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CTech Bags NATO Contract for SATCOM Ground Segment EPMS

Istanbul based C Tech Information and government applications, Fırat said:
Technologies Industry and Trade Inc. “We are developing modems that provide
(CTech) has received a contract from the electronic jamming-resistant and secure
NATO Communications and Information Satellite Communication by Respective
Agency (NCIA) to deliver SATCOM Ground Standardization Agreement. Well of course,
Segment Electronic Protective Measure we have worked very hard to reach this
Systems (EPMS) as a result of a competition stage. We held a meeting and demonstra-
within the scope of the Capability Package tion with the participation of the Presidency
Satellite Communications (SATCOM) of The Republic of Türkiye Secretariat of
Transmission Services. CTech’s General Defense Industries. They observed our
Manager Dr. Cüneyd Fırat stated that “the product, we attended in many commissions
SecureARX, Secure and Jamming Resistant and CTech was officially nominated by the
Satellite Communication System, is specif- according to Respective Standardization Turkish National Authorities to participate
ically designed to meet all requirements Agreement and additional capabilities will in this competition.”
for Satellite Communication (SATCOM) be comprehensively integrated into Satellite
in military and government use cases and Ground Systems of NATO as critical fixed (CTech) was founded in Istanbul in 2005 and
scenarios for fixed and mobile land, sea and portable stations and platforms, ensur- became a subsidiary of Turkish Aerospace
and air vehicle’s secure and resilient beyond ing the uninterrupted continuity of NATO’s Industries Inc. (TUSAŞ) in 2018. its HQ is
line-of-sight communication under harsh satellite communication operations with located in Teknopark Istanbul and an office
conditions to provide reliable, flexible, robust CTech SecureARX. in the Bilkent Cyberpark campus in Ankara,
and also easily installable, manageable, CTech provides innovative solutions to its
configurable and operable under extreme CTech’s core motivation is on becoming customers with over 250 employees, 4,000
conditions. a world brand in fixed and mobile plat- square meters of production and engineer-
form communication and jam-resistant ing infrastructure and logistical services
The SecureARX developed by CTech, secure communication for both military worldwide.

National Pavilion Showcases Companies Council by providing essential
resources to enhance the country’s stat-
UAE’s Growing Defence Industry ure and showcase its defence manufac-
turing capabilities, which are on par with
global standards,” said Muammar Abdulla
The virtual who is who of the UAE defence Emirates’ armed forces and for potential Abushehab, CEO of Tawazun Council.
industry is at the ongoing event, coming export. Halcon, which produced UAE’s first
together under the UAE National Pavilion air defence missile, manufactures preci- Just weeks before the ongoing event, the
to showcase innovative products and ca- sion-guided systems and munitions. Emirates Defence Companies Council
pabilities. The pavilion is organized by (EDCC) and the Turkish Defence and
the Emirates Defence Companies Council The significant UAE presence at the event Aerospace Cluster Association (OSSA)
(EDCC). is yet another indication of the rapidly grow-
ing relationship between UAE and Türkiye jointly organised a “UAE- Türkiye Defence
Over 50 ‘Made in UAE’ products and solu- in the defence realm. A high-level Emirati Industry Cooperation Forum” in Abu Dhabi.
At the event that was supported by the UAE
tions – from multi-purpose vehicles, preci- delegation had attended the previous edition Ministry of Defence and Tawazun Council,
sion-guided munitions, secure communi- of SAHA Expo. the EDCC and OSSA signed a Memorandum
cation solutions, and unmanned systems “Tawazun Council, in collaboration with of Understanding (MoU) to promote col-
are on display. Among the companies the Ministry of Defence, remains commit- laboration between defence and security
that are at the show are Halcon, Al Tariq, ted to supporting the Emirates Defence companies in the UAE and Türkiye.
Adasi, Oryxlabs, Abu Dhabi Ship Building,
Advanced Concepts, Katim, LDS, LLA, and
Malath, all part of EDGE Group. The pavilion
and the presence of the companies is part
of a multipronged strategy to promote UAE
defence products globally.

While Al Tariq specializes in advanced
manufacturing of precision-guided mu-
nitions and missile systems, Adasi (Abu
Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments)
designs, manufactures, and maintains
next-generation unmanned systems for
air, land and sea. The company is produc-
ing a range of indigenous UAVs for the

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