HAVELSAN and Widad Business Group Sdn Bhd (WBG) held a signing ceremony to formalize the Memorandum of Collaboration during the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2022 exhibition which took place at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur on 28-31 March.
WBG Executive Director Datuk Cham Nong Aliap said: “We are excited to be partnering with HAVELSAN for their products in training and simulation technologies and bringing the expertise of one of the world’s top firms in this field to Malaysia.”
“There is a great service and cost-reduction opportunity here for the country, specifically on aircraft and logistic costs where training of paratroopers usually involves transporting a whole troop of jumpers to a site and back to their base.”
“According to our initial estimations, the usage of such systems will be able to achieve significant cost savings for training in the Malaysian defence sector,” he said, adding that the prospects of this new business segment look favourable.
“This is only the first phase of our collaboration with them, and HAVELSAN has several other reasonably priced yet technologically superior systems that we foresee could bring extraordinary benefits here,” he added.
Besides offering users training in repeatable and safe environment in a short time, its features such as a high-resolution database and virtual reality allow vital skills to be developed in real-time under a wide range of weather conditions, emergencies and variable wind conditions. This enhances the real performance of its user and contributes to more efficient use of resources by reducing the number of actual jumps from aircrafts.
Moreover, the HAVELSAN Parachute Simulator can also be used for civil purposes, fire departments, police force and so on.
“The prospects of this new business segment look favourable, especially in the Asia-Pacific region where HAVELSAN has identified as one of the fastest growing markets. This is only the first phase of our collaboration with them, and HAVELSAN has several other reasonably priced yet technologically superior systems that we foresee could bring extraordinary benefits here,” he added.
“We have been actively following a diverse range of projects for Malaysian military, public and private sectors, and even established a Regional Office in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is an important hub for HAVELSAN in the Southeast Asia region, therefore we are pleased to have found a reliable partner in WBG to be able to expand our reach and enhance our ties in the country,” Dr. Mehmet Akif Nacar, CEO & General Manager of HAVELSAN commented.
Widad Business Group was incorporated in 2002 to fulfill the growing needs for calibre bumiputra contractors to serve Malaysia’s rapid economic growth and development. The group has now diversified its activities to Integrated Facility Management (IFM) and Construction via Widad Group Berhad (formerly known as Ideal Jacobs Corporation Berhad), Media, ICT & Publication via Wardah Communication and Dataprep Berhad, Hospitality, Aerospace, Education and Healthcare.
HAVELSAN was founded in 1982 as a corporation owned by and affiliated to the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation. Aside from being accepted as one of the largest and leading technology firms of Turkey, HAVELSAN is also a leading trademark in the international market as well with its deep-rooted experience, competent and specialized employees, and high-technology based software-intensive solutions and products.
HAVELSAN does not only develop and produce technology in defence, security and information sectors, along with high technology and software solutions developed in-house, but also combines its own solutions and products with the solutions and products of other firms included in its business ecosystem, thus being able to present end to end solutions to its customers.
Focused on software-intensive systems, HAVELSAN is offering and putting at the disposal of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), public administrations and entities, overall private sector and its own international customers its solutions comprised of genuine and original products and systems in the following fields: Defense, Simulation, Information and Communication, Homeland Security and Cyber Security.
