ARMING FOR ASYMMETRIC WARFARE: TURKEY'S ARMS INDUSTRY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Located at the strategic crossroads of Europe, Asia, the Caucasus and the Middle East, still maintains a vast conscript army of over one million men, the second-largestin NATO and the largest in Europe. Major reforms to the military are underway whichwill reduce its overall size by 20-30 percent while increasing its professionalism, trainingand technological capabilities.
's drive for self-sufficiency in arms has brought about administrative,financial, political and military reforms designed to enable to remain aregional power capable of independent action outside its borders if it feels itsnational integrity is threatened.
is the world's fourth-largest importer of arms and the world's 28th largestarms exporter. is aggressively seeking to increase its market share,expecting to increase its annual exports to $1.5 billion in the next three years. is also seeking to increase its share of domestically produced militaryequipment from the current 25 percent to 50 percent and its share of NATOprojects from 4 percent to 20 percent by 2011.
's arms program is designed to address the armed forces' requirements intwo main areas: Conventional warfare in cooperation with its strategic allies inNATO and the new challenges posed by asymmetrical warfare (insurgencies,terrorism, guerrilla warfare, etc.).
faces internal security threats from right-wing, left-wing, religious andethno-nationalist extremists. These groups include the Kurdistan Workers' Party(PKK), al-Qaeda, Turkish Hizbullah and the Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front(IBDA-C).
's arms sector continues to be tightly controlled by the state, thoughprocurement is jointly handled by civil and military authorities. Institutions likethe Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) and the Turkish Armed ForcesFoundation (TSKGV) have recourse to financing outside the state budget in theirefforts to coordinate the activities of Turkish defense industries with Turkishmilitary requirements and encourage the development of new enterprises andtechnology.
Licensed production and joint projects are seen as stepping stones to eventualTurkish independence and self-sufficiency in arms production. To this end,technology transfer plays a critical part in the awarding of foreign arms andequipment contracts.
Foreign debate on issues like the alleged Armenian genocide of World War I andTurkish methods in repressing militant Kurdish separatism have come toinfluence the award of arms contracts. has begun to look further afield fornations that are willing to meet its military needs without feeling the need tobecome involved in internal political or historical issues.
Intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and information management areviewed as the keys to military success in the 21st century, especially in meetingthe challenge of asymmetrical threats.
The Turkish defense establishment is pushing the Turkish arms industry in thedirection of independent production of high-tech weapons. Mastering thesetechnologies will allow to expand its export market, which will in turnhelp finance arms production for 's internal needs.
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