ASFAT explained

ASFAT Inc.
Type:Anonim Şirket
Industry:Defence, shipbuilding
Key People:Alpaslan KAVAKLIOĞLU (Chairman)[1]
Hq Location City:Ankara, Ankara
Hq Location Country:Turkey
Area Served:Worldwide
Products:Combat vehicles, warships, floating dry docks, aerospace products
Services:Aircraft maintenance; hangar construction; contractor
Owner:Turkish Ministry of National Defense
Num Employees:>27,000
Num Employees Year:2019

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.

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]

Notes and References

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