misi NATO dan PBB memberikan kontribusi besar pada ekspor, tambah Görgüç.

Otokar saat ini sedang mengembangkan MBT lokal pertama dibawah program Altay.

Hurriyet Daily News/Berita HanKam

Turkey May Develop Fighter Aircraft With S Korea, Indonesia

13 Desember 2010

KFX aircraft (photo : kjclub)

Keen to bolster the capabilities of its Air Force, Turkey is interested in developing a new fighter aircraft with South Korea and Indonesia, senior Turkish and South Korean officials have said.

"There have been some preliminary talks about our possible participation in the KF-X program," a senior Turkish procurement official told the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review over the weekend. "We are investigating the feasibility and possibilities of this program."

Maj. Gen. Choi Cha-kyu, director general of South Korea's aircraft program bureau at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, said in September that Ankara was seriously considering taking part in the KF-X program.

"There will be a requirement [in Turkey] to replace the older fighters with newer ones by 2020," the daily Korea Times quoted Choi as saying at the time. "Once on board, Turkey is expected to bear the same amount of development costs as Indonesia."

The KF-X is a mainly South Korean program to develop an advanced multi-role fighter for the Air Forces of South Korea and Indonesia. It originally was launched in 2001, but then postponed because of financial and technological difficulties. The program will start again next year with the consent of budget authorities.

South Korea will provide 60 percent of the KF-X development costs worth some $4.2 billion, with the rest to come from other governments or corporate partners. About 120 KF-Xs would be built initially and more than 130 aircraft would be produced additionally after the first-phase models reach operational capability.

Under a memorandum of understanding signed in mid-July, Indonesia agreed to pay 20 percent of the bill and to buy about 50 KF-X planes when mass production begins.

South Korea also is seeking to receive technology transfers from Western aerospace firms. One possible corporate partner is Sweden’s Saab.

Other options

Turkey already has selected the U.S.-led F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II as its next-generation fighter aircraft type. It plans to buy about 100 F-35 aircraft worth nearly $15 billion. Many Turkish companies are members of the nine-nation Joint Strike Fighter consortium of nine Western nations, and are producing parts for the aircraft.

Lockheed Martin, the U.S. company leading the Joint Strike Fighter program, wants Turkey to increase the number of F-35 planes it plans to buy to 120 from 100. Turkey also will receive 30 F-16 Block 50 fighters from Lockheed as a stop-gap solution until F-35 deliveries begin around 2015.

But Turkish officials have said they are open to participating in one more future international fighter aircraft program.

Turkey also is facing pressure from Italy, a close defense partner, to buy the Eurofighter Typhoon, made by a European consortium including companies from Italy, Britain, Germany and Spain.

Giovanni Bertolone, executive vice president for operations at Finmeccanica, a top Italian industrial conglomerate, in early December called on Turkey to jointly produce the next phase of the Eurofighter. Finmeccanica is the parent company of Alenia Aeronautica, one of the makers of the Eurofighter.

Bertolone said the F-35 and the Eurofighter had different functions, and that Turkey could accommodate both fighters. The Eurofighter has been designed mainly as an air-to-air fighter while the F-35 is more suitable for air-to-ground missions.

In the event Turkey decides to buy the Eurofighter, these aircraft would replace the older U.S.-made F-4E Phantoms, recently modernized by Israel.

"We're encouraging Turkey to follow the examples of Britain and Italy, which will have both aircraft," Bertolone said. "Air-to-air fight capability is important, and we think this situation will gain prominence."

Many analysts believe that the planned South Korean-led KF-X also would be suitable for air-to-air fighting.

(Hurriyet)

Korvet Pertama Proyek Milgem Segera Selesai

TCG Heybeliada (F-511). (Foto: trdefence)

08 November 2010 -- Korvet pertama kelas Ada Angkatan Laut Turki TCG Heybeliada (F-511) yang dibangun di galangan kapal AL Turki Golcuk dekat Istanbul mendekati penyelesaian pemasangan sensor, persenjataan dan instrumen lainnya oleh para teknisi Turki.

Korvet kedua TCG Buyukada (F-512) dalam pengerjaan di galangan kapal yang sama.

Pemerintah Turki berencana membangun 12 korvet kelas Alda untuk AL Turki dibawah proyek Milgem (Milli Gemi atau kapal nasional) pada 8 Maret 2004, serta mengekspor ke negara anggota NATO atau bukan anggota NATO, seperti Pakistan tertarik mengakuisisi. Hampir 60 perusahaan Turki terlibat dalam perancangan dan konstruksi kapal.

Korvet kelas Ada dirancang sebagai pemburu kapal selam dan kapal pertama dilengkapi radar canggih buatan TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific and Technologic Research Foundation) dan ARMERKOM, untuk peperangan anti kapal selam dipersenjatai peluncur torpedo, subroc (submarine rocket, bom serta satu helikopter anti kapal selam. Sedangkan, untuk peperangan permukaan dibekali delapan peluncur rudal Harpoon, sepucuk meriam 76 mm, 21 sel peluncur rudal RAM dan dua senapan mesin dikendali secara otomatis

Korvet mampu melacak sasaran hingga radius 250 km dengan radar 3D SMART-S Mk2 buatan Thales. Kapal mampu menampung hingga 118 personil, termasuk para awak kapal.

TCG Heybeliada diharapkan beroperasi 23 April, setelah sukses uji pelayaran pada kwartal pertama 2011.

TRDEFENCE/Berita HanKam

AU Turki Segera Operasikan KT-1

KT-1. (Foto: KAI)

30 Oktober 2010 -- Angkatan Udara Turki segera mengganti pesawat latih Cessna T-37 dengan Korean Aerospace Industries KT-1 bulan depan. Saat ini, pesawat KT-1 AU Turki sedang melakukan uji penerbangan.

Ankara meneken kontrak pembelian 40 KT-1 pada Juni 2007, lima pesawat pertama akan dikerjakan seluruhnya di KAI. Sedangkan sisanya akan diproduksi berdasarkan lisensi oleh Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) di Akinci.

Tiga pesawat batch pertama yang sedang diuji terbang oleh TAI, akan diserahkan ke AU Turki akhir November, diumumkan KAI.

Turki sedang bernegosiasi dengan KAI untuk membatalkan pembelian 15 KT-1.

TAI berencana mempertunjukan pesawat latih dasar Hurkus buatan dalam negeri pada Januari. Pesawat ditenagai turboprop diharapkan terbang perdana akhir 2011.

TRDEFENCE/Berita HanKam

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