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 innovative products and solutions covering design, manufacture, maintenance, sustainment and training areas for global defence market.

ASFAT Inc.
TypeAnonim Şirket
IndustryDefence, shipbuilding
FoundedJanuary 12, 2018 (2018-01-12)
Headquarters
Ankara, Ankara
,
Turkey
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Muhsin Dere (Chairman)[1]
ProductsCombat vehicles, warships, floating dry docks
OwnerTurkish Ministry of National Defense
Number of employees
>27,000 (2019)
Websitewww.asfat.com.tr

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
  1. ASFAT. "Board of Directors - ASFAT".
  2. Dominguez, Gabriel. "Update: Turkey's STM wins tender for Pakistani corvettes". janes.com. Janes. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. Stevenson, Beth. "IDEF 2019: Vard Marine and ASFAT sign MOU for Turkish ship development". janes.com. Janes. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. "ASFAT AND DAMEN SIGN MOU AT IDEF IN ISTANBUL". damen.com. Damen. Retrieved 4 June 2019.


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