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In addition to aligning
           its vision for system
           development and production
           with the specific requirements
           of domestic and indigenous design
           programmes, BNA also designs  - as
           required in the technical specifications
           of these programmes  -   D projects for
           critical and confidential technological
           information needs, thus developing road maps
           for the acquisition of critical technologies. As for
           the Turkish Fighter Development (TF- )  rogramme,
           for which design activities are still ongoing, BNA
           continues to conduct research and development activities
           together with Turkish companies and universities on new
           generation Active Digital Flight Control Systems, and on lower
           observability technologies found in similar aircraft products around
 With its domestic and qualified engineering workforce, BNA is ready to   the world. Furthermore, with regards to projects involving the
 undertake  the  design  and  production  responsibility  in  important  work   development of power systems based on fully indigenous capabilities,
           BNA has been discussing with both Turkish and foreign companies for the
 packages  relating  to  national  and  indigenous  air  platform  and  system   Full Authority Digital Engine Control System (FADEC) needed for these projects.
 development projects conducted in Turkey, and to offer solutions in a broad range of
 areas from aircraft si ing and external geometry design to flight performance analyses    On-going BNA Projects
 from aerodynamic design and analysis to the planning and execution of wind tunnel tests    At this point, BNA succeeded to sign 3 (three) national and international projects in a very
 from structural design and analysis to modelling and flight mechanics analysis  and from   short time period and project activities have been started.
 external load integration and safe separation analysis to airworthiness certification.
 To ensure the highest level of domestic contribution in line with Turkey's vision and policies for   Versatile Gas Turbine Controller Development Project
 industrialisation, BNA has commenced talks with leading companies in Turkey and around the world   An agreement was signed with AES (Aerospace Embedded Solutions  mbH) which is a joint venture of
 under the role of First-Tier Indigenous System Supplier, and plans to move forward with these potential   MTU, one of  ermany's largest engine manufacturers, and SAF AN, a leading French company in the
 collaborations in near future. In this context, the subsystems in which the company has already initiated   fields of aerospace, defence and security for the development and production of the state-of-the-art
                 Engine Control System, which is considered as the brain of the engine. This project will create added
 collaborations are as follows:  value on behalf of Turkey by exporting high technology to  ermany.

 Ÿ Active Digital Flight Control Systems  Virtual Reality Human-Computer Interface Development Project
 Ÿ Engine Control Systems    BNA signed an agreement with BAE Systems about Human-Computer Interface by which development
 Ÿ Hydraulic Systems            and remediation of Virtual  eality applications and development potential for new applications will be
 Ÿ Environmental Control and  ressuri ation Systems  defined. The developed system will include more up-to-date and new technologies than current Virtual
 Ÿ Fuel Systems                       eality applications in Turkey. This project will be a first in Turkey and it is foreseen that it will draw
                                       considerable interest of the companies which have virtual cockpit products and which act on computer
                                          aided digital model design management or similar fields.
 BNA will carry out its advanced technology system integration, installation and testing activities
 at its simulator and system integration laboratory, which is currently under construction.   Diagnostics Dashboard Development Project
 Activities at this laboratory will include the development of software used in aircraft   An agreement signed with FNNS for a software development project by which all data of
 subsystems  prototype production and assembly and the testing and certification of   wheeled/tracked tactical combat vehicles being transferred can be displayed, dimensions
 software and hardware at  ine  eplaceable Unit level.  of these data can be changed and placed effectually on a tablet. At the end of this
                                                           project, the developed product will provide import substitution and a domestic
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