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Dirim ŞENER

Business Development Director / Delta Marine

We want to be a key solution partner

in international maritime projects

Delta Marine’s aim is to become a key solution partner in design and engineering
for national programs as well as international naval projects which could be
organized by Turkish or non-Turkish main contractors.

We would like to answer to your questions from the Boat, Landing Craft Tank (LCT), Landing Ship Tank (LST),
naval platforms programs perspective rather than a Submarine Rescue Mother Ship (MOSHIP), Rescue and
more general scope of activities in relation with Turkish Towing Ship (RATSHIP), Fast Attack Crafts and lately
Defense Industry. Multipurpose Amphibious Assault Ship awarded to
private shipyards. Turkish Navy is now expanding its
First of all, we may claim that Turkish Naval Platform inventory with ships designed and built in Turkey. Within
programs have gone through an evolution throughout the vision for Defense Industry, we are aware that more
the years in 20th and 21st century. Purchasing second programs (fleet tanker, dry dock, research ship, tug
hand warships from foreign countries left its place to boat, etc.) are on the way to empower even more the
technology transfer projects including transition of Turkish Navy Fleet. MILGEM program is also the main
the limited engineering and design know-how taken leverage for Turkey to become an exporter of naval ships
from the very same foreign countries, to build naval and technology. Patrol boats built for Turkmenistan has
ships and submarines in Turkey, especially in naval or been followed by two important technology transfer
governmental shipyards. Further to this period where a program under process with Pakistan, new building of
considerable experience had been gained, we won’t be a Navy Fleet Tanker and modernization of submarines.
mistaken if we state that the most important milestone Finally, Turkey’s climax in naval platforms is TCG
for Turkish Naval Platform programs was MILGEM which Anadolu (Multipurpose Amphibous Assault Ship) which
required the mosr serious involvement of local content will be Navy’s flagship when she will be accepted to the
in terms of design, engineering, manufacturing and inventory. Looking from this perspective, Turkey’s vision
construction not only by Turkish Navy and governmental should stand on efforts for being a sustainable player
bodies but also with private sector. A part from few naval platforms market in terms of design, construction,
programs/projects such as TCG Yarbay Kudret Güngör delivery of various types of units both at national and
(A-595) or E-Class Training Boats, the close cooperation international level.
of Undersecretariat of Defense Industries (SSM) and
private Turkish Shipbuilding Industry (main contractors We are faced with examples of the success
and sub-industry) started with MILGEM program in of the private sector
mid-2000’s. MILGEM is the solid proof that Turkey has It is obvious that investments in naval section of the
become a member of a group of countries, able to Defense Industry require, long-term vision and strategy,
design, build and operate their own naval ships. In the patience, hard work and development on ability to learn,
light of this important step, a synergy which started apply/innovate new technologies. Building naval ships
to occur between SSM and private sector shipyards, takes long time and big investment budget. In our era
resulted as various projects such as New Type Patrol and environment, it is sometimes possible to see that a

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