Aselsan
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Aselsan is a Turkish corporation which produces tactical military radios and defense electronic systems for the Turkish Army
Turkish Army
The Turkish Army or Turkish Land Forces is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The modern history of the army began with its formation after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire...

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History

Aselsan was founded by the Turkish Army Foundation at the end of 1975

The first CEO of ASELSAN was M. Hacim Kamoy.

In early 1979 following an investment (for example: kartlı geçiş sistemleri) and infrastructure establishment period, ASELSAN started its production, at Macunköy facilities in Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

. Since then, ASELSAN has expanded its product and customer portfolio, mostly based on indigenous research and development, locally trained personnel, and in coperation with other Turkish research instituitions and universities.

Organization

ASELSAN is a leading electronics and electronic systems company in Turkey that designs, develops and manufactures modern electronic systems for military and industrial customers, in Turkey and abroad. The company headquarters is situated at Macunköy facilities in Ankara, Turkey. According to the field of activities, ASELSAN has been organized in four main divisions:
  • Communications Devices Division (HBT),
  • Defense Systems Division (SST),
  • Radar, Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Systems Division (REHIS),
  • Microelectronics, Guidance and Electro-Optics Division (MGEO).


The Communications Devices Division (HBT), Radar, Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Systems Division (REHIS) and Defense Systems Division (SST) have high-technology and automated infrastructure in engineering and production at Macunköy facilities. Electronic production includes surface mount technology, multilayer and flexible printed circuit board
Printed circuit board
A printed circuit board, or PCB, is used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using conductive pathways, tracks or signal traces etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate. It is also referred to as printed wiring board or etched wiring...

s, mechanical and mould productions, system integration and test fields. While Communications Devices Division's main product spectrum covers military and professional communications systems, Radar, Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Systems Division's main operations are focused on radar
Radar
Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...

, electronic warfare
Electronic warfare
Electronic warfare refers to any action involving the use of the electromagnetic spectrum or directed energy to control the spectrum, attack an enemy, or impede enemy assaults via the spectrum. The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the opponent the advantage of, and ensure friendly...

 and Defense Systems Division's main operations are focused on command-control systems, making these divisions evolving technology centers in their fields. Equipped with high technology engineering, automatic production and test equipment, Microelectronics, Guidance and Electro-Optics Division manufactures hybrid microelectronic circuits, night vision devices, thermal cameras, laser ranger/designators and inertial navigation system
Inertial navigation system
An inertial navigation system is a navigation aid that uses a computer, motion sensors and rotation sensors to continuously calculate via dead reckoning the position, orientation, and velocity of a moving object without the need for external references...

s at Akyurt facilities.

In all divisions, methodologies complying with military standards and ISO-9001 are successfully applied using computer aided design (CAD), computer aided engineering (CAE) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) technologies.

Also a member of TÜMAKÜDER and IPC.
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