Paris — Thales formally handed over on July 18, two years late and
after millions of euros in provisions, a fourth modified Casa CN-235
aircraft under the Turkish Meltem maritime patrol and surveillance
program, a company executive said.
The Turkish Navy has acquired “a first operational initial capability under the Meltem program with the delivery of a fourth aircraft,” Pierre Eric Pommellet, senior vice president for mission defense systems, said from Ankara. “This effectively concludes this important phase of the program.”
Thales is prime contractor in the Meltem 2 contract, worth about 400 million euros ($491.1 million), which required adapting nine CN-235 aircraft to fly maritime patrol and surveillance missions for the Turkish Navy and Coast Guard.
An official handover was held in Ankara, at the Tusas Aerospace Industry (TAI) facility, with Navy and Coast Guard officials, and executives from local program partners TAI, Aselsan, Havelsan and Milsot, a Thales statement said.
“This delivery marks a true milestone in the development of our maritime patrol capability,” Yakup Tas Delen, department head of the Turkish undersecretariat for defense industries, said in the statement.
The market for maritime mission systems is expanding, with prospects in the Middle East, Asia and South America, Pommellet said.
Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore are seen as export opportunities, and Thales is hoping France will order an upgrade of its Atlantique 2 aircraft in the coming months.
Thales sells its mission systems for installing on entry-level and medium aircraft, while Boeing dominates the heavy end with the P-8 aircraft.
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The Turkish Navy has acquired “a first operational initial capability under the Meltem program with the delivery of a fourth aircraft,” Pierre Eric Pommellet, senior vice president for mission defense systems, said from Ankara. “This effectively concludes this important phase of the program.”
Thales is prime contractor in the Meltem 2 contract, worth about 400 million euros ($491.1 million), which required adapting nine CN-235 aircraft to fly maritime patrol and surveillance missions for the Turkish Navy and Coast Guard.
An official handover was held in Ankara, at the Tusas Aerospace Industry (TAI) facility, with Navy and Coast Guard officials, and executives from local program partners TAI, Aselsan, Havelsan and Milsot, a Thales statement said.
“This delivery marks a true milestone in the development of our maritime patrol capability,” Yakup Tas Delen, department head of the Turkish undersecretariat for defense industries, said in the statement.
The market for maritime mission systems is expanding, with prospects in the Middle East, Asia and South America, Pommellet said.
Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore are seen as export opportunities, and Thales is hoping France will order an upgrade of its Atlantique 2 aircraft in the coming months.
Thales sells its mission systems for installing on entry-level and medium aircraft, while Boeing dominates the heavy end with the P-8 aircraft.
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