Turkey officially places order for four HAVA SOJ stand-off jammer aircraft

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Turkey officially places order for four HAVA SOJ stand-off jammer aircraft
The Turkish Undesecretariat for Defence Industry (SSB) awarded Aselsan a contract for the development and delivery of HAVA SOJ stand-off jammer aircraft for the Turksih Air Force, the SSB said on August 9, 2018. A total of four platforms will be handed over to the TuAF Command starting 2023.

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A rendering of the HAVA SOJ stand-off jammer aircraft
(Credit: Aselsan)

"All Electronic Warfare mission systems to be integrated into the HAVA SOJ systems will be developed and produced domestically," SSB stated. The program will mostly depend "on domestic industry, especially TAI, with technical support of aircraft manufacturer to be selected".

The HAVA SOJ stand-off jammer aircraft is designed to suppress enemy air defense surveillance during allied air forceSuppress enemy air defense surveillance during allied air forceoperation and long range detection and jamming missions.

The HAVA SOJ is a further development of the land-based KARA SOJ system, which was initially known as KORAL. The Turkish Undesecretariat for Defence Industry (SSB) awarded Aselsan a contract for the development and delivery of HAVA SOJ stand-off jammer aircraft for the Turksih Air Force, the SSB said on August 9, 2018. A total of four platforms will be handed over to the TuAF Command starting 2023. Other sub-systems include Communication, Radar Electronic Support and Electronic Attack devices.

If the SSB didn's gave any further details regarding a potential platform, Aselsan has been reportedly negociating with Gulfstream since 2013.
Turkey officially places order for four HAVA SOJ stand-off jammer aircraft
 
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Turkey receives first two Bombardier aircraft to be fitted with airborne stand-off jammers
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Two Bombardier Global 6000 business jets have arrived in Turkey to be fitted with airborne stand-off jammers (Air SOJ) developed by Aselsan.

The Air SOJ, also known as the Remote Electronic Support/Electronic Attack Ability in Air Platform Project, was launched by the Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) to develop electronic warfare special mission aircraft.

Ismail Demir, head of the SSB, stated on 15 March that the Air SOJ is intended to be more advanced than systems operational in various countries.

The system will be designed to detect, identify, jam, and spoof enemy communication systems and radars so that they cannot be used against friendly platforms.

Under an agreement signed in August 2018, the SSB tasked Aselsan to develop and deliver four Air SOJ systems to the Turkish Air Force Command (TAFC) between 2023 and 2027.
 
Turkey’s first-generation submarine Piri Reis hits the seas
Turkey’s first Type 214 class submarine TCG Piri Reis hit the seas on Dec. 22 with a ceremony held in the northwestern province of Kocaeli’s Gölcük district.

“Today, we gathered here for the docking of Piri Reis. As of 2020, a submarine will go into service each year. By 2027, all six of our submarines will be at our seas for service,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during a speech at the ceremony. “Our aim is to promptly actualize our national submarine project.”

During the ceremony, the first weld of TCG Seydi Ali Reis was also carried out.

TCG Piri Reis, the first vessel of Turkey’s New Type Submarine Project, is planned to start operating in 2020. The project, carried out by the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, will add a total of six vessels to the Turkish Navy’s inventory.

The Type 214 class vessels are regarded as a first for the Turkish Navy due to its air-independent propulsion characteristics brought by their fuel cell technology. The vessels also can deploy heavyweight torpedoes and anti-ship missiles and lay mines against targets, both at sea and on the ground.

Apart from Piri Reis, five more vessels of the project are expected to hit the seas by 2027, providing an upper hand to Turkish naval forces.

As Piri Reis was deployed to the sea, the project’s second submarine Hızırreis’ outfitting and two vessels’ hull production phases are ongoing.

“With the policies our country follows, we seek establishment of rights, which have been delayed. The works we carry out in the eastern Mediterranean, Syria and Libya are in this context,” Erdoğan said.

“We have no intention to seize anybody’s rights. We do not have the luxury to pursue this silenced and shy policy. If we give up on the process we started with Turkish Cyprus and Libya, they will not let a seashore to even cast a fishing line,” the president said.

He also accused Greece of attempting to extort Turkey’s rights at the seas, saying Israel “too” has the same intentions.

“We will not comply with an order in which Turkey will gain 1 percent from fishing,” he said, adding that Turkey has the longest seaboard in the Mediterranean.

Libya deal abides by int’l law

Erdoğan also said that the maritime jurisdiction agreement Turkey and Libya hammered last month “complies with international law.”

“We also took some steps regarding this some 10 years ago,” he said. He also conveyed that the said agreement was discussed and agreed with Libya’s toppled leader Muammar Gaddafi.

The maritime zone overlap allows for such an agreement to be signed, Erdoğan said.

“We have every right to carry out all kinds of cooperation and joint works. Turkey will not back out of the steps it took both in Libya and Syria,” he said.

“We will evaluate every opportunity in land, sea and air. If needed, we will increase military support in Libya,” he added.
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