Local defense companies present new products at Istanbul fair

Many new, locally-produced defense products and technologies have been exhibited in the 12th International Defense Industries Fair (IDEF), which will run until May 8. 

Visitors have the chance to see and examine a variety of locally-produced products, from armored vehicles to guns, databases for intelligence-gathering purposes and jammers at the fair, which has been held under the auspices and support of the Turkish Defense Ministry, which is part of the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation (TAFF), at the Tüyap Fairs and Exhibitions Organization in Istanbul.

Turkish HAVELSAN has been exhibiting safe ballot boxes and parachute simulators in its fair stand. In the simulation, training and testing systems stands, the following products and technologies have been shown: The F-16 Weapon Tactical Trainer, the combat stimulator, the parachute stimulator, the Drone Task Training Stimulator, the Air Forces Information System (HvBS) and the Ship Integrated Combat Management System (GENESIS), among others.  

In the company's cyber security and information technologies stands, various new technologies have been exhibited, including the Military Health Automation System (ASOS), the Monitoring Processing Systems (GAYE, HASAT, IGT-TUYGUN) and an electronic ballot box, among others. 

ASELSAN, a leading Turkish defense company, has also exhibited a wide range of products and technologies in various fields, from border security to naval services, communication systems and electronic combat systems. 

Locally-made UAV on show 

Vestel Savunma, the defense unit of Turkish company Vestel, has been exhibiting its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system for discovery and monitoring purposes, called Karayel. In accordance with an agreement between...