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AT NETAS WE

CONTRIBUTE TO

TURKISH ECONOMY,

PROVIDING LOCALLY
DEVELOPED DEFENSE

COMMUNICATION

SOLUTIONS

experience since 1967 which allowed us to increase
our business efficiency and information technology
activities. Furthermore, Netas is an important actor in
the modernization of Turkey’s defense communication
network to meet the requirements of the Turkish
Armed Forces.
Innovative communication solutions
for defense industry
In Netaş, thanks to our substantial R&D power and
innovative culture, we are successfully transferring
our know-how and innovative approach matured in the
C. Müjdat ALTAY field of communication technologies to the defense
Netaş CEO communications industry. In addition to that, Netas
was Turkey’s main telecommunications equipment
In the past decade, Turkey has increasingly focused provider, including switchboards, power units and
on developing its military technology and capacity telephone sets, for over three decades; which means
locally, within the scope of its Vision 2023, the 100th that we have a substantial expertise as a manufacturer.
anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Turkey.
During this period, Turkish private businesses and At IDEF, one of the world’s major exhibitions, we
state-owned R&D centers have realized tremendous will showcase our military grade communication
accomplishments. As a result of such mobilization, the solutions. Our product and services portfolio includes
Turkish defense industry has gone through a profound mobile broadband solutions, strategic and tactical
transformation to gain ability to domestically communication systems, as well as various general
manufacture a series of military platforms, and purpose or application-specific military electronic
reached a domestic content rate of 65 percent, as and avionics system solutions. It should be noted
compared to only 20 percent in early 2000s. that Netas developed the base band unit (BBU) for
Turkey’s first macro base station ULAK, according to
In addition, Turkey’s growing defense industry is now 4G LTE, and hence we are one of few companies in the
capable of supplying its military solutions abroad, world having the capability to design such a product.
remaining competitive on a global scale. Today, exports This is one of the clearest indication of Netas R&D
of Turkish defense contractors include armored capabilities.
vehicles, air defense systems, rocket systems,
simulators, coastal security vessels, communication Netas is at the epicenter of a defense industry
control systems and various software solutions. ecosystem, and we cooperate heavily with other
Turkish defense industry companies, depending on the
As the leader system integrator of Turkey, Netaş offers requirements of the project. We design, produce and
innovative solutions in information and communication develop products resistant to harsh environmental
technologies in both local and international markets. conditions and ensuring requirements of a military
Netaş also has extensive knowledge and strong grade secure communication.

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