Meteksan Defence
Bilkent, Ankara,
Meteksan Defence produces advanced systems and subsystems for command and control, communications, reconnaissance, surveillance and intelligence purposes across a wide range of military platforms.
Established in 2006, the company is among the most reputable and well-respected in the Turkish defence industry. It has a history of developing and producing high technology solutions suitable for surface and underwater platforms, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and missile systems.
The company operates in six fields: radar systems, perimeter surveillance systems, laser and electro-optic systems, communication systems, underwater acoustic systems, and platform simulators. Within these areas, Meteksan Defence has completed various projects both in Turkey and internationally, such as ground surveillance radars, helicopter and UAV radars, data links, altimeters, counter drone systems, anti-jamming GNSS, hull-mounted sonars, submarine sonars, an
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Paul McLeary on March 16, 2021 at 2:35 PM
An unmanned ship, part of the Strategic Capabilities Office’s Ghost Fleet Overlord program
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Textron Systems Wins $34.4M Unmanned Influence Sweep System USV Contract Our Bureau 2396
Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS)
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Friday, 12 February 2021 15:39
ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defence, which had initiated Turkey’s first indigenous Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (AUSV) program in October 2020, announced that the prototype vessel, ULAQ AUSV has been launched and sea trials have been started.
The prototype AUSV’s missile systems are inclusive of 4 cells of Cirit and 2 of L-UMTAS (Picture source: Meteksan Defence Industry)
Utku Alanç, Chief Executive Officer of ARES Shipyard, and Selçuk K. Alparslan, General Manager of Meteksan Defence, stated: In the field of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs); we would like to proudly announce that we have launched the first Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle of ULAQ series, and have initiated the intensive sea trials period. From now on, our next short term target is to complete the sea trials successfully and carry out the guided missile firing tests. Since the very first announcement of ULAQ Unmanned Systems, we have encountered significant interest from