Meteksan Savunma is a Turkish defense technology company based in
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
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specializing in radar systems, perimeter surveillance systems, laser and electro-optic systems, communication systems, underwater acoustic systems and simulators. It is part of Bilkent Holding, a large
conglomerate funded by
Bilkent University
Bilkent University () is a private non-profit research university located in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded by İhsan Doğramacı, the first president of the Council of Higher Education and the head of the prominent Doğramacı family, with th ...
, which is Turkey's 15th largest industrial group, and privately held.
Meteksan is one of the suppliers of the
Turkish Armed Forces
The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; , TSK) are the armed forces, military forces of the Turkey, Republic of Turkey. The TAF consist of the Turkish Army, Land Forces, the Turkish Navy, Naval Forces and the Turkish Air Force, Air Forces. The Chief of ...
, and has been involved in projects such as missile defense systems, attack helicopters,
UAVs
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or unmanned aircraft system (UAS), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft with no human pilot, crew, or passengers onboard, but rather is controlled remotely or is autonomous.De Gruyter Handbook of Drone ...
, corvettes and underwater weapons systems.
History
Meteksan Defence is established in 2006 as a subsidiary of Bilkent Holding and Bilkent University. The company's first contract was Army Operational Training Center Project. Then "Millimeter Wave Radar Techniques for Land Target Acquisition" and "Naval Warfare Simulation System" projects were awarded through TUBITAK funds.
In 2009, it was designated as a "Center of Excellence in Underwater Acoustics" by Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defense Industries, the first such center established as part of a Turkish government initiative to increase the output of its local defense industries.
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Since 2010 Meteksan launched a product oriented strategy within the defense electronics and has become one of the fastest growing private-sector companies of defense industry in Turkey.
Meteksan demonstrates a performance higher than international industry benchmark, and reveals more than 250,000 USD revenue per employee. The company operates a successful network of suppliers and SMEs; maximizes direct personnel efficiency ratio to its highest in Turkish defense industry, while minimizing overhead to total expense ratio.
Products
* MILDAR Fire Control Radar
* MILSAR UAV SAR/GMTI Radar
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Retinar Perimeter Surveillance Radar Family
* KAPAN Anti-Drone System
* OKIS Automatic Take-off and Landing System
* Radar Altimeters
* Data Links for Missile Systems
* C-Band UAV Data Link System
* YAKAMOS 2020 Hull Mounted Sonar System
* Underwater Early Warning Sensor Networks
* Damage Control Simulator
* Fire Training Simulator
* Retinar FAR-AD Drone Detection Radar
* Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) Simulator
* ULAQ Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle
References
Technology companies established in 2006
Defence companies of Turkey
Manufacturing companies based in Ankara
Turkish companies established in 2006
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