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manner, we established companies, opened Kindly provide an update on demand for Aselsan
offices and branches in 3 countries last year. RCWS such as SMASH especially in the Middle East
With these breakthroughs, our total number and South East Asia?
of offices and branches at home and abroad
reached 28. GÖRGÜN: Aselsan Remote Controlled Weapon Stations (RCWS)
fulfill the high performance requirements of the users while offering
TURKISH DEFENCE GIANT ASELSAN’S a high quality and combat proven solution. As of today, over 3500
REVENUE INCREASED LAST YEAR BY RCWS have been successfully deployed to the 35 land and naval [ IDEF SHOW PREVIEW ]
24 PER CENT, REACHING AROUND platforms worldwide covering clients in Middle East and South
US$2 BILLION, WITH SIGNED EXPORT East Asia regions.
CONTRACTS WORTH OVER US$450
MILLION Due to the needs of our clients, demand for RCWS continue with
an increasing rate. High performance requirements of the Land
Forces for their Main Battle Tanks and Armored Vehicles are ful-
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: filled by RCWSs.
Chairman, President and
CEO Prof. Dr. Haluk GÖRGÜN Does the company have plans to further invest in
Malaysia for the serial production and R&D?
GÖRGÜN: We give top priority to Asia-Pacific by presenting our
customized solutions to the users in the region especially against
common threats that the region has been facing with. Specifically,
our EW, MPA, RCWS and communication solutions, which are
combat proven, are ready to support Malaysian Armed Forces.

For the past 3 decades, we have always extended our unwavering
support, focus and commitment to Malaysia in the field of defense.
In this context, we have plans to make further investments and
enhance our field of activities in the region.

Our special mission aircrafts business line offers best-of-its-class
platforms utilizing various Aselsan payloads that operates in fully
integrated fashion with the world-class aircrafts. In this aspect, we
are strongly willing to meet the long term needs of Royal Malaysian
Air Force (RMAF) with particular focus on the RMAF’s Maritime
Patrol Aircraft Program.

Aselsan signed a new sales With our wide range of engineering and defense solutions, we
contract for Remote Controlled expect significant progress in the Asia-Pacific market and will con-
tinue seeking for the opportunities of developing local cooperation.
Weapon Stations in Bahrain last We dedicate our resources to offer the value for our clients in all
year. How is Aselsan planning to over the world.
further increase its market share?
GÖRGÜN: Over the last year, we have intro-
duced our wide range of products and
solutions to a large number of countries includ-
ing those in the Middle East and Gulf region.
We have signed significant number of contracts
in Bahrain and other Gulf countries. We will
expand our activities in the region through
supply of high-end products as well as cus-
tomized solutions as per specific requirements
of our clients.

Furthermore, localization will be one of our key
principles. Serving our clients through our local
offices, manufacturing facilities, design houses,
maintenance - repair and overhaul centers will
increase contribution of Aselsan in the region.

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