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We are taking steps and planning future Could you give information about your
investments for a sustainable and up-to-date company’s activities in the field of defense
ecosystem in defense industry. However, one of industry? What are your goals for 2019 and
the most important elements of being a super 2023?
power is qualified young population; which is a key Currently, our company continue activities in
for Turkey. We believe that our country’s young three main areas: Technology, Engineering and
and educated population has a strong potential Consultancy services. Our goal is to develop
in line with our goal of becoming a global power. projects that have never been done before in
As STM, we see all the companies in the defense our country by determining niche areas. In this
industry as our stakeholders for a sustainable sense, we invest in areas such as naval design and
ecosystem in Turkey’s defense industry. We carry engineering, cyber security, big data applications
out collective and complementary works for both and autonomous systems. In our naval platforms,
our domestic needs and our export activities we took part in many important projects in
abroad. the construction, modernization, design and
detailed engineering activities of surface vessels
What do you think about the efforts about and submarines. We used MiLGEM Project as
export, innovation, R&D and nationalization of a guide in the projects that carried out by our
defence industry in Turkey? company. For the submarine modernization, we
Murat İKİNCİ The Vision for 2023 for the centenary of the took role as main contractor for the Turkish Navy
Type 209 Class submarines. Within this project,
Republic of Turkey, declared by Turkish Presidency,
General Manager a list of goals that includes ranking in the top STM conducted; integration and installation
STM 10 economies in the world and become a self- system-system and system-platform activities,
sufficient state in terms of defence. Also main Integrated Logistics Support and provided
idea for the defence industry is manufacture and technical support and services. After this project,
export high-tech products using domestic and in 2016, we got awarded as main contractor for
national resources. In line with these objectives, the modernization of Agosta 90B Submarines in
it is necessary to develop critical projects and to Pakistan. One of the most recently completed
give importance to national R&D activities. It’s projects is the Pakistan Navy Fleet Replenishment
significant that not only the design and production Ship Project, which we designed from scratch,
with national resources, but also increase the considering the needs of the Pakistan Navy.
international competitiveness through export Kamikaze attack drone project and surveillance
of these products. As STM, we are aware of drone systems are among the important works
our responsibilities. Our autonomous attack we produce within the scope of our technology
drone’s projects are of the best example of this activities. Autonomous drone systems are among
awareness. Recently, we have seen a restriction the important works we produce within the scope
on its sale against us and immediately we have of our technology activities.
started R&D and successfully completed a world-
famous innovative kamikaze attack drone with In today’s world, we are aware of the critical
local and national possibilities. Furthermore, STM importance of cyber security. The main approach
is in the list of 100 largest companies and we are of our projects is to prevent possible dangers by
trying to increase our export volume. The goal of detecting threats through intelligence. Through
Turkey’s for the 100th year of Republic is declared Cyber Fusion Center founded by STM for the first
based on development through international time in Turkey; we are serving both private and
cooperation and export. As of today, particularly public institutions. Moreover, we have recently
in naval domain; we are leading defense industry. developed a CyDecSys Cyber Security Decision
Our export target is to increase the figures Support System, an automated tool that analyzes
remarkably. threats and offers improvement suggestions.

As STM, we continue to develop products with In the coming periods, we will focus on our
competitive technology, systems and services and investments in naval platforms, unmanned/
also and value-added products to achieve export autonomous surface and underwater vehicles,
targets. Our goal is supporting “national and cyber security and artificial intelligence. Our
domestic technology movement” by producing export activities and international cooperation
authentic and innovative solutions considering activities are underway with our allies and friend
the needs of Turkey and also being a global player countries.
with the export.

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