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Roketsan was established in 1988 by a decision of the Defense Industry Executive Committee with the aim of "having a leading institution in Turkey in the design, development, and production of rockets and missiles." Its first production project was the manufacturing of the propulsion system for Stinger missiles within the framework of the 'Stinger European Joint Production Project,' an international program. As part of the Stinger Project, Turkey undertook the domestic production of composite-fueled launch and flight engines, critical subsystems of the missiles. Since composite solid fuel technology did not exist in Turkey at that time, the Ministry of National Defense (MSB) evaluated the need to establish a new company to produce composite-fueled launch and flight engines.
As a result of this evaluation and these requests, Roketsan was established on June 14, 1988, by a decision of the Defense Industry Executive Committee, to meet the rocket and missile needs of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). Thanks to sound strategies aimed at achieving its founding purpose, Roketsan not only met the requirements of the Stinger consortium on time and in full, but also, thanks to the skilled intellectual capital it brought to our country, succeeded in assimilating the transferred technologies and transforming them into new products, rapidly surpassing this interim goal and creating a national industry specializing in rockets/missiles. Following the decision to establish the company in the summer of 1988, work began in the autumn in a rented building in İskitler with a core team of 25 people who had limited experience in the defense industry but were filled with enthusiasm for the national task assigned to them.
Parallel to the planning and preparation work for the requirements of the European Stinger consortium, construction work was carried out on approximately 1,000 acres of land in Elmadağ, which was then a steppe, and which had been transferred from MKEK to SSB and leased to Roketsan by SSB. Leveling and preparation work on the land began in early 1989, and the construction of the necessary buildings and infrastructure for production was completed in 1991. In the same years, after the completion of the facility construction, 38 engines were produced flawlessly as a pilot batch and delivered to the consortium ahead of schedule. As per the contract, production of launch and flight engines for Stinger missiles commenced.
Roketsan, which produced and exported propulsion systems to meet the needs of all member countries in the consortium, achieved the second largest share of work among the 15 member countries' industrial enterprises participating in the program. More important than the economic benefits obtained is the acquisition of many advanced technologies and experiences needed by our country, primarily composite fuel engine technology. These gains have created the infrastructure needed for the realization of subsequent projects.
Many engineers working in the Engineering Development unit, established during the consortium's founding phase, have gained the ability to utilize this infrastructure in the design of original products by assimilating technologies obtained from the Stinger Project experience and subsequent national and NATO projects. Initially viewed with suspicion and distrust by other consortium members in the Stinger Project due to its lack of facilities and inexperience, Roketsan became the first company to successfully complete production line qualification under the support and patronage of the Ministry of National Defense. It delivered ahead of schedule with zero defects, earning the appreciation of all program partners and gaining the necessary trust and respect for subsequent potential projects.
With the completion in 1995 of the missile design infrastructure development project, initiated in 1992 to train expert personnel and develop design tools necessary for rocket and missile design, the "design-oriented" era began for Roketsan. Thanks to this infrastructure, created with the goal of becoming a system leader, the design, development, and production of the TR-107 Rocket with a range of 11 km and the TR-122 Rocket with a range of 40 km, and the T-122 Sakarya Multiple Rocket Launcher (MLRS) Weapon System, all uniquely designed composite-fueled rockets with significantly more advanced capabilities than their counterparts worldwide, were carried out to meet the needs of the Turkish Armed Forces before the completion of the Stinger project in 1999. The inclusion of these weapon systems and rockets into the inventory of the Land Forces Command in 1996 constituted a significant milestone for Roketsan and the Turkish Armed Forces. Towards the end of the 1990s, the production infrastructure was strengthened and diversified to realize projects initiated by the Ministry of National Defense to produce long-range rockets and missiles that would increase the firepower of our Land Forces in depth.
As a result of these efforts, which also included the acquisition of new technologies, the Kasırga Rocket and Weapon System and the Yıldırım Missile and Weapon System were added to the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces. Again, in line with the needs of the Land Forces, it was started by the Ministry of National Defence in 2004.
As a result of this evaluation and these requests, Roketsan was established on June 14, 1988, by a decision of the Defense Industry Executive Committee, to meet the rocket and missile needs of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). Thanks to sound strategies aimed at achieving its founding purpose, Roketsan not only met the requirements of the Stinger consortium on time and in full, but also, thanks to the skilled intellectual capital it brought to our country, succeeded in assimilating the transferred technologies and transforming them into new products, rapidly surpassing this interim goal and creating a national industry specializing in rockets/missiles. Following the decision to establish the company in the summer of 1988, work began in the autumn in a rented building in İskitler with a core team of 25 people who had limited experience in the defense industry but were filled with enthusiasm for the national task assigned to them.
Parallel to the planning and preparation work for the requirements of the European Stinger consortium, construction work was carried out on approximately 1,000 acres of land in Elmadağ, which was then a steppe, and which had been transferred from MKEK to SSB and leased to Roketsan by SSB. Leveling and preparation work on the land began in early 1989, and the construction of the necessary buildings and infrastructure for production was completed in 1991. In the same years, after the completion of the facility construction, 38 engines were produced flawlessly as a pilot batch and delivered to the consortium ahead of schedule. As per the contract, production of launch and flight engines for Stinger missiles commenced.
Roketsan, which produced and exported propulsion systems to meet the needs of all member countries in the consortium, achieved the second largest share of work among the 15 member countries' industrial enterprises participating in the program. More important than the economic benefits obtained is the acquisition of many advanced technologies and experiences needed by our country, primarily composite fuel engine technology. These gains have created the infrastructure needed for the realization of subsequent projects.
Many engineers working in the Engineering Development unit, established during the consortium's founding phase, have gained the ability to utilize this infrastructure in the design of original products by assimilating technologies obtained from the Stinger Project experience and subsequent national and NATO projects. Initially viewed with suspicion and distrust by other consortium members in the Stinger Project due to its lack of facilities and inexperience, Roketsan became the first company to successfully complete production line qualification under the support and patronage of the Ministry of National Defense. It delivered ahead of schedule with zero defects, earning the appreciation of all program partners and gaining the necessary trust and respect for subsequent potential projects.
With the completion in 1995 of the missile design infrastructure development project, initiated in 1992 to train expert personnel and develop design tools necessary for rocket and missile design, the "design-oriented" era began for Roketsan. Thanks to this infrastructure, created with the goal of becoming a system leader, the design, development, and production of the TR-107 Rocket with a range of 11 km and the TR-122 Rocket with a range of 40 km, and the T-122 Sakarya Multiple Rocket Launcher (MLRS) Weapon System, all uniquely designed composite-fueled rockets with significantly more advanced capabilities than their counterparts worldwide, were carried out to meet the needs of the Turkish Armed Forces before the completion of the Stinger project in 1999. The inclusion of these weapon systems and rockets into the inventory of the Land Forces Command in 1996 constituted a significant milestone for Roketsan and the Turkish Armed Forces. Towards the end of the 1990s, the production infrastructure was strengthened and diversified to realize projects initiated by the Ministry of National Defense to produce long-range rockets and missiles that would increase the firepower of our Land Forces in depth.
As a result of these efforts, which also included the acquisition of new technologies, the Kasırga Rocket and Weapon System and the Yıldırım Missile and Weapon System were added to the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces. Again, in line with the needs of the Land Forces, it was started by the Ministry of National Defence in 2004.
