Submarine Design Type 209 Thyssenkrup Marine Systems (TKMS) at Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) Trade Show 2016
The Handelsblatt newspaper based in Düsseldorf, Germany reported that ThyssenKrupp, a steel company that also manufactures submarines, with partners from Turkey, is in negotiations for partnering to take part in an Indonesian submarine project.
According to the report, ThyssenKrupp Marine System (TKMS), a steel company subsidiary that established a regional office in Turkey in 2013 to strengthen its operations, together with a Turkish company, whose name has not been officially announced, plans to bid for the Indonesian submarine project.
The joint move comes as competition with French TKMS competitors, DCNS, and also Chinese and South Korean companies are also expected to submit proposals for the project.
Despite the fact that the Turkish couple's name remains undisclosed, it was reported last month that the Gölcük Turkey Shipyard in Kocaeli province submitted a proposal to the Indonesian army for a 214 type submarine. According to the report, Gölcük Shipyard will host a group of incoming officials Comes from the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta.
For almost 50 years, the Turkish navy has ordered submarines from the Ruhr Group shipyard, which currently operates under TKMS.
Despite the displeasure, Turkey is now expected to cooperate with TKMS to enter the export business. Together they want to sell submarines to Indonesia, according to the German newspaper, which is believed to have received intelligence reports from industry insiders.
ThyssenKrupp, which operates in component technology, elevator technology, steel industry and materials, has been operating in Turkey since the late 19th century as an ancestor of Krupp's active company in the country in 1868.
Moreover Blohm + Voss, the company that built the yacht Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Savarona, is a ThyssenKrupp Group company.
The group's activities focus on providing components for the Turkish automotive industry, plant technology and recycling facilities as well as passenger transport systems including elevators, escalators, moving sidewalks and passenger bridges.
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, with offices in Germany, is part of ThyssenKrupp Group's Business Area Industrial Solutions. The company participates in the products provided by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and provides systems, parts and service support to the Turkish Navy Command.
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