HAVELSAN signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin on June 11, 2014 to collaborate on global and local opportunities. The partnerships were confirmed at the Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish Relations.

HAVELSAN expands its collaboration with Lockheed Martin, Inc. to identify and pursue opportunities to provide training solutions throughout the world. The agreement includes investigating opportunities for F-16 full mission simulators in third countries, land vehicle simulators in Turkey and third countries, electronic warfare extensions, artillery forward observer and wild land fire suppression training technologies and other flight training capabilities in USA. 

“HAVELSAN sees tremendous potential to provide technologies developed by Turkish industry to customers all over the world in collaboration with Lockheed Martin. The ingenuity of Turkey's technologists and Lockheed Martin's experience developing training systems make an attractive combination,” said Sadık YAMAÇ, General Manager for HAVELSAN. 

“HAVELSAN has developed a number of cost-effective technologies that complement Lockheed Martin's student-centric training methodologies. The collaboration will offer customers more value for preparing military personnel under the most realistic conditions,” said Jim WEITZEL, Vice President of Training Solutions for Lockheed Martin's Global Training and Logistics business. 

HAVELSAN and Lockheed Martin are currently working together to provide the Turkish Air Force with high-fidelity F-16 full mission simulators and weapons and tactics trainers. 

HAVELSAN is a C4ISR, simulation technologies, and IT company who presents global solutions in defense and IT sectors. HAVELSAN has improved expertise in the fields of C4ISR, Naval Combat, Air Defense, Information Management, Simulation and Training, Homeland Security and Energy Management Systems. Cost effective integrated systems are designed and developed to turn data into information, and information into powerful tools for users and decision-makers through implementing capabilities in system integration. 

Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 123,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for 2011 were $46.5 billion.