TUBITAK to develop laser CIWS | TR Defence
Das Laserwaffensystem, welches sich derzeit noch in der Entwicklungsphase befindet, wird in zukunft auf der neuen Fregatte bzw. Zerstörer stationiert.
TÜBITAK ist dabei eine Laser-Waffe zu entwickeln, welche derzeit nur von den USA entwickelt wurde. Geplant ist das Laserwaffensystem auf der neuen Fregatte bzw. Zerstörer "TF-2000" zu stationieren und als Präzidionswaffe zu benutzen.
TUBITAK to develop laser CIWS
Turkey’s Scientific and Technological Research Foundation TUBITAK has officially opened a bid for the in-country development of a high-power laser weapon system. Such weapons are currently only deployed by the United States military.
TUBITAK’s SAVTAG, the Turkish equivalent of “DARPA” of the US Department of Defense, is officially put in charge of supporting a high budget project, internally named the “1007 Program”, that intends to organize and support Turkey’s current hi-tech weapons manufacturers and accomplished universities around this ambitious goal. The laser is planned to be used primarily as a precision close in weapon system (CIWS) aboard Turkey’s next generation frigates, dubbed the TF-2000, to engage enemy ships, aircraft and oncoming missile threats. The project will last for 72 months and will be run under “top secret” status, requiring all participants to comply with SAVTAG’s safety and security regulations.
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Kale Havacilik hat es geschaft einen Motor für unsere SOM-Raketensysteme zu entwickeln. es soll schon einen Prototypen geben.
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Kale throttles up jet development for SOM
Kale Havacilik has accelerated efforts to develop a new jet engine for Turkey’s ‘SOM’ stand-off missiles.
Kale Aerospace’s R&D division manager Burcin Elbirlik has informed TR Defence sources that the company reached an advanced stage in its efforts to build a new engine for the missile and that “right now there’s a working prototype”.
“A new, high-tech test center for jet engines is going to become operational by the end of March. Afterwards, we’ll also begin working on turboprop designs” Elbirlik added.
“During the first tests of the new SOM prototype engine, it caught on fire, but these sorts of mishaps are common with such advanced products. The flaws were fixed and now we have a working engine.”
Kale currently imports a large number of its engine components from international suppliers. But they do hope to produce increasingly more components in-house or at least from domestic manufacturers as the project enters serial production.