ASFAT

{{short description|Turkish state-owned defense contractor}}

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| name = ASFAT Inc.

| logo = ASFAT logo.png

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| type = Anonim Şirket

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| industry = Defence, shipbuilding

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| founded = {{start date and age|2018|1|12}}

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| key_people = Alpaslan KAVAKLIOĞLU (Chairman){{cite web|url=https://www.asfat.com.tr/en/yonetim-kurulu|title=Board of Directors - ASFAT|author=ASFAT}}

| hq_location_city = Ankara, Ankara

| hq_location_country = Turkey

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| area_served = Worldwide

| products = Combat vehicles, warships, floating dry docks, aerospace

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| services = Aircraft maintenance; hangar construction; contractor

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| owner = Turkish Ministry of National Defense

| num_employees = >27,000

| num_employees_year = 2019

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ASFAT Inc., ({{langx|tr|ASFAT}}, acronym: Askeri Fabrika ve Tersane İşletme, Military Factory and Shipyard Management) is a Turkish state-owned defense contractor.{{cite web |last1=Dominguez |first1=Gabriel |title=Update: Turkey's STM wins tender for Pakistani corvettes |url=https://www.janes.com/article/81568/update-turkey-s-stm-wins-tender-for-pakistani-corvettes |website=janes.com |publisher=Janes |accessdate=4 June 2019}} The company under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Ministry of National Defense, which develop, manage and utilise the facilities and capabilities of the 27 ordnance factories and 3 public naval shipyards in Turkey that were previously led by the country's Ministry of National Defense, to provide design, manufacture, maintenance, sustainment and training for global defence market.

History

In 2019 ASFAT partnered with Vard Marine of Canada to produce naval and coast guard vessels for the international market.{{cite web |last1=Stevenson |first1=Beth |title=IDEF 2019: Vard Marine and ASFAT sign MOU for Turkish ship development |url=https://www.janes.com/article/88284/idef-2019-vard-marine-and-asfat-sign-mou-for-turkish-ship-development |website=janes.com |publisher=Janes |accessdate=4 June 2019}} Also at International Defence Industry Fair 2019 ASFAT signed an MOU with Damen Group.{{cite web |title=ASFAT AND DAMEN SIGN MOU AT IDEF IN ISTANBUL |url=https://www.damen.com/en/news/2019/05/asfat_and_damen_sign_mou_at_idef_in_istanbul |website=damen.com |publisher=Damen |accessdate=4 June 2019}}

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