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Thales finalises delivery of MELTEM II CASA CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft
to Turkey |
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Thales
announces the delivery of the final standard for the maritime patrol
aircraft to Turkey as part of the MELTEM II programme, for which Thales
is the prime contractor. To this day, five of the six aircraft have
been delivered to this standard, with the sixth set for delivery before
the summer. This follows the three maritime surveillance aircraft which
were sent to the Turkish coastguards last year. |
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Turkish
Navy MELTEM II CASA CN-235 MPA
Designed around a latest-generation integrated tactical command system,
the AMASCOS solution ties together multiple sensors – radar, FLIR,
ESM, acoustic system, AIS, MAD, SLAR radar, IR/UV scanner – to
detect, identify and track threats, maintain real-time tactical situation
awareness, manage NATO and national tactical datalinks and deploy onboard
weapon systems.
(picture: internet)
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A ceremony
was held today at the Topel (Turkey) naval airbase to celebrate the
official delivery of aircraft to the Turkish Navy in the presence of
the Chief of Staff for the Turkish Navy, Mr Bülent Bostanoglu,
as well as the Secretary of State for the Turkish Defence Industry (SSM),
Mr Ismail Demir. |
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Delivery
Ceremony. This major milestone marks the delivery of the final standard
for the
maritime patrol aircraft and the delivery of all aircraft for the MELTEM
II
programme.
(picture: Thales)
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Pierre
Eric Pommellet, Senior Vice President of Thales in charge of Defence
Mission Systems, officially handed over the delivery certificate for
the aircraft to the Chief of Staff of the Turkish Navy. On this occasion,
he highlighted the “strong relationships that have been established
throughout the programme with Turkish industry partners, TAI, Havelsan,
Aselsan and Milsoft. These have enabled the success of this aircraft
transformation programme and pave the way for future partnerships between
Thales and the Turkish industry. We’re focusing on developing
this close cooperation and are very proud these maritime patrol aircraft
reach a technological and operational standard of excellence. The Turkish
Navy can now rely on Thales’s state-of-the-art AMASCOS solution
to conduct their maritime patrol missions.”
The finalisation of this programme is a further testament to the maturity
of the AMASCOS solution and consolidates Thales’s position as
a market leader in maritime patrol systems and as a world-class systems
supplier and integrator, offering a wide range of mission systems to
meet the specific requirements of armed forces. |
