TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MAM) participated in the 15th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF'21) held at TÜYAP Fair and Congress Center between 17-20 August 2021.

Organized under the auspices of the Presidency, hosted by the Ministry of National Defence, and under the management and responsibility of the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, IDEF'21 opened its doors with the opening speeches of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar, Presidential Defense Industry President Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir, and Deputy General Manager of the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation Sadık Piyade.

1,238 companies came together at IDEF'21. The exhibition was attended by 169 delegations from 83 countries, 613 delegation members and 28 Ministers.

Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank at TÜBİTAK MAM Stand

Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank visited the TÜBİTAK MAM stand on the last day of IDEF 2021. Minister Varank closely examined the products on display and received information from the officials.

Reminding that the Terahertz (THz) Real-Time Passenger Imaging System Project is also a system developed by TÜBİTAK, Minister Varank said, "This is a system that detects people carrying foreign objects, especially at customs gates. This product was first developed by TÜBİTAK MAM. We then cooperated with ASELSAN for its mass production." Varank said, "As the Ministry of Industry and Technology, these are the works we aim for in our institutions such as TÜBİTAK. We are trying to develop products that require advanced technology, mass produce them in our companies in Turkey and commercialize them. The terahertz system is one of the best examples of these."

"We are now a country that designs, develops and produces technology"

Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal, President of TÜBİTAK, stated that TÜBİTAK participated in IDEF'21 in a very strong manner with its SAGE, BİLGEM, MAM and UZAY institutes.

Drawing attention to the rapid development in our country's defence industry in recent years, Prof. Dr. Mandal said: "Our localization rate in the defence industry has increased from 20 percent to 80 percent. The self-confidence, self-sufficiency and responsibility we have gained here make us strong in other areas. Turkey is now a country that is self-sufficient in the field of defense and has become a leader both in its region and globally. We are now a country that designs, develops and produces technology, not a country that uses technology, not a country that produces technology by transferring technology."

TÜBİTAK MAM's High Technology Products on Display

TÜBİTAK MAM exhibited the Chemical Warfare Agents Detection Device (MAM-CDET), Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Industrial Substances Detection Device (ZEM-CDET), Chemical Warfare Agents Detection System in Drinking Water, Submarine Defense Warfare Sonar Transducer Element (TBT-01), Mine Hunting Sonar Transducer Element (TBT-RX-420), High Temperature Materials for Aerospace Industry Behind-the-Wall Imaging System, Single Crystal Turbine Blade, Floating Decoy and Launcher System (MAM-TFDLS), Sealing Glass, Space Qualified Solar Panel, MİLGES, Photovoltaic Micro Inverter, Fuel Cell Charging System, Hydrogen Burning Catalyst, Kalipatron, Thermal Interface Material products attracted great interest from visitors.