STM Achieved Many Successes in 2023

The leading force in the Turkish defense industry, STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş., achieved many successes and milestones in the year 2023, which marks the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye.

STM's Achievements in 2023:

NAVAL PLATFORMS

• TCG İSTANBUL (F-515), Türkiye’s First National Frigate, begins sea trials.
• The contract has been signed and the first steel cutting have been made for the 6^th, 7^th and 8^thMİLGEM I Class frigates of the Turkish Navy!
• The keel laying ceremony of the second corvette for the Ukrainian Navy has been made.
• Our modern platforms leave a lasting impression on the parade to celebrate the 100^th Year of the Turkish Republic!
• Turkish Navy’s Logistic Support Ship TCG ÜTĞM ARİF EKMEKÇİ (A-575) begins sea trials.
• STM design fleet Tanker PNS MOAWIN, built for the Pakistan Navy, delivered aid to Türkiye following the Earthquakes of 6’th of February!
• The second submarine in Pakistan’s AGOSTA 90B modernization project was delivered!
• Final delivery of Section50 (bow section) was made to the Turkish Navy for the REİS-Class submarine programme (Type-214) .
• System acceptance trials for the modernization project of TCG PREVEZE (Type-209 /1400) submarine, conducted for the Turkish Navy have been concluded
• STM Undertakes Platform Integration of the National Combat Management System aboard Turkish Navy’s Gür-Class Submarines (Type-209/1400)

INDIGENISATION EFFORTS

• We enter history as the first company in Türkiye to develop a Helicopter Visual Landing Aid System (HVLAS)
• Türkiye’s first indigenous Fin Stabilizing System has been developed!
• National CBRN Detection and Identification System has been developed and integrated into more than 10 naval platforms!
• Türkiye’s first indigenous Helicopter Securing and Transfer System has been developed!

TACTICAL MINI UAV SYSTEMS

• The Attack UAV KARGU has been exported to more than 10 countries.
• Fixed Wing Attack UAV ALPAGU has been exported for the first time.
• First export of STM’s surveillance UAV TOGAN! Surveillance UAV TOGAN has been exported for the first time.
• The Swarm Intelligence UAV Project - BUMIN took part in the TAF-Haydar Aliyev Exercise!
• TOGAN and KARGU score full marks in the Turkish Armed Forces’ Winter and Free Fire Exercises!

COMMAND CONTROL, SOFTWARE, RF

• Works begin on the development of NATO Intelligence Infrastructure software with the INTEL FS-2 Project!
• Acceptance tests of simulation-based decision support solution GEMED has been completed and delivered to Turkish Navy.
• Simulation-based decision support solution, brings new capabilities to the Turkish Navy, has been completed.
• STM’s Aggregated Resilience Model plays a role in the NATO Crisis Management Exercise!
• With STM’s Through-the-Wall Radar (DAR), more than 50 lives saved following the 6’th of February earthquakes, occured in Türkiye.

EVENTS

• STM showcases its advanced technologies and projects at IDEF’23!
• STM met with youths  at TEKNOFEST ISTANBUL, ANKARA and IZMIR!
• Türkiye’s longest-running cyber security competition STM Capture The Flag (CTF) was held for 9^th time. ,
• STM participated in more than 50 exhibitions, panels and other events in Türkiye and other countries. at home and abroad!