2024: A Year Marked by STM's Successes

2024 in Review: A Year of Achievements!🚀

As we wrap up the year and get ready for 2025, we look back at the biggest STM highlights of 2024.🌍

The new year is on the horizon! We’re ready for #2025! ⛵#STMDefence pic.twitter.com/jtaI9ktC7K

— STM Defence International (@StmDefenceInt) December 30, 2024

One of Türkiye's leading defense industry companies, STM, achieved numerous significant successes in 2024. From naval projects to tactical mini UAV systems, from cybersecurity to command and control systems, STM continued to achieve both national and international milestones throughout 2024. Here’s a summary of STM’s key highlights in 2024:

We Have Achieved Success in Türkiye’s National Defence Projects!

1. Türkiye’s First National Frigate, TCG ISTANBUL, Delivered to the Turkish Navy!
2. TCG ISTANBUL Successfully Conducted Its First Firing with Türkiye’s first national Vertical Launch System (VLS) MİDLAS!
3. The Logistic Support Ship TCG ÜTĞM. ARİF EKMEKÇİ Delivered to the Turkish Navy!
4. TCG PİRİREİS, Part of the Reis-Class Submarines Where STM Plays a Key Role, Delivered to the Turkish Navy!
5. The Second Reis-Class Submarine, TCG HIZIRREİS, Began Sea Trials, While the Third Submarine, TCG MURATREİS, Entered Dock Outfitting Phase!
6. STM Took Over Responsibility for System Procurement and Platform Integration in the Mid-Life Modernization of Gür-Class Submarines.
7. New Deliveries of the Through The Wall Radar Made to the Various Civil Institutions.
8. Türkiye’s indigenous fighter jet KAAN, Whose Platform Cybersecurity is Overseen by STM, Completed Its Maiden Flight!
9. 7 Training Aircraft Delivered to Eskişehir Technical University Under the Training Aircraft Procurement Project!
10. STM Recognized with Three Awards at the Cybersecurity Industry Summit!

 From East to West, the World Chooses Us!

• STM Has Signed an Agreement to Develop Two Auxiliary Oiler Replenisher and Logistics Support Ships for the Portuguese Navy! Türkiye Has Exported a Naval Platform to a European Union (EU) and NATO Member Country in Collaboration with STM, for the first time!
• STM to Design and Build Three Corvettes for the Royal Malaysian Navy under the LMS Batch-II Project, with the Steel Cutting Ceremony Held
• The Ammunition-Drop UAV BOYGA Exported for the First Time!
• The MoU Was Signed Between STM and Karachi Shipyard for Logistic Support Ships to Be Procured by the Royal Saudi Navy!
• STM Has Been Named Türkiye’s Top Software Exporter with its INTEL-FS2 Project for NATO’s Intelligence Infrastructure!

Indigenous Development Efforts Continued Unabated

• Launch of the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle “STM NETA” Completed
• Pressure Hull Test Production of Türkiye’s First Special Operations and Attack Submarine, STM500, Successfully Completed!
• STM Localized the CTD Probe System in Türkiye for Naval Platforms and Oceanographic Research!
• The Loitering Munition KARGU Successfully Hit Its Target with Armor-Piercing Ammunition!

Modern Military Platforms Shine in Exercises and International Missions!

• TCG KINALIADA Corvette, Where STM Plays a Significant Role, Successfully Completed Its 4.5-Month Voyage to Japan!
• Logistic Support Ship TCG ÜTĞM. ARİF EKMEKÇİ is Currently Serving in the Somali Maritime Task Group!
• TCG ISTANBUL and MİLGEM-Class Corvettes Received High Praise During the "Sea Wolf 2024” Exercises!
• National Warships and UAV Systems Made a Mark at EFES-2024!
• The Attack UAV KARGU Scored a Direct Hit During the Azerbaijan-Caucasus Eagle 2024 Exercise!
• STM Participated in NATO's Largest Cyber Defense Exercise, Locked Shields 2024.
• STM’s Simulation-Based Decision Support System (SIMDES) Played a Key Role in the NATO Maritime Security Exercise!
• STM’s NATO Integration Core Solution (INT-CORE) Played a Critical Role at the NATO CWIX 2024 Exercise!

Participation in Nearly 100 Fairs and Events Both Domestic and International!

• STM Showcased Its Innovative Technologies at SAHA EXPO!
• STM Met the TEKNOFEST Generation in Adana!
• Türkiye’s Longest-Running Cybersecurity Competition, STM CTF, Celebrated Its 10th Year!
• STM's Cutting-Edge Technologies Showcased at Exhibitions Across Five Continents!