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System (OMTAS) will make notewor-
thy contributions to our allied nations.
As Roketsan, we will continue to
produce solutions and to cooperate
with the armed forces of friendly and
allied nations.

Currently, Roketsan [ IDEF SHOW PREVIEW ]
products are being used
aboard the ATAK helicopter,
the ANKA, BAYRAKTAR
and the HÜRKUŞ aircraft.
What is the current pace
of development and
production at Roketsan?

In order to increase the effective-
ness of land, air and naval platforms
in operations, we integrate all of our
products and technologies into the this reason, in addition to our cooper- and Roketsan was entrusted with
platforms. Along with the systems, we ation efforts, many land, air and naval the task of carrying Turkey into the
are working relentlessly on produc- platform manufacturers around the space league. The 2023 vision of
tion in accordance with their use and world are eager to cooperate with our country, resulted in the launch of
the requirements, while at the same Roketsan. the first domestic Sounding Rocket
time working on future technologies into space through national technol-
in advance, developing technologies Turkey has set an ambitious ogies, reaching altitudes of 130 km
and systems that will pave the way export target for the in 2018 and 136 km in 2020, exceed-
for the needs of the future. next five years. How will ing the 100 km line accepted as the
boundary of space. These have been
Roketsan help achieve this important milestones for us, and we
Roketsan has signed goal? have taken an important step toward
various memoranda the development of liquid-propellant
of understanding and Roketsan has developed as a com- rocket engines, marking the begin-
contracts covering the pany that always raises the bar, that ning of national space studies.
integration of various always aims to be the most advanced,
missiles – such as CİRİT, and that keeps adding to its success Our ultimate goal, following on from
UMTAS, TEBER and SOM – through the efficient channelling of its the Micro-Satellite Launching System
human resources toward these goals.
with different platforms. We have come a long way, and we’ll Project, is to put a 100 kg satellite into
Have you carried out go even further. Roketsan makes a 400 km orbit, thus placing us among
similar collaborative works substantial contributions to Turkey's the world’s satellite launch-capable
countries. This is an important step
more recently? Or do success, and what we have done to for us in having a say in many areas,
you have plans for more date is evidence of what we will do such as access to extra-terrestrial
collaborations, especially in the future. I would like to state that planets and space mining, which
Roketsan plays an important role in
with international the achievement of the goals set for are areas that are developing as we
companies? the future, and we intend to keep it advance further into the era of deep
that way. space and space exploration.
The Roketsan systems of the present
and future are being integrated into As Roketsan, we want to be one of
land, air and naval platforms, thus Could you give us an the key players in the space field
expanding their scope of usage. overview of the company’s based on our indigenous and national
Collaborations with domestic and for- space programme? technologies, and to shed light on the
eign platform manufacturers in these future of our nation and humanity as
works ensure the use of Roketsan The decision taken by the Defence a whole. We eagerly await all kinds
systems on more platforms, while Industry Executive Committee on of missions on our part, within the
at the same time augmenting the Turkey's independent access to framework of the National Space
capabilities of these platforms. For space in 2012 set things in motion, Program announced by our President.

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