VESTEL Defence Industry

Overview

History

1953Foundation of

Zorlu Group

1994Acquisition

of VESTEL by Zorlu Group

2003Foundation of

VESTEL Defence

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Systems Engineering

Research & Development

UAV Manufacturing

What We Do Today 3

Facilities

HeadquarterMETU Technopark,Ankara• 9 Employees• 120 m2

ProductionSincan Industrial Zone, Ankara• Unmanned Aerial

Systems Group• 39 Employees• 1300 m2

R&d Laboratoryİncek, Ankara• Hydrogen Production

& Fuel Cell R&D• 14 Employees• 600 m2

Naval PlatformsGroupTUBITAK Technopark,Gebze• 8 Employees• 450 m2

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Company Leadership

General Manager

Air Platforms Naval PlatformsFinance &

Accounting

UAV System Program

Management

GENESISProgram

Management

Design & Development

Technical Solution& Integration

Production Technical Solution& Integration

R&D Management

Fuel Cell Programs Management

Administrative & Purchasing

R&D & Administrative

Contract & Proposal Management

Human Resources

Marketing& PR

Quality Systems Management

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Employees

Total Employees: 70• 66% Engineers• 18% Technicians• 16% Administrative

66%

18%

16%

Engineers Technicians

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VESTEL UAV SystemsIndigeneous Design,

Development and Production

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MTOW + PAYLOAD ENDURANCE OPERATION ALTITUDE RADIUS WING SPAN LENGTH

4.5

1.5

12.000

12

2,6

1.6

kg

hours

ft

km

m

m

EFE – Mini UAV Systems 8

KARAYEL – Tactical UAV Systems

MTOW PAYLOAD ENDURANCE OPERATION ALTITUDE RADIUS WING SPAN LENGTH

500

70

1018.00

0>150

11.5

8

kg

kg

hours

ft

km

m

m

STANAG 4671 USAR UAV Systems Airworthiness Requirements

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Tactical UAV Program

• Customer : Undersecretariat for Defense Industries• User : Turkish Land Forces• Prime Contractor : VESTEL Defence Industry• Effectivity Date : 1 March 2011• Project Schedule : 27 months

Scope• 6 Air Vehicles • 3 Ground Control Station• 1 Launcher

STANAG 4671 USAR UAV Systems Airworthiness Requirements

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Naval Platform Systems

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Naval Platform Systems

•C4I System solutions for naval platforms and land based management centers.

•Upper level engineered, high reliable, easy maintainable military consols and cabinets

• Sub-System Interface Units (SIU) and Sub-System Adaptation Units (SAU), designed to integrate weapons and sensors to naval platform systems.

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Hydrogen Technology and Fuel Cell R&D

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• Since 2005• Collaboration with Universities like Gazi, Niğde, METU, etc...

•R&D Interest• Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)• Sodium Borohydride (SBH)• PEM Fuel Cell• Electrolysis • Thermo module• Plasmatron

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R&D Programs

Auxiliary Power Unit Development Program (APU)• Customer : Undersecretariat for Defense Industires /

R&D • Prime Contractor : VESTEL Defence Industry• Contract Date : 1 July 2009• Project Schedule : 36 months

• Scope : To provide electricity for Tactical Vehicles• Cell Development• Stack and balance of plant development• System integration

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Thanks...

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