STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş. / Defense Technologies Engineering and Trade Co AS) is a defence company in

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

, operating in the civil, public (including military) and private sectors.STM - The New Global Player in Defence
Defence Turkey magazine, Volume 13 Issue 91, 2019, accessed 2020-12-22 STM produces various products and services in the fields of air, naval and land defense, as well as software and cyberspace. STM is one of the contractors 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 ...

, supplying security forces, particularly the

Turkish Naval Forces The Turkish Naval Forces (), or Turkish Navy (), is the naval warfare service branch of the TAF. The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was established as the ''Directorate o ...

, with indigenous systems and solutions.

History

STM was established in 1991 by decree from the

Turkish Government The Government of Turkey () is the national government of Turkey. It is governed as a unitary state under a presidential representative democracy and a constitutional republic within a pluriform multi-party system. The term government can me ...

’s Defence Industry Executive Committee to provide project management, system engineering, technology transfer, technical and logistical support, and consultancy services to the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) and the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). STM was included in th
Defense News Top 100
which ranks the world’s top 100 defense companies for three consecutive years, starting in 2018.

Governance

STM is headed by the Chairman of the Board Prof. Dr. İhsan Kaya and General Manager Özgür Güleryüz.STM General Manager Became Özgür GÜLERYÜZ
RaillyNews, 2020-06-21, accessed 2020-12-22

Operations

STM has three main divisions: engineering, technology and consultancy. It operates in the fields of military naval platforms, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, radar systems, satellite technologies, command and control systems, certification and consultancy.

Major projects

STM's major projects include:STM – Who We Are
accessed 2020-12-22 *

MILGEM project The MILGEM project ''('' Turkish'': Milli Gemi Projesi;'' English'': National Ship Project)'' is a national warship program of the Republic of Turkey. Managed by the Turkish Navy, the project aims at developing multipurpose corvettes, frigates ...

: Istanbul-class frigate,

Ada-class corvette The ''Ada''-class is a class of anti-submarine warfare corvettes developed primarily for the Turkish Navy during the first stage of the MILGEM project. The Turkish Navy has commissioned all four ''Ada''-class corvettes. TCG ''Ufuk'' (A-591) ...

STM’s Naval Expertise Propelling Export-Oriented Development and Collaboration Projects with the Turkish Defence Industry
interview, STM General Manager Murat İKİNCİ, DefenceTurkey, Volume 14 Issue 95, 2019, accessed 2020-12-22 STM served as the main subcontractor in the construction of MİLGEM Ada-Class Corvettes, Turkey’s first national corvette project. * Reis-class submarine STM has taken part in the Reis-Class (Type-214) New Type Submarine program for the Turkish Navy which is powered by air-independent propulsion systems and has completed the deliveries of the hull Torpedo Section 50. *

TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK The TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK is a twin-engine, tandem seat, multi-role, all-weather attack helicopter based on the Agusta A129 Mangusta platform. It was developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in partnership with Leonardo S.p.A. Th ...

helicopter – mission support system STM also contributed to the digital map support project in the ATAK Helicopter project in 2011 and launched the NATO Integration Core (INT-CORE) project. * ALTAY main battle tank – Command, Control, Communications and Information System * Modernisation of

Pakistan Navy The Pakistan Navy (PN) (; ''romanized'': Pākistān Bahrí'a; ) is the naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The Chief of the Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Com ...

Agosta 90B class submarines In 2016, STM completed the modernization of the French-made Agosta 90B Khalid-Class Submarines in the inventory of Pakistan. The modernization of the two submarines was completed in Turkey, whereas the modernization of the last submarine is continuing in Karachi, Pakistan. * Production of Turkish electronic

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s * Engineering support for Pakistan's build of the Fleet Tanker, PNS Moawin (A39) * Production of the

STM Kargu STM Kargu is a small portable quadrotor loitering munition produced in Turkey by STM_(Turkish_company), STM (''Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş.'') that has been designed for asymmetric warfare or counter-insurgency. It can be c ...

rotary wing drone

References

External links

STM website (English version)
{{DEFAULTSORT:STM Turkish companies established in 1991 Defence companies of Turkey Unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturers of Turkey