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3January 2017 Roketsan

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 1

Roketsan’s New Missile and Weapon System for the Turkish Land Forces

Our Design and Engineering Strength

Surface to Surface 300 mm Guided Artillery SystemThe Life Cycle Cost and Availability of Weapon SystemsForeign Object Damage (FOD) Prevention

Fairs and Exhibitions

Roketsan at the Farnborough AirshowRoketsan and Airbus Defence & Space Agree to Cooperate on the C295WRoketsan and Sierra Nevada to Work TogetherRoketsan and Lockheed Martin Continue Collaboration on the SOM-J MissileMSPO ‘Best Booth Award’ Goes to RoketsanRoketsan at the AAD ShowRoketsan Made a Strong Impression at the ADEX FairRoketsan at AUSARoketsan in the Far EastRoketsan at the High-Tech Port FairRoketsan at IDEASRoketsan at the Global SatShowRoketsan at the ‘Combat Helicopter’ Conference

News from Roketsan

CHRO Summit 2016 and Top 50 Most Powerful CHRO AwardRoketsan Signs Contract with RaytheonRoketsan to Cooperate with Coorstek for the ALTAY Armour SystemRoketsan, a Signatory to Women’s Empowerment Principles - WEPs!We Continue to Welcome Young Talents at Career FairsYet Another First Achieved in the HİSAR Programmes! ‘Export Award’ for RoketsanRoketsan and International Academic EventsVisiting ATATÜRK

Being a Member of Roketsan

Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan Training ContinuesThe Gallipoli Marathon Completed

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

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Dear Readers,

As the Roketsan family we fully believe, that we will soon overcome these difficult days targeting the peace and stability of our developingcountry, by maintaining a strong stand united under a common language and will, as well as a commitment to work.

The economic development and sustainment of countries on national and international platforms is in direct relation with how closetechnological developments are monitored. Knowledge is the key to survival in this global competitive environment which is continuouslybecoming more complex. In this context, we are aware that every contribution we make to the defence industry is a direct value addition tothe economic and political strength of our country. We continue our endeavours to maximize the development of critical technologies incountry with the ultimate goal of equipping the Turkish Armed Forces with state of the art products and minimise foreign dependence.Roketsan will continue to provide the Turkish Armed Forces with a variety of solutions developed with own resources, while at the same timeguiding the future of the defence industry in line with national priorities, in the service to our nation.

In 2016, the MAM-L, a configuration of the Smart Micro Munition Project, was duly qualified and entered service. We delivered theKASIRGA Missile and Weapon System to the Turkish Armed Forces at the end of the year. In the development of the HİSAR-A andHİSAR-O Low/Medium Altitude Air Defence Missile Systems, we earned a place among the limited number of companies of the world,projecting a definite momentum. We have successfully completed the flight tests for the certification of TEBER on the F-16 fighters and thesystem and production line qualification tests of the Medium Range Anti-tank Missile OMTAS in cooperation with the Ministry of NationalDefence and the Turkish Air Force. Having completed the line qualification of the SOM Series Production, deliveries have continued.

We have signed agreements as a solution partner with Lockheed Martin for the development of the SOM-J Missile; with Airbus Defence andSpace regarding the integration of systems on Airbus reconnaissance and transport aircraft; with Raytheon on the Semi-Active GuidedESSM Missile launched from surface platforms for defence against missiles; and with Coorstek on the production of composite armour.

We believe that 2017 will be a year of breakthrough in production and innovation with Roketsan accelerating the series production of itsindigenous solutions. In addition to technological developments, we will focus on social responsibility programmes in a move to increasesocial awareness and maximize knowhow. As a signatory of the “Women’s Empowerment Principles”, which is an important initiative underthe United Nations, we take pride in projecting the respect for gender equality at Roketsan to international platforms.

I wish for the new year to bring peace, health and tranquility to our country.

With best regards,

Emin ALPMANChairman of the Board

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO


Dear Readers,

We are all deeply affected by the tragic terror incidents that have recently taken place in our country. We fully believe that our country willsoon overcome these dark times, in unity and solidarity.

Under a sustained evolution and development over the last years, Roketsan has been contributing to both national and world peace bytransforming technological achievements into products, while at the same time strengthening its position in international markets and

increasing its competitiveness with proven global players of the sector. Projecting our technological breakthroughs onto our export activitiesled us to achieve a revenue of TL 1 billion for the first time, resulting in an added value for our country, which we plan to continue to

increase in the coming years.

Developed and produced entirely with national resources, we have delivered the 120 km Guided Missile and Weapon System to the TurkishArmed Forces. Capable of engaging critical point targets highly effectively, the system is designed to provide support to operating units

delivering a precise and high rate of fire power. We have successfully completed test missile firings of the indigenous Low/Medium AltitudeAir Defence Missile Systems HİSAR-A and HİSAR-O developed to meet the requirements of the Turkish Land Forces Command, to fulfill

important tasks in the air defence of our country. The successful vertical launch of a missile with dual-pulse rocket motor for the first time inTurkey, has elevated our country to the level of a few countries capable of this technology.

As a company playing an important role in the development of Turkish Defence Industry, we maintain our sustained partnerships withleading companies in the international market. At the Farnborough Airshow, one of the world’s leading aerospace fairs, we signed a new

agreement for the completion of the development phase of the SOM-J Missile under the F-35 Programme to continue our ongoingcollaboration with Lockheed Martin. We took important steps by establishing cooperation with Airbus Defence and Space regarding theintegration of various weapon systems on the Airbus reconnaissance and transport aircraft. In shows we attended in many regions of the

world, we continue to demonstrate our country’s strength in the best possible ways.

I wish for 2017 to bring peace and happiness to our country and the whole world and extend regards to our readers.

Selçuk YAŞARPresident & CEO

FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD


Dear Readers,

We, the Roketsan Family, wish for the burden of these hard times on our country to soon be over and extend our condolencesto all of Turkey.

Leaving behind a productive and successful year, we are full of excitement in welcoming the new year, which we hope to bringlove, peace and happiness to the whole world, as well as the excitement of the new issue of the Roketsan magazine.

Since the last issue, we have impatiently been waiting to share the recent news and several ‘First for Turkey’ achievements.Over the last period, we have again inked important agreements creating new collaborations. We received a high level ofcoverage from the press with our products and activities. Comprising of the missile and the launch, command andtransporter/loader vehicles, we completed the qualification of the 300 mm Surface to Surface Guided Missile Systemdeveloped by Roketsan. We successfully completed the live firing tests of the Low/Medium Altitude Air Defence MissileSystems; HİSAR-A and HİSAR-O. We have also included articles of interesting content, written by our specialist colleagues.

We hope you enjoy the new issue of the Roketsan magazine.

We believe that to be successful one needs to know well, work hard and try. With each passing today, we aim further andstrive to carry our country a step further under the awareness of our responsibilities.

Kind Regards,

The Editorial Board

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply.Willing is not enough; we must do.” Johann Wolfgang Von GOETHE

ROKETSAN IS NUMBER 1


In a ceremony at the RoketsanElmadağ Facilities on November 18,2016 and witnessed by the Minister

of National Defence Fikri IŞIK; thesystem comprising of the launch,transporter/loader and command

vehicles and missiles were delivered tothe Commander of the 58th ArtilleryBrigade, Brig. Gen. Aykut TONBUL byRoketsan President & CEO SelçukYAŞAR.

Minister of National Defence FikriIŞIK explained, “During our visit toone of our national organisations,Roketsan, we discussed currentprogrammes underway. We deliveredthe KASIRGA Missile System to theTurkish Armed Forces, which wasinitiated by our Ministry and realisedby Roketsan. May it bring prosperity toour country and our people. Ourdefence technologies, developed byTurkish engineers with local andnational means, provide confidence forour friends and spread fear amongenemies.”

Designed, developed and manufacturedby Roketsan with national means andcapabilities, the Missile and WeaponSystem is able to engage critical pointtargets very effectively, with highconcentration and precision and a largedestructive ability at ranges of 30 kmto 120 km. As a result of thesesuperior characteristics, it will provideexcellent fire support to maneuveringunits in a timely and precise mannerwith a high rate of fire.

Roketsan’s New Missileand Weapon Systemfor the Turkish Land ForcesProduction of the first batch of 120 km Surface to Surface Guided Missile and Weapon System againstland targets has been completed.

Roketsan continued its developmentof the Surface to Surface 300mm Guided Missile System, which

was started in 2010, and finished(system verification) at the end of2015. The most important step of thedesign qualification of the system,comprising of a missile and the launch,command and transporter/loadervehicles; was successfully completedwith the flight tests conducted in 2016.The system, developed over a period ofonly five years, has been equipped withthe latest subsystems generated bytoday’s modern technologies.

The first export contract for the newsystem, which has made a strongimpression as a result of its excellentperformance, has already been signed.

The 300 mm Missile

The missile; comprises of a fuse, withproximity and impact functionalities, aguidance control section with GlobalPositioning System aided InertialNavigation System and an ElectroMechanic Control System, a HighExplosive Steel Ball Warhead, a SolidFuel Rocket Motor and Free FoldingTails (Figure 3).

The missile pod, comprising of twosingle use composite tubes with soft

front and back covers, serves in thecarrying, storing and launching of themissile (Figure 4).

The system, whose entire software has

been designed by Turkish engineers,demonstrated point precise strikeperformances during the developmentand qualification test firings carried outat 30 km to 110 km ranges against

OUR DESIGN & ENGINEERING STRENGTH


Surface to Surface300 mm Guided Artillery System

The qualification of the Surface to Surface 300 mm Guided Artillery System developed by Roketsanis completed!

Figure 1: 300 mm Guided Artillery System

surface and sea targets (Figure 5).Under the tests performed in 2016, afiring test was carried out at themaximum range of 120 km withcomplete success.

During the five years of development;conceptual design, preliminary design,detailed design, design verification andqualification phases have beencompleted. The behaviour of subsystems,fuselage elements, missile assembly andpod under loads have been studiedduring comprehensive structural,

thermal and dynamic analyses. Theaerodynamic configuration of the systemhas been verified with aerodynamicanalyses (Figure 6), wind tunnel testsand flight tests.

For performance verification; enginestatic ignition tests, warhead arenatests, hardware in the loop tests andflight tests have been carried out. Thedesign tool used for the performanceanalysis was validated by comparingflight test results through a systemsimulation program with 7 degrees of

freedom, specifically developed for themissile, and the missile performance indifferent flight scenarios was analysedwith this tool and optimised.

During the firing tests, in addition tocamera, telemetry and radar data,Electro Optical Systems (EOS) were alsoused and the last 10 km of the flight,performed at over twice the speed ofsound, was captured on camera for thefirst time. At the end of all these studies,the design verification and qualificationprocess was successfully completed.



Figure 2: After the Qualification Flight Test

Figure 3: The 300 mm Missile

Figure 5: High Speed Camera View at Area of Impact (distance between the signposts is 10 m) Figure 4: The Missile Pod



The new missile can also be launchedfrom systems capable of launching the300 mm/302 mm rockets/missiles,similar to KASIRGA. Export marketingactivities of the new missile continuesat full pace.

The Launch Vehicle

The 6x6 tactical wheeled vehicledesigned as the launching platform of300 mm missiles includes a weaponmanagement system, a communicationsystem, a power supply, a hydraulic

system, a land navigation system andcarriage subsystems (Figure 7). Justlike the missile, all software running onthe vehicle has been developed byTurkish engineers.

The design has been optimised for man-machine interface. The user-friendlyinterfaces of the weapon managementsystem on the vehicle, allow for a veryrapid readying for firing. From a singlelaunch vehicle, four missiles can belaunched at different targets undersingle or burst fire (dual, triple or

quadruple) modes as defined by themission.

The super structure of the launchvehicle has been designed underconsideration of the firing loads thatmight occur during launch and has beenverified based on a large amount ofdata acquired during structural anddynamic analyses and live firing tests.Firing from inside the cab capabilityprovides flexibility to the user, whichhas been verified as a result of sound,gas and shock measurements inside thecab during flight tests (Figure 8).

The Command Vehicle

The command vehicle which allows forthe mission planning of up to ninelaunch vehicles, comprises of a 6x6tactical wheeled vehicle, a weaponmanagement system, a communicationsystem, a power supply, a hydraulicsystem, a land navigation system and ashelter (Figure 9). The shelter designhas been optimised for rapid planningof the mission with an eye forconvenience and has been integratedwith the latest equipment.

The Transporter/Loader Vehicle

The transporter/loader vehicle;comprises of a 6x6 tactical wheeledvehicle, a hydraulic system, a crane andload carrying platform, vibrationdampers and a communication system(optional) (Figure 10). The vehicle isdesigned to transport and load four 300mm missiles (2 pods) and has beenoptimised to minimise the potentialeffects of transportation, through theuse of specially designed vibrationdampers.

> Selim SELVİManaging Engineer,Ballistic Systems Directorateof Engineering

Figure 7: The Launch Vehicle

Figure 8: Cabin Internal Dimensions

Figure 9: The Command Vehicle Figure 10: The Transporter/Loader Vehicle

Figure 6: Aerodynamic Analyses



However, in cases where weaponsystems with a high cost andcomplex product structures, such

as aircraft, ships and missile systemsmalfunction, repairing the problem canbe the only option. As the number offailures increase, the operating andmaintenance costs go up as well and thesystem is out of service during themalfunction.

Throughout their life cycles, weaponsystems go through certain phases;system development, production,utilization and disposal. Althoughvariations do occur depending on thespecifications of the system to bedeveloped, a weapon system is designedand manufactured with an average lifecycle of 20-30 years. Within thisperiod, operating and logistics supporttake up the biggest share in terms oftime and cost. It is possible to assumethat 30 percent of the total cost of thelife cycle of a system is made up of theproduction and investment costs whilethe remaining 70 percent is made up ofoperational and maintenance costs.

In order for weapon systems to operateeffectively, their maintenance must beperformed timely and completely. Assuch, maintenance falls under twocategories; scheduled and unscheduledmaintenance. Scheduled maintenance isundertaken as preventive, predictive andperiodical maintenance. Unscheduled

maintenance, on the other hand, is thesum of all efforts carried out in order toeliminate the problem when anunexpected failure occurs. Situationswhere the system is out of service aregenerally caused by unexpected failures.In these situations when systems fall outof service, the costs faced by the usersare considerably high.

Meeting logistics support requirementsduring the life cycle of weapon systemsare realised under Integrated LogisticSupport (ILS) activities. ILS is aprocess that starts with the conceptualdesign phases of the project andcontinues throughout the life cycle. Oneof the most important purposes of ILSactivities is to achieve the desiredavailability rate for the system at aminimum cost. Within the scope of ILSefforts, services such as logistics supportanalysis, technical documentation, spareparts support, ground support andtesting equipment support, operatortraining etc. are provided by themanufacturing company.

The units in need may prefer to fulfillthe systems’ logistic supportrequirement by using the abilitiesacquired during ILS efforts. As analternative, they may prefer to meet thisrequirement through serviceprocurement agreements such asperformance based logistic supportpractices acquired from the

manufacturer. Therefore, the costsrelated to the maintenance and repairsa weapon system will undergothroughout its life cycle appears as animportant factor that is desired to beminimised and must be consideredstarting from the design phase.

Product Breakdown andMaintenance Network Structure

As specified in Figure 1, weaponsystems have a multi-indenture productbreakdown structure under a parent andchild relationship. Each weapon systemcomprises of one or more LineReplaceable Units (LRUs) and eachLRU consists of one or more ShopReplaceable Units (SRUs). Failuresoccurring in a weapon systems aregenerally eliminated by removing thefaulty LRU from the system andreplacing it with an operational backup. The faulty LRU is either repaired ordisposed of. If the LRU will be disposedof, a new one must be procured. If it isgoing to be repaired, the faulty SRU ofthe LRU must be replaced with aworking back up. In this case, the SRUis either repaired or disposed of.

Another issue that comes up is the placewhere the repairs are to be carried out.The repair of the failures or the stockingof spare parts is carried out atmaintenance facilities available in arepair network defined for the system.

The Life Cycle Cost andAvailability of Weapon Systems

Every product will inevitably break down at some point. In cases where low cost products with simplestructures break down, replacement can sometimes be more cost effective than repair.

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For example, repair services for amissile weapon system can beperformed on the operating site, at amaintenance centre or at the facilitiesof the main contractor. This type ofmulti-echelon repair level structure isillustrated in Figure 2. The decision ofperforming the repair at a specifiedlocation brings with it the issue of fixedand varying costs to be met.Transportation costs, spare parts costs,and labour costs are examples ofvariable costs while costs such asspecial testing equipment, facility costs,costs for having spare parts in stock areexamples of fixed costs.

It is possible to reduce repair times andincrease the availability rate of weaponsystems through measures involving theincrease of available resources such asstocking spare parts in high numbers orlarger number of repair facilities.However, it is also inevitable that thesekind of resource enhancements willcreate additional costs. This situationshows that there is a trade-off betweenoperation-maintenance costs and theavailability rate.

In recent years, especially ineconomically developed economies, thelife cycle cost is used as significantevaluation criteria for systemacquisition decisions. Rather than just

focusing on acquisition costs,authorities also take into considerationlife cycle costs when making purchasingdecisions. This matter is included inmilitary standards issued by the USDepartment of Defence (MIL-STD-1388-1A). As the life cycle costs of thesystems to be procured gainsimportance, manufacturing companiesmust change their points of viewconcerning logistics support.

Logistics requirements for weaponsystems can be fulfilled in various ways.One of them is the Performance BasedLogistics Support Agreement, which hasbeen used abroad since early 1990s andhas recently been encouraged by theUndersecretariat for Defence Industries(SSM) in Turkey as well. The logisticsservice that will achieve theperformance goals determined by thecustomer via these agreements ispurchased as a performance package.Performance Based Logistics (PBL)Support Service aims to achieve thedesired availability rate while at thesame time increasing profitability byproviding this service at a minimumcost. In order for these kind ofagreements to be managed withoutlosses, companies must make a goodestimation regarding life cycle costs andthe expenditures needed to be made toachieve the desired availability rates.

Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)

As can be seen from the aboveexplanations, estimating andminimizing the life cycle cost of asystem is of the utmost importance forboth the user and the manufacturer.

The largest share of life cycle costs andavailability rate belong to the repairs offailures occurring at unexpected times.When considered in terms of cost andtime, certain decisions have to be madein order to eliminate these kind offailures in the fastest and mostcosteffective ways possible.

In the event of unexpected failures in aweapon systems; the decision regardingwhether the subcomponent will berepaired, and at what level theseoperations will be carried out, isdetermined through the Level of RepairAnalysis (LORA) performed within thescope of logistics support analysisefforts. LORA aims to ensure that thelogistics support activities areperformed with the lowest costthroughout the life cycle of the system.

In the event that an active weaponsystem breaks down, first it must bedetermined how this system will bemade operational again. When a failureoccurs, without considering the type offailure or the required spare part etc.necessities, first the faulty LRU isremoved from the system and, ifavailable, replaced with a spare. Ifthere is no operational LRU as a backupthen the system is out of service untilthe failure is repaired. There will besevere costs arising from the fact thesystem can’t be used actively within anyoperation during the downtime.Therefore, it is not desirable for thesystem to be out of service for a longtime. In order to eliminate the failure assoon as possible the cause of the LRUfailure is identified and, for repair,either the LRU itself or the faulty SRUis sent to the relevant repair level. Thedecision regarding which repair level itwill be sent to, is made based on theLORA already carried out. In certainsituations, repairing the faulty part canbe more costly than replacing it with a


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Figure 1: Product breakdown Structure

performance criteria is determined bythe customer, and require systems tohave a specific availability rate. Inorder for Performance-Based LogisticsSupport Agreements to be implementedwithout making a loss, manufacturersprefer to know how much cost isassociated with which availability rateregarding the system in question. WhenLORA explores the most costeffectiverepair network structure, spare partinventory quantities must aim to reducethe amount of backorder. In order toreduce the numer of backorders, thelevel of the spare parts inventory mustbe increased. And this leads toincreased costs.

As can be seen, there is a trade-offbetween LORA and the levels of spareparts inventories and this trade-off isconsiderably significant for decisionmakers. Determining the relationshipbetween these two concepts in numbersand laying out the trade-off curve willprovide great advantages to themanufacturer. To do that, LORA andthe spare parts inventory levels must betaken into consideration at the sametime and life cycle costs and availabilityrates must be optimised simultaneously.In situations where the logistics supportof a weapon system has be providedwith the requested availability rateunder budget constraints, this approachwill be of great importance.

In addition to this, the Performance-Based Logistics Support Approach mustbe evaluated in the same context. PBLSupport Agreements that cover longperiods contain big uncertainties inaddressing the question regarding whatthe cost of the requested performancewill be. Therefore, laying out therelationship between the two concepts innumbers will be beneficial since it willensure that PBL Support Agreementsare managed under more specificconditions.

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new one. In this case, the faulty part isdisposed of and a new one is procuredfrom the market. Due to the parent andchild relationship between the LRU andSRU, repair levels of SRUs and repairlevels of LRUs must be consistent. Therepair level of all SRUs must beequivalent or higher than an LRU,where SRUs are subcomponents.

Spare Parts Stock Level

In addition to the decisions made underthe LORA, another issue that directlyaffects life cycle costs and definitelymust be considered is the determinationof spare-parts stocking levels. In theevent of failure, the faulty LRU is sentto the relevant repair level and itsrepair starts at that repair level or it issent to a higher repair level. Meanwhile,the faulty weapon system is madeoperational by the use of the workingLRU that is available at the unit levelas a backup where the failure occurred.As a result, the stock level of the LRUat the unit level is reduced. EspeciallyLRUs that have long shipping andrepair lead times will be out of stockafter a certain time. In the event of afailure, the LRU that is unavailable inthe unit level stocks, is requested fromthe higher maintenance level orinventory point. If there is an

operational LRU available in the highermaintenance level or inventory point, itis sent to the unit level. If there is nooperational LRU, a procurementrequest is submitted and the systemrequiring the LRU remains out ofservice until this request is met. As thequantity of backorders increase, theavailability rates of systems will godown proportionally. Due to the highcosts caused by LRU, SRU and otherspare parts stored as backup,determining the best inventory amountsunder budget constraints is veryimportant in terms of the availabilityrate.

Result and Assessment

One of the contemporary logisticssolutions developed as an alternative totraditional methods to reduce increasingoperational and maintenance costs of aweapon system is the Performance-Based Logistics Support. In thisapproach, a specific performancecriterion is defined by the user and themanufacturer will support the weaponsystems based on this performancecriteria. It is an accepted fact that salesof services is profitable. Thereforemanufacturers wish to further theirincome by providing logistic support oftheir products. In most cases, the

Figure 2: Maintenance Network Structure



What isFODPrevention?

All kind of parts, materials or objectsthat are not a part of a product andwhich pose detrimental risks aredefined as Foreign Object Debris.

All kinds of damages caused byForeign Object Debris and whichnegatively affect the performance ofthe product and safety conditions aredefined as Foreign Object Damage(FOD).

Foreign Object Damage Prevention is anaviation term defined as protecting aproduct from foreign object damagesduring the production, testing, assembly,packaging and shipment stages.

FOD Prevention Programme is used inmany places, starting with airports, allaround the world. Foreign object damageis considered as an important source ofrisk in defence and aerospace industriesand the prevention programme is widelyused by established companies such as

Boeing, Honeywell, and Raytheon etc. Asa result of the increasing importance ofthis topic in recent years, the NationalAerospace FOD Prevention Conference isheld annually in the United States ofAmerica.

Insufficient FOD prevention effortsmay cause significant problems interms of the quality and/or cost of thedelivered product and product andpersonnel safety.

Sharing FOD practices to prevent theoccurrence and risk of foreign objectsis required to improve the quality of afirm and its suppliers.

Benefits of FOD

• Identifies potential risks,• Ensures the risk-based classification

of areas where the product/materialis available,

• Protection against possible foreignobject damage,

• Ensures the prevalence of continuouscleaning principle,

• Ensures that tools and hardware arechecked,

• Reduces high damage costs and theprobability of employee injuries,

• Helps to determine the appropriatestorage, dispatch and transport forequipment, materials and parts.

The ‘Continuous Improvement’ cycleapproach, as shown in Figure 1, andcovering proactive FOD events, must beused in order to establish and maintainan effective FOD Preventionprogramme.

Foreign Object Damage (FOD)Prevention

Foreign Object Damage (FOD) prevention services, performed especially inaerospace and defence industries around the world to ensure that the reliability ofthe product and the operational environment is at a maximum level, have gainedconsiderable importance.

Figure 1: Continuous Improvement Cycle

Basic FOD Prevention Steps

1.The responsibilities within the scopeof FOD, fall under three maincategories: Working Area Personnel,Quality System Personnel and FODFocal Point (Production and ProcessManager).

2.Awareness of employees is increasedby training, ensuring their activeparticipation and forming a companyculture.

3.Field classification is made for FieldPlace/Type, Process Level andProcess/Product based on thepossibility of FO/FOD occurrence anddifferent control levels, as shown inFigure 4, are formed for each area.

4.It is important to establish a FODPrevention method that isappropriate for the company and itsemployees. Incorrect application ofFOD prevention methods will, after awhile, lead to the weariness ofemployees and workforcedeterioration.

5.If foreign object/contaminationsituation is observed during FODdetection examination, it is to bereported and corrective/preventiveefforts are started.

FOD Occurence Prevention Methods

FO/FOD occurrence can be preventedby sorting the operations related toprocesses determined according toproduct groups (assembly line,packaging line etc.), checking theconsumables used, placing chambers in



Foreign objects may occur in manyshapes and forms such as hand tools,dust, stains, grease, metal chips,missing bolts, nuts, nails, lead pencilsand pens, packaging materials etc.

Foreign Object (FO) and Foreign ObjectDebris; result in engine damage, liquidpollutions, control valve breakdowns,fires and other serious incidents thatcause high material damages andlosses of life.

FOD might cause the company to losefinance and reputation, it can lead tomany errors and failures and mostimportantly it can result in injuries oreven the loss of human life. Whilematerial losses caused by FOD make up10 percent of the losses caused byforeign object damage; job loss,reputation loss, injury and death makeup the remaining 90 percent.

Foreign Object Damage (FOD)Example;

As shown in Figure 2, stuck screws(picture on the right) forgotten as aForeign Object (FO) when installing thepump led to FOD (picture on the left)and caused the pump to break andbecome unusable.

Small particles are sometimes not FODfor some products but they aredescribed as Foreign Objects as theycan cause faults and hazards for otherproducts. That is, FOD can be apotential fault type affecting object andproduct requirements.

While stain and dust might cause FODfor small objects, they might not poseany problems for large equipment.Therefore, when carrying out FODprevention efforts; it is important toconsider many factors and variablesduring the definition stage.

In order to reduce FOD, performingFailure Mode and Effects Analysis(FMEA) and Risk Analysis duringengineering analyses is recommended.

Figure 2: Foreign Object Damage Sample

Figure 3: FOD Prevention Process

Figure 4: FOD Area Classification



specified areas, accumulating and thenclearing potential foreign objects atcertain intervals. The primary objectiveis to prevent FOD occurrence but ifpreventing FOD occurrence is notpossible, the goal is to prevent it fromspreading and causing harm.

Main FOD Prevention Principles

• Within the scope of the continuouscleaning principle; in situations,where there are damage risks causedby particles occurring in theproduction area, the area is cleaned,fallen materials are removed, thesurrounding area of the product iscleaned. Where it prevents workfrom continuing, the productsurrounding area is cleaned duringthe examination following theproduction and the production area iscleaned at the end of each shift.

• Within the scope of consumables andlimited life items, preventing and/orminimizing the foreign objectoccurrence risk that might occurafter countable and stockedconsumables and limited life itemsare used.

• Under tooling management; the

principle for the inspection ofprohibited tools harming the productin production, testing, assembly andoperational environments is put intoeffect.

The implementation of all these FODprevention principles is complementedwith appropriate and timely reportingand maintaining the system’scontinuity and improvement throughfeedback. Reporting is vitallyimportant for employees to seesubstantial evidence that the systemworks as well as or their ownmotivation.

FOD prevention practices, implementedfully by the world industry leaders hasbecome more wide spread in Turkey,especially in the aerospace industry.

For over four years, Roketsan has beenmaintaining 5S practices towardsincreasing efficiency at workshops andworking environments. FOD preventionactivities performed at working areaswithin the scope of 5S, have focused onproduct safety and reliability inaddition to increasing productivityefforts. As a more advanced techniqueit will also contribute to the furtherdevelopment of Roketsan.

FOD prevention activities withinRoketsan started with pilot projects.As a result of the successes achieved, ageneral directive has been prepared toestablish this practice throughoutRoketsan. As FOD prevention effortsbecome widespread throughoutRoketsan in the near term, there willbe reductions in the costs of productionand poor quality leading to maximumbenefits with regard to theimplementation and management ofimproved processes and thereforefurther increasing the competitivenessof Roketsan.

References

• NAS 412 Foreign ObjectDamage/Foreign Object Debris (FOD)Prevention Standart Practice,September 2013

• Site Quality Practice for FODProcess, Raytheon-Louisville,September 2005

• www.ittaerospace.com, InternationalAerospace Quality Group, ForeignObject Debris/Foreign Object Damage(FOD) Prevention Training Program.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_object_damage

> M. Yavuz ERKALSenior Expert Engineer,Directorate of Product andProcess Quality

> Seda KANCASenior Expert Engineer,Directorate of Product andProcess Quality

FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS


Roketsan at the Farnborough AirshowRoketsan was at the Farnborough Airshow, one of the world’s leading aviation fairs, held in Farnborough,England between July 11-17, 2016.

Signing important cooperationagreements with the leading companiesof the world and attracting a high level

of interest with the products andcapabilities it showcased, Roketsanwelcomed senior official delegations at

Representatives from Airbus Defence & Space were hosted at the Roketsan Stand

The Brazilian Delegation at the Roketsan Stand The Roketsan Team at Farnborough Airshow

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

its stand and met with the leadingcompanies of the defence industry.

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Airbus Defence & Space and Roketsansigned a cooperation agreementregarding the integration of variousweapon systems on the Airbus C295WReconnaissance and Transport Aircraft.

Under the agreement signed at theFarnborough Airshow, the two partieswill cooperate on the design, assemblyand first test stages of various weaponsystems from the Roketsan productrange.

CİRİT Laser Guided Missile, L-UMTASLaser Guided Long Range Anti-tank

Missile and TEBER Laser Guidance Kitare some of the systems to beintegrated on the C295W.

As part of the efforts to be taken up inthe following periods, weapon carryingand launching tests will be performedon the development aircraft of AirbusDefence & Space.

Head of Military Aircraft at AirbusDefence & Space, Fernando ALONSOsaid, “We are quite determined tostrengthen our current systems tocontinue to develop new applications

for the C295W and make sure itmaintains its leading position in themarket.”

Roketsan Chairman of the Board EminALPMAN said, “We have anopportunity to meet global demandswith a cost effective, general purposeaircraft. In order to provide newsolutions for the armed forces offriendly and allied countries, we areready to combine the product range andproven expertise of Airbus Defence &Space and Roketsan.”

Roketsan and Sierra Nevada to Work Together

Roketsan and Sierra NevadaCorporation (SNC), signed acooperation agreement at theFarnborough Airshow concerning theexploration of broad cooperation areasin the field of aviation and space.

Roketsan Chairman of the Board EminALPMAN pointed out, “We’ll examineopportunities to benefit from thestrengths of both companies. Webelieve that our potential, combinedwith our expertise, will make it possiblefor us to go even further.”

Roketsan and Airbus Defence & Space Agreeto Cooperate on the C295W



Roketsan and Lockheed Martin, havesigned a follow-on contract to finalisedevelopment of the Precision GuidedSmart Missile, namely the SOM-J(Stand Off Missile-Joint Strike Fighter)under the Turkish F-35 programme.

The cooperation on the SOM-Jdevelopment started in 2014. TheRoketsan/Lockheed Martin team willjointly develop and coproduce the SOM-J for the F-35 Lightning II internalweapons bay applications, in additionto various fighter aircraft with smartweapon external carriage capabilities.

The contract calls for the collaborationof the two companies on finaldevelopment, integration and test

support, with qualification planned forearly 2018.

Speaking at the ceremony, RoketsanChairman of the Board Emin ALPMANstated, “In this era when fighteraircraft are undergoing major changes,the F-35 is in a position to set thestandards with its capabilities andtechnologies. We want to offer theSOM-J as a weapon of choice,providing optimum solutions for variousmissions, by enhancing its precisionstrike, survivability andmaneuverability capabilities. With thissignature, our partnership withLockheed Martin will extend muchfurther into the future.”

The Vice President of Lockheed MartinMissiles and Fire Control (LM MFC),Frank St. JOHN underlined, “Thepartnership between Lockheed Martinand Roketsan will ensure that we comeup with a highly effective weapon thatwill provide a valuable precision strikecapability at stand-off ranges. Webelieve that this missile, which has theability of being transported in internalweapons bay, will not only attract F-35customers but also clients who wish touse it on external weapon stations.”

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Roketsan and Lockheed Martin ContinueCollaboration on the SOM-J Missile



Roketsan exhibited at the MSPO International Defence Industry Fair, held in Poland, between September6-9, 2016.

Awarded with the ‘International BestBooth Design Award’ at the MSPOFair, where some 600 companies from

30 countries participated, Roketsanwelcomed a large number of seniordelegations from various countries

A Scene from the ‘Best Booth Award’ Ceremony An Official of the Qatari Armed Forces, Visiting the Roketsan Stand

The Polish Delegation at the Roketsan Stand The SSM Delegation at the Roketsan Stand

including Poland, Saudi Arabia, Qatarand the USA during the show.

MSPO ‘Best Booth Award’Goes to Roketsan

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Roketsanat the AAD ShowRoketsan showcased its state of the art products and systems at the AAD 2016 Fair, held in Pretoria,South Africa between September 14-18, 2016.

Official visitors to the Roketsan boothincluded, Deputy Minister of NationalDefence of the Republic of Turkey Şuay

ALPAY and his delegation in addition todelegations from various countriesincluding South Africa, Senegal, United

The UAE Delegation at the Roketsan Stand

Visit of the Nigerian Delegation to the Roketsan Stand Visit of the South African Delegation to the Roketsan Stand

Visit of the South African Deputy Minister Kebby MAPHATSOE to the Roketsan Stand

Arab Emirates (UAE), Nigeria, Iran andPakistan.

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Roketsan Made a StrongImpression at the ADEX FairRoketsan stood out with its strong product portfolio at the ADEX Fair, organised for the second time inBaku, Azerbaijan September 27-30, 2016.

Azerbaijan Defence Minister Zakir HASANOVat the Roketsan Stand

Visit of the UAE State Minister Responsible for Defence AffairsMohammed Ahmed Albowardi ALFALACY to the Roketsan Stand The Roketsan Team at ADEX

Azerbaijan President İlham ALİYEV and hisDelegation was hosted at the Roketsan Stand

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Deputy Minister of National Defence ofthe Republic of Turkey Şuay ALPAYand Undersecretary for DefenceIndustries Prof. Dr. İsmail DEMİRparticipated at the opening ceremony ofADEX and visited the Roketsan stand.

From the host country Azerbaijan,President İlham ALİYEV and numeroussenior officials visited Roketsan’s boothand were briefed on the details of theproducts and systems.

Roketsan hosted a large number ofsenior delegations from variouscountries including the UAE, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kuwait.



Roketsan at AUSA

Roketsan exhibited at the AUSA 2016 Exhibition held in Washington DC, USA October 3-5, 2016.

Turkey’s Washington Military Attaché Brig. Gen. Umut YILDIZ at the Roketsan Stand

Visit of Honeywell representatives to the Roketsan Stand Raytheon representatives at the Roketsan Stand

Turkish Ambassador to Washington, Serdar KILIÇ at the Roketsan Stand

The Roketsan Team at AUSA General View of the Roketsan Stand

Exhibiting its state of the art products,Roketsan provided information aboutproducts and ongoing programmes to

several senior delegations. During theexhibition, attended by the leaders ofthe defence industry, highly important

meetings were held by Roketsanregarding new cooperations.



Roketsan in the Far East

Roketsan exhibited at the INDODEFENCE Fair, held in Indonesia between November 2-5, 2016.

Showcasing its state of the art systems at the Fair, Roketsan presented its products and capabilities to senior delegations fromIndonesia, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

The South Korean Delegation at the Roketsan Stand

Visit of the Chinese Delegation to the Roketsan Stand General View of the Roketsan Stand

Visit of the Saudi Arabian Delegation to the Roketsan Stand

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Roketsan at the High-Tech Port Fair

Roketsan participated at the High-Tech Port by MÜSİAD Fair, organised under the auspices of theIndependent Industrialists’ and Businessmen's Association (MÜSİAD) between November 6-12, 2016 inİstanbul.

Throughout the Fair, where companies from the defence and aerospace industry took part, Roketsan hosted various seniordelegations at its stand and provided detailed briefings on its latest solutions and capabilities.

Undersecretary for Defence Industries Prof. Dr. İsmail DEMİR at the Roketsan Stand

MÜSİAD Chairman Nail OLPAK at the Roketsan Stand The Visit of the Indonesian Delegation to the Roketsan Stand

Turkish Republic Minister of Energy and Natural ResourcesBerat ALBAYRAK and his staff at the Roketsan Stand

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Roketsan at IDEAS

Roketsan exhibited its state of the art products and systems at the IDEAS 2016 exhibition, held inKarachi, Pakistan between November 22-25, 2016.

The visitors to the Roketsan booth included delegations from various countries including Pakistan, Australia and Jordan.

The Visit of the Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz SHARIF and Minister ofDefence Production Rana Tanveer HUSSAIN to the Roketsan Stand

Pakistani Delegation at the Roketsan Stand The Visit of the Australian Delegation to the Roketsan Stand

Fleet Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces Adm. Veysel KÖSELE and TurkishAir Force Logistics Commander Lt. Gen. Yılmaz ÖZKAYA at the Roketsan Stand

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The Global SatShow was held at theHaliç Congress Centre in İstanbul,November 29-30, 2016.

Highly busy with conferences,symposiums, training programmes,local and international businessmeetings, Minister of Science, Industryand Technology Dr. Faruk ÖZLÜ visitedthe Roketsan stand and received adetailed briefing on the latest solutionssand systems.

Roketsan at the‘CombatHelicopter’ConferenceRoketsan was a participant at the‘Combat Helicopter’ Conference, heldin Prague, the Czech RepublicNovember 15-17, 2016.

Throughout the conference, attended byArmed Forces delegations from a largenumber of countries, notably EasternEuropean countries; Roketsan exhibitedits products and systems related tohelicopter platforms.

Roketsan at theGlobal SatShow

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CHRO Summit 2016 andTop 50 Most Powerful CHRO Award

Talent Management, EnsuringCorporate Loyalty and TalentDevelopment, Future Industry At Work4.0 and The Effect of Digitalization inHR.

CHRO Summit and the ‘Top 50 MostPowerful CHROs Award’ Ceremonywhich brings together senior executivesand CHROs (Chief Human ResourcesOfficer) of major local companies washeld in İstanbul on November 15, 2016under the coordination of BMI(Business Management Institute).

The summit, which focused on theincreased importance and effects ofHuman Resources (HR), was attendedby Roketsan Chairman of the BoardEmin ALPMAN, Vice Chairman of theBoard Ergüder TOPTAŞ, HumanResources and Training DirectorDevrim SİMAV UYSAL and HRManager İklim KESKİNTAŞ.

During the event, panel discussionswere held on topics like PracticalApplications Regarding

Encouragement and Appreciation;Critical Success Factors in EmployerBrand; the Role of HR in Executiveand Management Committees, NewEra in Talent Wars: Talent Acquisition;

Roketsan SignsContract withRaytheon

Signed during the visit of a Roketsandelegation to the facilities of Raytheon,the agreement covers the production ofadditional mechanical, composite andenergetic subassemblies under the scopeof the existing cooperation in the ESSMProject. Deliveries relative to thisagreement will take place in 2017 and2018.

Led by Chairman of the Board EminALPMAN, the Roketsan delegation alsoincluded President & CEO SelçukYAŞAR and Vice President Hayri

Roketsan has signed an agreement withRaytheon, the US-based world leadingmissile company.

leading sources of materialdevelopment in the fields of advancedtechnology and technical ceramics.

There was a signing during the visit of aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU)

On November 3, 2016, RoketsanChairman of the Board EminALPMAN, President & CEO SelçukYAŞAR and Vice President HayriTORUN visited the facilities of the US-based Coorstek company, one of the

Roketsan to Cooperate with Coorstekfor the ALTAY Armour System

TORUN. They visited the Raytheonfacilities in Tucson, Arizona and metwith senior executives on November 4,2016. Raytheon management expressedtheir satisfaction with the existingcooperation with Roketsan and voicedtheir desire to improve this relationship.

The intention of Roketsan to become asolution partner for Raytheon onenergetic systems was taken up atsenior level meetings and was foundfavourable by the US company as well.

which involves the codevelopment ofarmour materials, including theprocurement of materials to be used inthe production of composite armour,for the United States, Turkey and thirdcountries.

share detailed information on internships,candidate engineering, the RockET(Engineering Trainee) Programme andconditions for employment, a great dealof attention was given to our stand.

TÜMKAF 2016

Turkey Engineering Career Fair(TÜMKAF 2016), organised by the

METU Career Fairs

Participating at the METU Career Fairsorganised by the METU Career PlanningCentre November 3-4, 2016, Roketsanwelcomed many students and recentgraduates, notably young engineercandidates, at its stand.

The event created the opportunity to

Career and Talent ManagementAssociation, took place in İstanbulNovember 14-15, 2016.

Students and recent graduates visitingthe Roketsan stand were giveninformation on employment processes,working areas, internships, candidateengineering and the RockETProgramme.

NEWS FROM ROKETSAN


Roketsan, a Signatory toWomen’s Empowerment Principles - WEPs!

There are 1,200signatoriesworldwide andTurkey has thethird most WEPsignatories onthe platform.

We would like to express ourappreciation to our Chairman of theBoard Emin ALPMAN for theawareness he has shown for genderequality with this commitment undersignature.

Roketsan is one of the signatories to theWomen’s Empowerment Principles(WEPs) platform; an initiative workingto ensure women can have a placewithin ther entire economic life,covering all industries and at all levels.

The WEPs platform, a joint initiative ofthe United Nations Global Compact andthe United Nations Gender Equalityand Women’s EmpowermentDepartment, present important pointsthat need to be taken into considerationto ensure gender equality in workplaces, markets and society in general.

We Continue to WelcomeYoung Talents at Career Fairs

METU Career Fair TÜMKAF 2016

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In the scope of the HİSARProgrammes, under the managementof the Undersecretariat for Defence

Industries (SSM) and scheduled to startentering service in 2020 to meet the airdefence requirements of the TurkishLand Forces Command, the firing testsof the Low/Medium Altitude Air DefenceMissile Systems, namely the HİSAR-A(Low) and HİSAR-O (Medium) Missileswere successfully conducted betweenNovember 23 - December 8, 2016 at theAksaray Firing Range established byRoketsan.

During the firings, where the HİSAR-Aand HİSAR-O Missiles were testedunder different scenarios, the verticallaunch of the HİSAR-A Missile was alsocarried out. In the test; launched from avertically positioned launcher, themissile successfully separated from thecanister following the ignition of thefirst solid-fuel pulse motor andcontinued its flight through pre-programmed maneuvers and with theignition of the second pulse motor in theair, it completed the flight with a 100

Yet Another First Achieved in theHİSAR Programmes! In December 2016 during the Test Campaign, the HİSAR Programmewas witness to the vertical launch of an air defence missile with dual-pulse rocket motor for the first time, as a result of which Roketsan earnedits rightful place among the few companies of the world in this field.

percent success rate. Additionally duringthe same test campaign, missile andmissile launching system integrationtests were successfully completed.

Successfully performing the verticalfiring of a missile with dual-pulse rocketmotor for the first time in Turkey,Roketsan has earned its rightful placeamong the few companies of the worldboasting this technology. As a result ofthese firing tests, yet another importantmilestone has been achieved in the first‘Indigenous Air Defence Missile’development activities of Turkey.

The live firing tests took place onDecember 7, 2016 was witnessed byMinister of National Defence Fikri IŞIK,Undersecretary for Defence IndustriesProf. Dr. İsmail DEMİR and a largenumber of distinguished observers fromthe Ministry of National Defence, SSMand the Turkish Armed Forces. After theinitial briefing, Minister IŞIK followedthe firing tests from the command centreand joined the excitement of theRoketsan engineers on the live firing

tests of the HİSAR missiles.

After the firing tests, Minister IŞIKmoved to the ‘Launching Area’ andcongratulated the personnel taking partin the test campaign and emphasizedthat, “For Turkey, developing criticalcomponents in defence systems throughlocal capabilities is a ‘national service’and ‘the only way’. “This will beachieved by experts, who are really welltrained. We’ll always smooth the wayfor you and support you all the way. Wewill provide all kinds of support, moraland material.”

With the design phases completed,subsystem verification and systemintegration work is already underway.Performance and environmental tests ofthe 14 subsystems are scheduled to becompleted by March 2017 under theresponsibility of Roketsan. Successfulresults achieved through missile firingtests conducted so far and the datacollected, test and integration groundtests are all being used in the hardwarein the loop test centre. With the seekerequipped missile firing test, planned forthe first half of 2017, yet anotherimportant milestone will be achieved.

The success of the role it played in thedevelopment of the missiles for theHİSAR-A and HİSAR-O Air DefenceMissile Systems, will go to ensure thatRoketsan will continue to dedicate itsefforts to meet the responsibilities it hasundertaken towards achieving greatergoals and indigenous solutions.


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attended between 2012 and 2016.Many of these articles were foundworthy of major awards.

These publications covered technicalareas such as Guidance, Navigation andControl Technologies, Modeling andSimulation, Structural ThermalDynamic & Aerodynamic Analysis andTesting, Material Technologies,Energetic Materials, Warhead and

The results of Roketsan’s ambitiousdesign and technology developmentefforts are successfully manifested atnational and international academicevents as well.

Roketsan employees have to daterealised a total of 151 academicpublications, 55 of which were in 2016,presented at a large number of highlyprestigious conference and symposia,

Pyrotechnic Technologies, SeekerTechnologies, Propulsion Technologiesand Underwater Technologies.

In addition to those, articles involving anumber of disciplines ranging fromsystems engineering to signalprocessing technologies, electro-opticaltechnologies and communication werealso published.

‘Export Award’for Roketsan

Roketsan has been given an award bythe Central Anatolian ExportersAssociation for high export levelsrealised by an Ankara based company.The award was given at a ceremonyorganised by the Ankara Chamber ofIndustry under the ‘53rd Year AwardsCeremony’.

Projecting its success in technologyinto exports and achieving sales of TL1 billion for the first time, Roketsan isset to continue to provide added valuefor Turkey.

Roketsan and International Academic Events

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In the ceremony held at the AnıtkabirMausoleum on November 29, 2016,Roketsan has respectfully and

earnestly commemorated the GreatLeader Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK.

Visiting ATATÜRK

On the 78th Anniversary of the passing of our Great Leader and the founder of the Republic of Turkey,Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK, Roketsan, once again, paid its respects with a visit to his Mausoleum.

As one of the leaders in the fields ofrockets and missiles both in Turkey andthe world, Roketsan is proud to be ableto protect the legacy of ATATÜRK.

Roketsan is dedicated to follow in hisfootsteps towards the goal he hasshown.


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SEMERCİ participated in the ‘DrivingStrategic Innovation’ programme heldat MIT Sloan.

As a result, Roketsan executives whoreceive up to date information onleadership and strategic innovation, hadthe opportunity to share with otherparticipants from different cultures andvarying work experiences.

Roketsan continues to work togetherwith the world’s leading educationalinstitutions in a move to support thedevelopment of its executives.

In September 2016; Vice President

Hayri TORUN attended the ‘AuthenticLeadership Development’ programmethat took place at the Harvard BusinessSchool; OES Engineering DirectorMurat KURTULUŞ and AdvancedTechnologies Director Bülent

Harvard Business Schooland MIT Sloan Training Continues

The Gallipoli Marathon CompletedThe Turkcell Gallipoli Marathon,organised for the second time on theGallipoli Peninsula, took place withthousands of participants and coveredfour different disciplines.

Representing the Roketsan Sports Clubin the marathon, Ergün KIZILASLAN,Mustafa BİLGİN and MehmetYILMAZER were successful in theirrespective categories.

Completing the 42.195 km long track,Ergün KIZILASLAN came in third inthe ‘40-44’ age category and waved theRoketsan flag on the platform.


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