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Turkish defense company ASELSAN has developed a domestic missile
approach warning system (MAWS) for helicopters, Yeni Shafak daily
reports.
As part of its efforts to localize military technologies in the
Turkish Armed Forces' (TAF) inventory, ASELSAN developed the 'UV
(ultraviolet) Missile Warning System (UV-FIS), a 100 percent
domestic electro-optical system that generates warning information
to protect helicopter platforms from infrared (IR) guided missile
threats.
ASELSAN accomplished the first manufacturing of UV-FIS, which
defends helicopter platforms against IR-guided missile threats,
with technology transfer from overseas.
Since 2007, engineering improvement, production, testing,
maintenance, and repair operations have been carried out within the
scope of localization project of military technologies in the TAF
inventory. The technology, which is widely used by the TAF, was
also employed for Chilean military helicopters.
Although substantial parts of the system's sensors and tools
were manufactured locally, key components such as photo-detectors
and optical filters could only be procured from overseas
earlier.
Since 2017, ASELSAN internal resources have been employed, and
localization work for important components has begun. The
nationalization of optical filters was completed in November 2020.
Later, in February 2022, the factory certification of the sensor
unit, including the national photo-detector team, was completed,
and in June 2022, the platform qualification was accomplished with
helicopter flight tests in Ankara-Temelli.
The first fully nationalized missile warning systems with 100
percent domestic optics and photo-detector kits for delivery to the
TAF were completed in July 2022.
According to reports, the nationalization of the missile warning
system that defends helicopters from infrared-guided missiles
resulted in the acquisition of expertise and infrastructure in the
disciplines of UV filter coating, Complementary
metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) detector design, and UV missile
warning system design.
As a result, attempts to build new systems with a wholly
national and unique structure and strong competitive strength in
the worldwide market were launched.
Founded by the Turkish Army Foundation in 1975, ASELSAN is a
Turkish defense corporation headquartered in Ankara, Turkiye. The
company is mainly involved in the research, development, and
manufacture of advanced military products for air, land, and
maritime forces. ASELSAN has been ranked by Defense News magazine
as the 48th largest defense company in terms of revenues.
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