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July 2016 Roketsan 3

ISSN 1302-1435 • PUBLISHED TWICE a YEAR

Ownership On Behalf of Roketsan

Selçuk YAŞAR

Managing Editor

Yavuz AKA, PhD

Editorial Board

Hüdai ÖZDAMAR, PhDİclal DURALEsra DOĞU

Mustafa Akın ERDEM Gamze ÖZTÜRK

Ali Şimşek TEKEREK Osman ÇELEBİOĞLU

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Message from the Chairman of the Board

Message from the President & CEO

From the Editorial Board

Roketsan is Number 1Roketsan Presents TEBER, the Laser Precision Guidance Kit!

Our Design and Engineering StrengthTEBER - Laser Precision Guidance KitRoketsan Indoor Ballistic Test Laboratory Accredited Roketsan and Integrated Management System

Fairs and ExhibitionsBahrain Airshow 2016Singapore Airshow 2016DIMDEX 2016FIDAE 2016DSA 2016SOFEX 2016ILA 2016KADEX 2016EUROSATORY 2016Roketsan and Airbus Helicopters CooperationRoketsan and Junghans Defence to Develop Fuse SystemsRoketsan at the International Conference on Military and Security StudiesThe International Symposium on Sea Power and SecurityRoketsan at the Bursa Science Festival with a Space Workshop

News from RoketsanRoketsan Rises to 127th Position in İSO 500 Ranking Roketsan Wins Excellence Award for the Sixth TimeA Scientific AchievementRoketsan Centre of Attraction at the EFES Joint ExercisesSignificant Award from the ‘For Women in Science’ Project for the Roketsan Sectoral Working Group MemberRoketsan in the European Union ‘Horizon 2020’ Programme‘5S’ Leaders Get Together at WorkshopCareer FairsPersonal Image Management Seminar

Being a Member of RoketsanRenewed Education Campus Brings Roketsan Employees TogetherRoketsan Execs Back to School at Harvard!Roketsan Wins Second Place in CBL

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Roketsan July 20164

Dear Readers,

Conscious of our local and international responsibilities in the area of rockets and missiles, we continue to contribute to the development ofour defence industry as a company dedicated to the development of indigenous and strategic technologies.

One of the basic drivers determining the economic and political strength of countries, the defence industry must continuously evolve, innovateand modernise.

In keeping with these requirements, we aim to not only meet the requirements of the Turkish Armed Forces as per our raison d’étre, but alsostrive to market internationally under intensive campaigns all of our state-of-the-art precision systems currently in production or underdevelopment.

Our strategy at Roketsan is to increase our influence with new markets and new products. And we are delighted to see the positive results ofall these efforts. Our partnerships and joint ventures established with the leading companies of the world are rapidly expanding in scope as aresult of cooperation agreements signed during recent international exhibitions.

We have successfully completed the tests of the TEBER laser precision guidance kit, developed with Roketsan resources. Significant successhas been achieved with our smart micro munition tested on local UAVs. Since receiving our first European Union Framework Programmefor Research and Innovation, we are excited to be able to find new outlets into the field of science.

We will continue our efforts with the aim of increasing our technological and commercial achievements in a multitude of varying local andinternational projects, without relying on a single source or product.

Sincerely Yours,

Emin ALPMANChairman of the Board

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO


Dear Readers,

Celebrating the 28th Anniversary of Roketsan, we meet once again through the latest issue of our Roketsan magazine sharing many wonderful news.

Working from the vision set forth at the establishment of Roketsan 28 years ago, we have provided the Turkish Armed Forces with numerousindigenous weapons systems to date. Our production infrastructure molded with our intellectual capital made up of a determined, successdriven and patriotic work force, is our greatest asset in the accomplishment of local and international programmes. It is also our goal at

Roketsan to detail the future of the company into the next 20 years.

Roketsan has been awarded the first European Union Research and Innovation Programme. The EIROS project, supported under the ‘Horizon2020’ Framework Programme, will see us participating as the 4th largest budget partner. Covering the areas of Nanotechnology, Advanced

Materials, Biotechnology and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing (NMBP) under the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, this budgetis the largest ever received in Turkey in those areas, under a single project.

We have successfully tested the TRG-122 prototype, a guided version of the 122mm artillery rocket, which has been in production fordomestic and international markets for over 20 years.

Unmanned air vehicles (UAV) are becoming an integral part of warfare today and there is growing demand to weaponise UAVs in addition tosurveillance and reconnaissance functions. In this context we have successfully completed firing tests of the Laser Guided Smart Micro

Munition (MAM-L), which is compatible with UAV payload limitations, for use against armored targets.

We are updating our export targets by focusing on maintaining and increasing the level of our recent successes in exports. We areconcentrating on more extensive marketing activities on a global scale in a move to increase our share of the international market.

With a proven track record in the quality of our products, design and service capabilities in the Gulf Region and the Middle East, Roketsan isnow applying this experience to extend its markets from the American continent to the Far East, from South Africa to Northern Europe.

International exhibitions around the world witness Roketsan concluding many cooperation agreements in a move to further strengthen ourglobal presence.

At the ILA Berlin Air Show, a cooperation agreement has been finalised with MBDA Deutschland for the joint manufacturing of the CİRİTMissile and integration on Tiger Helicopters. At Eurosatory in France, we signed an agreement with Junghans to develop fuse systems for the

global market as well as the integration of our CİRİT Missile on Airbus Helicopters, a further indication of our endeavors into the global arena.

Under the 17th International Awards Programme ‘For Women in Science’ realised by L’Oréal, six young woman scientists have beenrecognised in the Life Sciences and Material Sciences areas. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bilge DEMİRKÖZ, a member of the Roketsan Sectoral Working

Group, was one of those recognised. We are delighted for Assoc. Prof. Dr. DEMİRKÖZ and wish her further success.

I would like extend my warmest regards on behalf of the entire workforce of Roketsan who are committed to extend their experiences to ahigher level with each passing day.

Selçuk YAŞARPresident & CEO

FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Roketsan July 20166

Dear Readers,

Welcome to the second edition of our magazine, and the summer!

In this issue we will be introducing TEBER, the Laser Precision Guidance Kit developed by Roketsan with own resources.

Our continuously increasing workload also reflects an increase in our R&D and innovation investments. At the SingaporeAirshow held in February, Roketsan was the sole representative of Turkey. We continue to actively introduce new systems andproducts to the international audience through leading organisations like DSA in Malaysia, SOFEX in Jordan, ILA inGermany, KADEX in Kazakhstan, FIDAE in Chile, DIMDEX in Qatar and EUROSATORY in France.

During the Bursa Science Festival held in May, we organised a Space Workshop to closely acquaint children and young peoplewith science and technology.

We are also proud of our Roketsan sectoral working group member for her award in the 'For Women in Science' Programme.

We wish you pleasant reading.

The Editorial Board

“The duty of serving this nation and countryshall never end.” Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK

ROKETSAN IS NUMBER 1


Guidance kits, designed underTEBER project, will becompatible with both the MK-81and the MK-82 bombs. To be effectiveagainst both fixed and mobile targetsmoving at high speeds thanks to itsinertial measurement unit (IMU),global positioning system (GPS) andlaser seeker, the TEBER LaserPrecision Guidance Kit will determinethe type of bomb with its modular

design and provide convenience for theuser in terms of logistics.

As part of TEBER project, a proximitysensor will also be developed to fit intothe body of the seeker head and providethe user with the ability to adjust forthe preferred height of the explosiondepending on the type of target andassociated user intentions, thereforeincreasing the overall affectivity of the

warhead.

Ground tests have been completedunder the coordination of the 1st AirSupply and Maintenance CentreCommand, as a result of a protocolsigned with the Turkish Air Force. TheF-16 calibration sortie was successfullyrealised during the first half of June2016 and work continues on theassociated flight and firing tests.

Roketsan Presents TEBER,the Laser Precision GuidanceKit!

Roketsan initiated design studies towardsa guidance kit to convert MK seriesgeneral purpose bombs (MK-81, MK-82)which are used in abundance both locally and internationally by many forces of the world, into smartammunition. Roketsan began developing the TEBER guidance kit early in 2014 with its own resources.

OUR DESIGN & ENGINEERING STRENGTH

Roketsan July 20168

TEBER has thefollowing guidancemodes:• Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU),• Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) +

Global Positioning System (GPS)• Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) +

Laser Seeker• Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) +

Global Positioning System (GPS) +Laser Seeker

Laser seeker is modular in accordancewith operational conditions. Dependingon user requirements, it does not haveto be installed on the weapon system fora given operation.

TEBER design verification andqualification process where an F-16fighter will be used as the test aircraft,involves challenging analyses andtesting processes.

In order to be granted flight clearance

from the Turkish Air Force Commandfor associated flight and firing tests,those critical phases of designverification must first be met entirely.

TEBER design was finalised towardsthe end of 2015 and the first functionalprototype was produced at thebeginning of 2016. The designverification process has been initiatedwith the working prototypes producedand initial tests for flight clearancehave been conducted.

TEBER Design Verification

TEBER’s EMI/EMC Tests (MIL-STD-461F) were successfully completed atthe TUBITAK UME Institute.

The communication between TEBERand the platform upon which it will beintegrated, will be realised through aMIL-STD-1760 interface. This mostcritical step in the whole F-16

integration process, which has now beencompleted successfully by Roketsan, isalso the first time for the company forsuch a critical integration process.

Additionally preliminary tests were

TEBERLaser Precision Guidance KitTEBER is a precision guidance kit configured with air-to-ground inertial guidance, a global positioningsystem and/or laser a seeker head, designed specifically to increase the point kill capability of the MK-81 and MK-82 series general purpose bombs.

Figure 1: EMI / EMC Tests Figure 3: HYS110 Test

Figure 2: MIL-STD-810 Environmental Test

conducted at the F-16 SystemIntegration Laboratory (SIL) of the 1st

Air Supply and Maintenance Centre,with the use of a TEBER Simulatordesigned for the purpose. This wasfollowed by tests with a TEBERworking prototype which have beencompleted successfully.

During the next phase involvingplatform electrical compatibility, MIL-STD-704 electrical compatibility testswere carried out and completed withsuccess. TEBER concept also allows forairborne marking. The compliance testsof the TEBER laser seeker head and thetargeting pod have also been performedat the 1st Main Jet Base and completed.Environmental tests were carried outat Roketsan within the scope of MIL-STD-810.

TEBER Aircraft Store Certification

In the context of the aircraft storecertification these tests were performed:• Fit and Mechanical Function Test • Aircraft/Store Electrical Interfaces

Test• Electromagnetic Environment Effects

Test• Structural Load Analyses and Tests• Environmental Analyses and Tests• Store Separation Analyses and Test

Analyses

Structural analyses was realised withthe finite elements method. Duringstructural examinations, calculationswere made to predict if anyaerodynamic/inertial loads might occurduring flight, and also the extremeconditions TEBER could withstandthrough hanging flexible ropes.Structural modes, inertial data and thecentre of gravity were also computed.

During the flight eligibility process,computational fluid dynamics wasapplied for the separation analyses.

These analyses were conducted for the

extreme flight conditions within thetransportation envelope.

This completed the studies towardsflight clearance and TEBER LaserPrecision Guidance Kit was cleared tofly in May 2016. The next phase willinclude flight and firing tests.



> A. Furkan KANBUROĞLUSenior Expert Engineer,Directorate of Tactical MissileSystems Engineering

> Gökhan TÜŞÜNSenior Expert Engineer,Directorate of Tactical MissileSystems Engineering

Figure 4: TEBER82 Seen Here During the HYS110 Test Figure 5: Structural Analyses Figure 6: Measuring of Physical Characteristics of TEBER

Figure 7: TEBER82 - F-16 Separation Analyses Study

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The TAA inturn audits theorganisation applying foraccreditation with its expert staffand evaluates the system and technicalqualifications. The organisation thusaccredited is periodically subjected tofollow-up inspections to ensurecontinuity of qualification andreliability.

In this context, theRoketsan BallisticProtection CentreIndoor Ballistic TestLaboratory hassuccessfully completedall processes andreceived accreditation.

Acquired Abilities

• Internationalrecognition of thereports/certificateswhich are prepared asa result of conformityassessment efforts,

• Increasing thecredibility of theorganisation,

• Ensuring that theorganisation carries outits activities in adisciplined and

systematic way,• Ensuring factors that might adversely

affect the output are under control,• Efficient implementation of the

sustainment and monitoring of theresources,

• Enhancement of

personnel adequacy and capabilities,• Assuring that customer requests are

met properly,• Acquiring prestige and commercial

acknowledgement.

Roketsan Indoor Ballistic TestLaboratory Accredited

The accreditation process was initiated with an application to the Turkish Accreditation Agency (TAA)which is authorised to oversee accreditation of Test/Experiment/Calibration laboratories and to determinethe scope of the accreditation as per the ISO 17025 ‘General Requirements for the Competence ofTesting and Calibration Laboratories’ standards.



Accreditation in the Area of BallisticProtection

Roketsan Ballistic Protection CentreIndoor Ballistic Test Laboratory wasinspected by the Turkish AccreditationAgency on November 26-27, 2015 andwas awarded accreditation under thebelow standards:

• V50 Ballistic Test For Armor• MIL-DTL-12560 Appendix-A Rolled

Armor Plate, Steel, Wrought,Homogenous V50 Ballistic Tests

• MIL-DTL-46100 APPENDICE-AArmor Plate, Wrought, HighHardness V50 Ballistic Tests

• MIL-DTL-46027 APPENDICE-AArmor Plate, Aluminium Alloy,Weldable 5083, 5456 & 5059 V50Ballistic Tests

After the completion of theaccreditation process, Roketsan becamethe first organisation in Turkey to beaccredited for military standards inballistic protection.

Due to the contractual provisions signedwith clients, companies manufacturingand/or supplying ballistic protectionproducts must undergo ballistic tests inaccredited laboratories. In order tofulfill contractual requirements, thesecompanies have to acquire testingservices from foreign companies whichare accredited by other EuropeanInstitutions (TNO/Netherlands,Beschussamt Ulm/Germany etc.).However, since the Roketsan BallisticProtection Centre Indoor Ballistic TestLaboratory is already accredited, thistesting service can now be provided inTurkey.

The Roketsan Ballistic ProtectionCentre Indoor Ballistic Test Laboratoryis also capable of conducting tests andreporting test reports in accordancewith the standards which are not in thescope of its accreditation (ITOP, DIN,EN, NIJ etc.). The Ballistic ProtectionCentre Indoor Ballistic TestLaboratory’s ‘firing tunnel’ is shown inFigure 1.

> Ege Arkın DİLEKLİOĞLUSenior Expert Engineer,Directorate of Product and ProcessQuality

> Eyyüp Sabri KÜRÜMExpert Engineer,Directorate of Product and ProcessQuality


Figure 1: A View from Firing Tunnel



Roketsan is the first defencemanufacturer in Turkey to beinspected on ISO 9001:2015 and

ISO 14001:2015 risk-basedmanagement system standards and isthe first to receive certification atthese standards.

What is the ‘Integrated ManagementSystem’?

The main purpose of enterprises is tocarry out the design, manufacturingand on time delivery of products andservices suitable with their currentinfrastructure in a way that they willfulfill all the requests and expectationsof all related parties by taking intoconsideration the provisions ofapplicable regulations and principlesdefined in accordance with nationaland international standards andspecifications.

To achieve strategic goals, enterprisesmake use of many applicablestandards. Particularly those thatcontain the phrase ‘ManagementSystem Standard’ in their title. This

includes quality, environment,occupational safety, informationsecurity, efficiency and corporate riskmanagement as guidelines.

Also while enterprises can use thesestandards that consider internationalprinciples of management with asystematic approach independent fromeach other, they can also considerthese principles under one structure,categorised under common headings.In this context, a system consisting ofmore than one management systemstandard is called an ‘IntegratedManagement System’. It includes thecommon classifications of managementand organisation, planning and risk,support, operation, performance andimprovement to establish an easilymanaged, active and efficientstructure.

Why an ‘Integrated ManagementSystem’?

The benefits of an ‘IntegratedManagement System’ can be detailedas follows:

• Building management systemstandards under a common logicwithin the perspectives of process,risk and constant improvement,

• Compliance with a balanced targetsystem that will serve managementstrategies,

• Establishing a single documentedstructure providing the requirementsof all standards,

• Enabling the determination of risks,threats and opportunities with regardto the sustainment of job continuityand efficient implementations,

• Providing the possibility ofestablishing mechanisms and activetracking of legislation whichorganisations must comply with,

• Preventing unnecessary resourceusage and avoiding data basedduplication,

• Ensuring possibility of increasingcorporate synergy.

Management Systems and Roketsan

As a result of management systemstandards it has implemented since itsfoundation, in addition to those

Roketsan andIntegrated Management System

Bureau Veritas has completed the verification process and the entire Roketsan facilities have beenawarded with the certificates ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System Standard, ISO 14001:2015Environment Management System Standard and OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health and SafetyManagement System.



commissioned to date, Roketsanunwaveringly continues to becomestronger both locally andinternationally and be in a betterposition to attain its strategic goals.

Internationally acknowledgedmanagement system standardsawarded to Roketsan can be listed as:

• AQAP 2110 ‘NATO QualityAssurance Pre-requisites on Design,Development and Manufacturing’,

• ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management

System,• ISO 14001:2015 Environmental

Management System,• OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational

Health and Safety ManagementSystem,

• ISO 27001:2013 Information SafetyManagement System,

• ISO 17025:2010 Qualification ofExperimental and CalibrationLaboratories,

• CMMI Dev/3 Capability MaturityModel Integration.

> Yavuz AKKURTManager,Directorate of Product and ProcessQuality

> Derya ÇALIŞKANExecutive Engineer,Directorate of Corporate Servicesand General Secretariat

> Buse Hilal AKCANExpert Engineer,Directorate of Product and ProcessQuality

FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS


Bahrain Airshow 2016Roketsan participated at the Bahrain Airshow, in Manama, Bahrain (January 21-23, 2016) an importantdefence and aerospace show in the Middle East and met with members of the defence industrycommunity.

Roketsan showcased its latest weaponssystems, attracting a great amount ofattention.

Among visitors to the Roketsan standwere the Pakistani Chief of Air StaffTahir Rafique BUTT and Azerbaijani

Turkish Ambassador to Manama Hatun DEMİRER at the Roketsan Stand Azerbaijani Air Force Commander Ramiz TAHIROV at the Roketsan Stand

The Bahrain Naval Forces Command Delegation A Delegation from the UAE Air Forces Command at the Roketsan Stand

Air Force Commander RamizTAHIROV.

> BAHRAIN AIRSHOW SHOWDAILY



Singapore Airshow 2016Roketsan took part in the Singapore Airshow, the largest of its kind in the region, between February 16 to21, 2016 and was the sole Turkish representative at the show which covers both defence and commercialaerospace businesses.

Deputy Minister of National Defence ofthe Republic of Turkey Şuay ALPAY,the Turkish Ambassador to SingaporeHakkı Taner SEBEN, SingaporeMinister of Defence Ng Eng HEN and

Minister of Transport Khaw Boon WANwere hosted at the Roketsan stand andwere given detailed briefings oncapabilities and latest developments.

Şuay ALPAY, Deputy Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Turkeyand Singapore Minister of Transport Khaw Boon WAN at the Roketsan Stand

The Turkish Ambassador to Singapore Hakkı Taner SEBEN at the Roketsan Stand UAE Air Forces Command Official at the Roketsan Stand

Şuay ALPAY, Deputy Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Turkeyand Singapore Minister of Defence Ng Eng HEN at the Roketsan Stand

Senior delegations from variouscountries such as the United ArabEmirates (UAE), Oman, Qatar, Japan,Philippines, Malaysia, Tunisia andBrazil were also hosted and informedabout Roketsan solutions.

> MILITARY TECH> DAILY NEWS> SINGAPORE AIRSHOW SHOWDAILY



DIMDEX 2016

Roketsan was at the DIMDEX 2016 Naval Systems Show, held in Doha, Qatar between March 29 and 31,and showcased its latest products and systems.

Roketsan’s booth was visited byFormer Minister of National Defenceof the Republic of Turkey İsmet

YILMAZ, PhD and his staff as well assenior delegations from variouscountries such as the United Arab

Thailand's Deputy Chief of Joint Staff General TarnchaiyanSRISUWAN at the Roketsan Stand

Qatari Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Ghanembin Shaheen AL-GHANEM at the Roketsan Stand Malaysia Chief of Defence Forces Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Zulkifeli bin Mohd ZIN at the Roketsan Stand

The UAE Chief of General Staff Hamad MohammedThani AL-RUMAITHI at the Roketsan Stand

Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia,Malaysia, Qatar, Thailand and Nigeria.

> SAVUNMA VE HAVACILIK> DEFENCE 21> DIMDEX SHOWDAILY



FIDAE 2016

Roketsan made a strong impression at the FIDAE 2016 Air and Space Fair, held in Santiago, Chilebetween March 29 to April 3.

Roketsan’s booth was visited by TurkishAmbassador to Santiago NaciyeGökçen KAYA as well as senior

delegations from numerous countriesincluding Chile, Brazil, UAE, USA,China, Argentina, Romania, Peru who

A High Ranking Official from the Chilean Air Force at the Roketsan Stand

The Commander of the Chilean Air Force Engineering and WeaponsSystems Leopoldo Porras SILVA at the Roketsan Stand Official of FAMAE at the Roketsan Stand

Chilean National Defence Minister José Antonio Gómez URRUTIA at the Roketsan Stand

received details of the latestdevelopments and systems.

> DAILY NEWS> DAILY NEWS> FIDAE SHOW PREVIEW



DSA 2016

Roketsan participated at the DSA 2016 Exhibition, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between April 18 and21, 2016.

A large number of high-level visitors werehosted at the Roketsan stand, the first ofwhich was Şuay ALPAY, Deputy Minister

of National Defence of the Republic ofTurkey and his staff, in addition to seniordelegations from various countries such

Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces YangDimuliakan Pehin DATU at the Roketsan Stand

Thailand Deputy Minister of National Defence Udomej SITABUTR at the Roketsan Stand The Vietnam Naval Forces Delegation at the Roketsan Stand

Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul RAZAK at the Roketsan Stand

as Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, SriLanka, Philippines, Brunei, Zimbabweand China.

> DSA 2016> DSA DAILY NEWS> DSA DAILY NEWS



SOFEX 2016

With its state-of-the-art products and systems, Roketsan participated at the SOFEX 2016 Show, held inAmman, Jordan between May 9 and 12, 2016, an important defence and security fair in the Middle East.

Roketsan displayed various missile androcket systems at the show andattracted many visitors including ŞuayALPAY, Deputy Minister of NationalDefence of the Republic of Turkey, and

his staff. Jordanian Prince Faisal BinAl HUSSEIN, Brigadier GeneralSaeed Al ALİ of the UAE Land ForcesCommand, Kazakhstan Chairman ofthe Joint Chiefs of Staff Zhasuzakov

Şuay ALPAY, Deputy Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Turkey at the Roketsan Stand

Kazakhstan Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ZhasuzakovSaken ADILKHANOVIC at the Roketsan Stand Iraqi Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Anwar Ahmed AMEN at the Roketsan Stand

Jordanian Prince Faisal Bin Al HUSSEIN at the Roketsan Stand

Saken ADILKHANOVICH and IraqiAir Force Commander Lt. Gen. AnwarAhmed AMEN also visited theRoketsan stand.

> SOFEX SHOW DAILY> SOFEX SHOW DAILY> SOFEX JANES



ILA 2016

Roketsan showcased its latest solutions at ILA 2016, one of the leading fairs for the defence andaerospace industry in Europe, held in Berlin, Germany between June 1 and 4.

During the show, Roketsan and MBDAGermany signed a CooperationAgreement to extend the partnership to

integrate the CİRİT, a 2.75” LaserGuided Missile with TIGER UHTHelicopters.

The Royal Air Force Delegation Visiting the Roketsan Stand

The Saudi Arabia Delegation at the Roketsan Stand A General View of the Roketsan Stand

Roketsan and MBDA Germany Cooperation Agreement Signing Ceremony

The Roketsan booth was visited bymany senior delegations throughout theshow.

> MILITARY TECHNOLOGY-ILA SHOWDAILY> MILITARY TECHNOLOGY-ILA SHOWDAILY> AL DEFAIYA



KADEX 2016

Roketsan participated at the KADEX 2016 show, held in Astana, Kazakhstan between June 2 and 5.

Turkish Ambassador to Astana NevzatUYANIK, Kazakhstan Minister ofDefence Imangali TASMAGAMBETOV,Kazakhstan Chief of Land ForcesMurat MAIKEYEV ZHALELOVICH,

Kazakhstani Chief of the Naval ForcesZhanzakov ZHANDARBEK,Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of DefenceIndustry Tofik REFİYEV anddelegations from UAE and Korea were

hosted at the Roketsan stand during thefair and presented with the latestdevelopments in weapons systems.

The UAE Naval Forces Command Delegation at the Roketsan StandA Delegation from the Korean Naval Forces Command at the Roketsan Stand

Kazakhstan's Defence Adviser to the President Nurlan YERMEKBAYEV at the Roketsan Stand Turkish Ambassador to Astana Nevzat UYANIK at the Roketsan Stand



EUROSATORY 2016

Roketsan was a welcome participant the Eurosatory Defence & Security Show, the leading exhibition ofits kind in the world, held in Paris, France between June 13 and 17.

Two highly important cooperationagreements were signed during theshow with Airbus and JunghangDefence.

The Roketsan stand hosted numeroussenior delegations including ŞuayALPAY, Deputy Minister of NationalDefence of the Republic of Turkey,

Chief of General Staff of the Argentina Armed ForcesBari del valle SOSA at the Roketsan Stand

Deputy Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Turkey Şuay ALPAYand Chief Advisor to the President İhsan ŞENER at the Roketsan Stand The Pakistani Armed Forces Delegation at the Roketsan Stand

French Minister of Defence Jean-Yves Le DRIAN Welcomed at the Roketsan Stand

French Minister of Defence Jean-YvesLe DRIAN and Chief of General Staffof Argentina Armed Forces Bari delvalle SOSA.

> MILITARY TECHNOLOGY> EUROSATORY SHOW DAILY



During the Eurosatory 2016International Defence and SecurityShow in Paris, France, Roketsan andAirbus Helicopters signed a cooperationagreement to integrate the 2.75” LaserGuided Missile CİRİT on the Airbus

H135M and H145M light attackhelicopters.

The goal is to combine the advancedfeatures of Airbus Helicopters lightattack platforms and the advantages

of the 2.75” Laser Guided MissileCİRİT and to offer them to the globalmarket as a superior combination.

Speaking at Eurosatory, RoketsanChairman of the Board EminALPMAN, said, “We believe that weare going to be able to offer a solutionthat allows our customers to performdifferent operations, since this versatileplatform is equipped with hightechnology weapon systems. Thisprogram will carry on our current andongoing cooperation to new levels andoffer advanced opportunities forfriendly and allied countries."

Expressing pride in the agreementsigned with Roketsan, AirbusHelicopters Senior Vice President andHead of Europe Olivier MICHALONstated that he believes the H135M andH145M helicopters are a good solutionboth for Turkey and the global market.

Roketsan and Junghans Defenceto Develop Fuse SystemsDuring the Eurosatory 2016International Show, Roketsan andJunghans Defence signed aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU)to jointly develop fuse systems.

The two companies aim to maintain along-term sustainable partnership toprovide the highest quality, reliablefuse systems to ammunitionmanufacturers around the world.

The fuse systems will be developedthrough innovation and next-gentechnologies as well as the experienceand capabilities of both companies. Thefuse systems will be offered tomanufacturers in France and Germanyamong many others.

Roketsan and Airbus Helicopters Cooperation



Roketsan at the International Conferenceon Military and Security Studies

Command and generate newinformation.

During the three-day conference, whichhosted 27 speakers from sevencountries, Roketsan introduced itslatest products and systems.

The International Conference onMilitary and Security Efforts was heldat the ATATÜRK Wargaming andConvention Centre between March 14and 16, 2016 under the coordination ofthe Turkish War Colleges.

The conference, themed ‘HybridWarfare’, brought together academicsand experts from all over the world.Their research on military and securityefforts hoped to establish anenvironment of information, experiencesharing and to contribute to theacademic knowledge of War Colleges

The International Symposiumon Sea Power and Security

The conference, themed ‘Cooperationfor Naval Security’, hosted expertsfrom around the world. Participatingacademics and experts were looking atthe best way to establish anenvironment of information sharing inthe field of naval security.

Roketsan participated at theInternational Symposium on Sea Powerand Security (SPS) organised by theWar Colleges Command between April13 and 14, 2016 at the ATATÜRKWargaming and Convention Centre.

enthusiasts at thespace and aviationworkshop.During the workshop,participants designeda multistage satellitelaunching vehicle andengaged in activities such as placing asatellite into orbit under the KerbalSpace Program.

The Bursa Science Festival hosted bythe Bursa Science and TechnologyCentre met science enthusiasts betweenMay 6 and 8, 2016 at the BursaMerinos Park.

The event showcased projectpresentations, workshop booths andscience demonstrations among others.Roketsan hosted children and young

Roketsan at theBursa ScienceFestival with aSpace Workshop

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Roketsan Rises to 127th Positionin İSO 500 Ranking According to the 2015 annual researchconducted by the İstanbul Chamber ofIndustry (İSO), Roketsan has risen to127 among Turkey’s Top 500 IndustrialEnterprises (İSO 500).

The ranking is based on companies’revenues, gross added value, totalassets, profit before tax, the volume ofexport and average number ofemployees. With this, Roketsan is onestep closer to entering the top 100 andwill work to achieve this goal in 2016.

contributions in promoting ourcompany and nation.

The article titled ‘A Fast AutomaticTarget Detection Method for DetectingShips in Infrared Scenes’ penned bySenior Engineer Kemal ArdaÖZERTEM won the Best Article awardin the Automatic Target Recognitioncategory at the SPIE Defence &Security 2016 Conference, held inApril in Baltimore, USA, by Lockheed

Martin. ÖZERTEM is Leader ofTerminal Guidance Systems andDesign Unit under the GuidanceSystems Design Department of theTactical Missile Systems (TMS)Group.

Congratulations are in order to KemalArda ÖZERTEM for his valuable

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A Scientific Achievementand Autopilot Design Unit, under theDirectorate of Guidance SystemsDesign Department of the TacticalMissile Systems (TMS) Group, KorayS. ERER, PhD was ranked ‘10th mostread article’ in the magazine“Guidance, Control, and Dynamics”

The article titled‘Switched GainGuidance for ImpactAngle Control UnderPhysical Constraints’,coauthored by TeamLeader of the Guidance

one of the two leading sectoraltechnology platforms.

Congratulations are in order to KorayS. ERER for his valuable contributionsin promoting our company and nation.

Roketsan Wins Excellence Awardfor the Sixth Time

Roketsan takes great pride in this latestachievement, marking its success as asupplier.

Winning this prestigious award is anindicator of Roketsan’s ability to fulfilldelivery obligations and the success ithas achieved with international projects.As the only source for the world’s‘Patriot GEM-T Air Defence MissileControl Unit Production,’ Roketsan isalso a ‘Preferred Raytheon PatriotSupplier’.

Since beginning a strategic partnershipwith Raytheon in 2009 and a newagreement signed in 2014, Roketsanhas completed three different projectsunder the Patriot Missile Programme. Roketsan was awarded the ‘SupplierExcellence Award’ by Raytheon in2015, for the sixth consecutive timesince 2010.

In this category, suppliers are assessedby Raytheon on factors such as on-timedelivery, continuous improvements inperformance and process/quality.

A Scientific Achievement

Staff General Hulusi AKAR, Minister ofNational Defence Fikri IŞIK,Commander of the Turkish Air ForceGeneral Abidin ÜNAL, Undersecretaryof SSM Prof. Dr. İsmail DEMİR, aswell as senior delegations from variouscountries.

The aim of the exercise was to improveplanning and interoperability abilities ofparticipating units and headquarters insuch a way that it will address jointoperation command, control and logisticissues.

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The Turkish Armed Forcesconducted exercises from May 4 toJune 4, 2016 in Western Anatolia,Central Aegean, Izmir Gulf andDoğanbey Live Firing Areas. TheExercise also marked the first everparticipation from friendly and alliedcountries.

On the ‘Distinguished Observer Day’ ofthe exercises, Roketsan was honored tohost President Recep TayyipERDOĞAN, Prime Minister BinaliYILDIRIM, Chief of Turkish General

Roketsan showcased its products at the EFES 2016Combined Joint Live Fire Exercises held in Seferihisar, İzmir.

Senior Delegations of VariousCountries Visit the Roketsan Stand

President ERDOĞAN, Prime Minister YILDIRIM, Chief of Turkish General Staff Gen. AKAR Welcomed at the Roketsan Stand

Roketsan Centre ofAttraction at theEFES Joint Exercises

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In Turkey, the ‘UNESCO - L’OréalNational Fellowship for YoungWomen in Science’ aims to recognisesuccessful researchers and present themas role models for younger generations.Applicants are assessed on theoriginality of their research as well aspast contributions. In 2016, sixscientists won awards in the ‘LifeSciences and Material Sciences’category. In Turkey, 76 womenscientists have been awarded during thelast 13 years making Turkey the fifthhighest scholarship recipient country inthe world.

It is important to support womenscientists since the world needs scienceand science needs women. Studies showthat while one in three researchers is awoman, only 11% hold high academic

Significant Award fromthe ‘For Women inScience’ Project forthe Roketsan SectoralWorking Group MemberThe ‘For Women in Science’ award programme of L’Oréal aims toencourage women from around the world to embrace the study ofscience and technology. The programme has reached out to morethan 2,250 women from 110 countries todate.

positions. According to a studypublished in 2016 by L'Oréal, inassociation with the Boston ConsultingGroup, the number of women working inscientific research rose by 12% over thelast 10 years. While the percentage ofwomen who want to specialise in sciencestands at 50% during high school, thisnumber drops to 32% at university, to30% at the MSc level and to 25%during the PhD level. At present, womenconstitute only 29% of researcherswhile only 3% have ever won a NobelPrize.

The programme aims to support womeneverywhere to help them overcomeobstacles and raise awareness.Among the six women to win the ‘LifeSciences and Material Sciences’ awardis Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bilge DEMİRKÖZ.

She is a METU Department of PhysicsFaculty Member and a member of theRoketsan Sectoral Working Group.

Roketsan Chairman Emin ALPMANand Technology and Academic NetworkManager Oğuz MENEKŞE attended theaward ceremony in support of Assoc.Prof. Dr. Bilge DEMİRKÖZ. In 2016,the Roketsan Sectoral Working Group(SWG) was established to improvestrategic efforts and R&D projects bymonitoring scientific and technologicaldevelopments in defence, both in Turkeyand abroad.

Members of the SWG include Chairmanof the Board Emin ALPMAN, TurkishArmed Forces Foundation (TAFF)representative Bülent AKER, RoketsanPresident and CEO Selçuk YAŞAR,Roketsan Vice President and Head ofAdvanced Technologies and SystemsGroup Sartuk KARASOY, PhD one ofTurkey’s leading academics Prof. Dr.Banu ONARAL, Assoc. Prof. Dr. BilgeDEMİKÖZ and Prof. Dr. MustafaKİBAROĞLU.

What is ‘Horizon 2020’?

Horizon 2020 is a follow-up to theEuropean Union’s 7th FrameworkProgram. With a budget of €71 Billion,it is a community programme aiming tosupport Research & Innovationprojects. The objective is to supervisefuture technologies throughinternational and multilateralpartnerships. Horizon 2020 wasinitiated in 2014, through the EuropeanCommission as the new term frameworkprogramme of the European Union.

The EIROS Project

Also known as the Icing and ErosionResistant Composite Materials project,EIROS is fully supported by theEuropean Commission. It is part of theNanotechnologies, Advanced Materials,Advanced Manufacturing andProcessing, and Biotechnology

Programme to support Research andInnovation under the Horizon 2020Framework.

At present there is no single structuralmaterial that is self-healing and has iceand erosion resistance. With thetechnology currently available, ice anderosion resistance can be added to thesubstrate material but this methodcannot provide for the desiredstructural durability performance.Consequently the EIROS project ishighly attractive to the aviation, space,wind power and automotive industriesand brings those differing fields of

activity together.

The EIROS project was initiated in2014 at the BEST Brokerage Event inBrussels, where Roketsan wasrepresented by the Directorates ofOperations and Energy Systems Groupand the Materials and BallisticProtection Technologies and becameofficial on March 8, 2016 with thesupport of the European Union, underthe coordination of the British firmTWI Ltd. The project brings together18 partners from nine differentcountries. Roketsan is participatingwith the 4th highest share of the €8

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Roketsan in the European Union‘Horizon 2020’ Programme

Roketsan has been awarded its first ever project under the EuropeanUnion research and innovation studies. The ‘EIROS’ Project, a part ofthe ‘Horizon 2020’ Framework Programme, was signed on March 8,2016.

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Million budget, making this the highestbudget received from Turkey forHorizon 2020 NMP under a singleproject.

The EIROS Project will develop fiber-reinforced matrix Nano compositematerials by using special Nanoadditives that will provide durabilityagainst icing and erosion. The materialswill also offer high mechanicalperformance and have a self-healingability. The project will includedevelopment of the synthesis of Nanoadditives, their functionalisation,dispersion within the matrix and self-healing mechanisms. Efforts will alsobe made to integrate these materialsinto the manufacturing methods such asfilament winding, vacuum infusion,prepreg moulding and automatic fiberplacement. The characterisation tests

and analyses will be conducted fornanocomposites produced in this way.Finally, the prototype levelmanufacturing and tests will be carriedout by using materials and processesdeveloped by end user firms, includingRoketsan. This is within the scope of theIndustrial Scale Up and ValidationWork Package.

Roketsan and the EIROS Project

Roketsan, the only entry from Turkey,will be an active participant throughoutthe project. As a composite parts enduser and prototype parts manufacturer,Roketsan will focus on processdevelopment and characterisation /testing. Roketsan will carry out effortsto adapt Nano particles to the filamentwinding process. The company willconduct mechanical, thermal and

Icing in Composite Parts

Team Photo After the EIROS Kickoff Meeting

physical characterisation of the nanocomposite test plates manufacturedwith filament winding. And afterproducing the appropriate prototypecryogenic tanks, it will subject them toicing and mechanical tests. In theComposites Processing Work Package,Roketsan will lead the tooling designand production of the test plates andthe manufacturing of the feature levelsamples.

Additionally, Roketsan will also takepart in the manufacturing of prepregmaterial with nano particles andproduction of cryogenic tank usingautomatic fiber placement.

Project partners include Sonaca(Belgium), Gamesa (Spain), Maier(Spain) and CRF (Italy). Roketsan willact as the work package leader in theIndustrial Scale Up and ValidationWork Package.

The Project Kickoff Meeting was heldat the TWI Ltd. offices in England(March 16-17, 2016) and attended bythe Manager of OES Material andBallistic Protection Technologies GökçeDARA, PhD EIROS Project TechnicalSupervisor Sıla GÜNGÖR, PhD andEIROS Project Management SupervisorBaşak Elif AKGÜN.

The project comes under the support ofa grant agreement with the EuropeanUnion Horizon 2020 Research andInnovation Programme financialassistance.

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Roketsan 5S Implementations Include;

• Ensuring an organised work place,• Avoid unnecessary stockpiling,• Increasing employee productivity,• Performing proper and accessible

archiving,• Reducing waste and man power,• Increasing efficiency in the workshop

and working environments.‘5S Implementation Studies’ have beencarried out for the fifth consecutiveyear to meet the goals listed above.

Inside the Workshop

To increase affectivity, continuity andresponsibility taking, 5S team leadershave banded together for a commoncause.

The 5S Leaders Workshop OnEnhancing Effectivity and Continuitybegan with the presentation of theDirectorate of Product and ProcessQuality on ‘The Current Status of 5S

Implementations at Roketsan’.Following presentations of the 5Ssupervisors, the workshop selected the‘Best 5S Area’ in their own categoriesin 2015.

With participating 5S representatives,the workshop was carried out in twosessions, four different working groupsand a brainstorming session.

In the first session, the subject focusedon ‘Problems and Points That Can BeImproved’ and participants came upwith 161 ideas.

In the second session, 5S workshopsupervisors focused on how the roll-outof improvement issues can be handled

and the participants came up with 182innovative ideas.

Final Declaration

After the conclusion of the workshop,the following were found to be of use:• Putting accepted suggestions for

improvement into practice,• Making efforts to ensure 5S practices

are adopted at every stage of thesupply chain,

• Perform benchmarking withindustrial organisations implementing5S,

• Increase the level of culturalacceptability of efforts by presentingthem at

conferences and symposiums.

‘5S’ Leaders Get Together at Workshop‘5S’ Leaders Workshop onEnhancing Activity andContinuity was held on June 3,2016.

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Personal Image Management SeminarThe seminar conducted by ÖzlemÇAKIR on personal image and businessetiquette was well-received within theRoketsan family.

Confucius once said, “The man whocares more about content than form isan unhewn man. The man who caresmore about form is a superficial man.And the man who regards both contentand the form equally is a superiorman.”

The requirements for a good career areincreasing day by day. Today,competition is not just technicalknowledge. To establish one-self in theprofessional world, one must have theright and consistent image.

Within this perspective, the PersonalImage Management Seminar was held

on 4 June, 2016 at the Holiday InnHotel for our employees and theirfamilies.

Career Fairs

support of Roketsan personnel, studentslearn about employment, internship,candidate engineering possibilities.

Career Fair events attended;

Career Fairs organised to scout youngtalent continue to be held by universitiesaround the country.

Held under the coordination ofDirectorate of Human Resources and the

• METU Career Fair,• ITU Career Summit,• Bilkent Career Fair,• Boğaziçi University Career Days,• Makinistanbul,• Abdullah Gül University Career Days.

METU Career Fair METU Career Fair

Bilkent Career Fair ITU Career Summit

BEING A MEMBER OF ROKETSAN


Renewed Education Campus Brings RoketsanEmployees Together

• Share personal knowledge withcolleagues through personal pagesand blogs,

• Keep track of other users,• Suggest favoured contents and

training videos,• Access information on the platform

through the advanced searchfunctionality.

For an affective and interactivelearning experience, the RoketsanEducation Campus has developed newtools and functions.

With new features, the employees can;• Access training announcements from

a single platform,• Benefit from different e-learning

services every month,• Become member of social groups

(Roketsan Movie Club, ROSET,mtRS, Vocational High SchoolCoaches etc),

• Establish a sharing environmentspecific to a certain group by formingvarious social groups,

Roketsan Execs Back to Schoolat Harvard!

Innovation’ programme; Operations andEnergetic Systems Programs Director,Utku TÜZÜNER completed the‘Strategy - Building and SustainingCompetitive Advantage’ programme;while the Market Development and PRDirector, Hüdai ÖZDAMAR, PhDcompleted the ‘Strategic MarketingManagement’ programme.

The Executive Training Programmes ofthe Harvard Business School attractparticipation of major companies froma large number of countries to supportsenior executives in becoming visionaryleaders under an extensive learningexperience.

The programmes ensure participantstake their leadership abilities to thenext level, acquiring new perspectives

in the context of their professional andpersonal strengths.

Roketsan took advantage of theHarvard Business School executivetraining offerings and took part in anumber of programmes. BallisticSystems Engineering Director, AnılÜNAL and Tactical Missile SystemsEngineering Director, Cenk ÖNENcompleted the ‘Leading Product

Roketsan WinsSecond Placein CBL

socialise and draw employees awayfrom their busy work environments.

The Roketsan basketball team is nowqualified to take part in the TurkeyChampionship in Antalya.

The Cup was presented to ourbasketball team by Vice President andHead of Operations and EnergeticSystems Group Hayri TORUN.

We extend our thanks to ourenthusiastic supporters who neverstopped encouraging us throughout thetournament. And congratulations to ourteam for their achievement.

Roketsan and the Republic of TurkeyCentral Bank (TCMB) went head-to-head in the final match in theCorporate Basketball League (CBL)competition.

The League brings togetherorganisations with a purpose to

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