ASFAT
ASFAT Inc., (Turkish: ASFAT, acronym: Askeri Fabrika ve Tersane İşletme, Military Factory and Shipyard Management) is a Turkish state-owned defense contractor.[2] The company under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Ministry of National Defense, which develop, manage and utilise the facilities and capabilities of the 27 ordnance factories and 3 public naval shipyards in Turkey that were previously led by the country's Ministry of National Defense, to provide design, manufacture, maintenance, sustainment and training for global defence market.
Type | Anonim Şirket |
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Industry | Defence, shipbuilding |
Founded | January 12, 2018 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Muhsin Dere (Chairman)[1] |
Products | Combat vehicles, warships, floating dry docks |
Owner | Turkish Ministry of National Defense |
Number of employees | >27,000 (2019) |
History
In 2019 ASFAT partnered with Vard Marine of Canada to produce naval and coast guard vessels for the international market.[3] Also at International Defence Industry Fair 2019 ASFAT signed an MOU with Damen Group.[4]
References
- ASFAT. "Board of Directors - ASFAT".
- Dominguez, Gabriel. "Update: Turkey's STM wins tender for Pakistani corvettes". janes.com. Janes. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- Stevenson, Beth. "IDEF 2019: Vard Marine and ASFAT sign MOU for Turkish ship development". janes.com. Janes. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- "ASFAT AND DAMEN SIGN MOU AT IDEF IN ISTANBUL". damen.com. Damen. Retrieved 4 June 2019.