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A first in Turkish trade history: Turkish company exported 5 UAVs to England

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Fly Bvlos Technology, which operates in the fields of drone development and training at Gebze Technical University Dronepark, sold 5 Jackal UAVs to the British Flyby Technology company.

GTU Rector Prof.Dr. to the sales signing ceremony held at Gebze Technical University between Fly BVLOS Technology, a subsidiary of Coşkunöz Holding, and British Flyby Technology. Dr.Muhammed Hasan Aslan, Coşkunöz Defense and Aviation Group General Manager Ünver Şahin, Fly BVLOS General Manager Murat Islıoğlu and British Flyby Technology Founder Jon Parker.

With this sales agreement, Turkey realized the sale of a product with high technology added value to the UK for the first time in its history.

“This agreement is a great source of pride for Turkey and us”

Stating that they have achieved an important export success in Turkey in the production of UAVs that require high precision and high technology, Fly BVLOS General Manager Murat Islıoğlu said, “As Fly BVLOS, we transfer our experience and knowledge from the past to the future. We manufacture on drone technologies. We provide flight training on these drones. Our aircraft, named JACKAL, which we manufacture and which has local and national software, can carry a minimum of 15 kg of payload and can fly at a range of 130 kilometers. With this first UAV sale to England, which is at the top in world trade and value-added technology; We are very proud of our company and our country. Our friends have done serious R&D studies for a very long time. They achieved significant success. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this agreement, which makes us all smile today, from the management staff to the engineers, from the technicians working in the production to the workers, and also to the Rector of GTU, Mr. Muhammed Hasan Aslan and all the university staff for their support.”

Flyby Technology founder Jon Parker stated that the purchased JACKAL UAV was chosen because it is very suitable for trainings with its new generation features and made the following assessment: “As one of the leading brands in drone pilot training, we preferred the JACKAL unmanned aerial vehicle for our trainings because it is the smart operator's. We think this is the system he will buy. You need to train new generation pilots in new generation aircraft. These are long-range flight control systems that carry heavy loads and are different from hobby equipment in the past. We can say that JACKAL is exactly the UAV we are looking for with its features. If you want to change the rules of the game, you have to own the ball! With the difference it will make in training, JACKAL will provide us with the ability to train pilots around the world and grow our business. It will embrace the concept of Drones for Good and will allow us to use the platform in peacekeeping missions and with NGOs.”

All R&D studies of JACKAL, produced by Fly BVLOS Technology, a subsidiary of Coşkunöz Holding, together with Maxwell Innovations, were developed entirely in Dronepark.

JACKAL, which has a special design and local writing, can be used in cargo and logistics service areas in the aviation industry. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle JACKAL is planned to fly across the ocean in adverse weather conditions. Thanks to its VTOL feature, JACKAL can land and take off in any area without the need for a runway. JACKAL is planned to fly in areas such as humanitarian aid, monitoring and observation, sensitive data logistics in harsh weather conditions and in all kinds of scenarios.

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ARES 150 HERCULES are exported to Bangladesh

ARES Shipyard had previously built ARES 150 HERCULES ADKGs for Qatar. According to the information provided by GISBIR, the private Turkish shipyard ARES will build the ARES 150 HERCULES Offshore Patrol Ship (ADKG) for the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

Recently, we mentioned the development by Defseca that Bangladesh will procure offshore patrol vessels from ARES Shipyard. In this context, Bangladesh Coast Guard ordered ARES 150 HERCULES Offshore Patrol Ship from ARES Shipyard. Within the scope of the project, it is planned to supply 9 ARES 150 HERCULES Offshore Patrol Ships (ADKG). The first ship will be produced in Antalya by ARES Shipyard and the remaining 8 ships will be produced in Bangladesh with the technology transfer provided.


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According to Aselsan Magazine, the CAFRAD will feature L-Band for the UMR (long rade search) radar, S-Band for the CFR (Multifunctional) radar and S-band for the AYR (targeting) radar.

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And according to
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, It will use GaN based TRM in the 2nd Phase of the project:

"One of the most interesting details in the special issue is about ÇAFRAD... While S-Band for the GaAs-based UMR and X-Band for the AYR and CFR, located in the Technology Demonstration Prototype Tower, previously produced under Phase I, were preferred, it seems that GaN-based to be manufactured under Phase II was preferred."
 

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Interesting news from TurDef:

Demir to visit Rolls-Royce next month with big expectations

Turkish and British aviation industries are heading towards a new step. President of Defense Industries (SSB) Professor Ismail Demir will visit the United Kingdom in May. The details of his program are not precise yet, but he is expected to see engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and British Defence company BAE Systems and open a new cooperation path on the Turkish Fighter Program TF-X and British Tempest.
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The meeting will likely lead two countries to join their industries to develop the same engine for different aircraft programs, TF-X and Tempest. BAE Systems supports Turkish Aerospace in Turkey and develops Tempest in UK.

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The MMU and Tempest using the same engine as speculated by the author? I don't know but time will tell I guess...
 
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According to Aselsan Magazine, the CAFRAD will feature L-Band for the UMR (long rade search) radar, S-Band for the CFR (Multifunctional) radar and S-band for the AYR (targeting) radar.

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And according to
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, It will use GaN based TRM in the 2nd Phase of the project:

"One of the most interesting details in the special issue is about ÇAFRAD... While S-Band for the GaAs-based UMR and X-Band for the AYR and CFR, located in the Technology Demonstration Prototype Tower, previously produced under Phase I, were preferred, it seems that GaN-based to be manufactured under Phase II was preferred."
Correction, L-Band is for the IFF interrogator (the round thing on top). The UMR is an S-Band radar and both the CFR and AYR radar are X-Band radars.

 

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National sub-meter resolution spy satellite is nearing its launch. It will be launched in 8 months. It has a very high ratio of Turkish components.

Specs:

Resolution: 0.99 meter panchromatic, 3.96 meter multi spectral
Intended orbit: 680 km sunsychronous
Weight: 800 kg
Field of view: 13,9 km X 16,2 km

Indigenous parts:

Space-certified camera (already got exported to a disclosed country)
Communication systems
Star tracker
Sun sensor
Hall effect thruster
Reaction wheel
Data storage (probably refers to the computer)
Flight computer
Data formatting and compression computer

There are also rumors about an ISR pod using the same camera.

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