Turkish Defence
Procurement Agency SSM announced the results of Request for Information (RFI)
issued for new coast guard aircraft. At total 25 companies have responded to
Turkey’s request. The contract concerns the integration of subsystems into a
coast guard aircraft for maritime surveillance operations. The successful
company will be tasked with the maintenance, operational services and
integration of required subsystems for the one Beechcraft King Air 350ER the
government will purchase for the coast guard program.  The companies that responded to the request
are:

1. Aerlyper

2. Aerodata
AG

3. Airborne
Technologies GmbH

4. ASELSAN
A.Ş. MGEO Sektör Başkanlığı

5.
Beechcraft Berlin Aviation GmbH

6. Delta
Elektronik Ticaret Ve Sanayi Limited Şirketi

7. Duygu
Havacılık Savunma Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş.

8.
FINMECCANICA S.P.A. Airborne& Space Systems Division

9. HAVELSAN
A.Ş.

10.
i-Marine Deniz Teknolojileri ve Araştırmaları San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

11.
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training

12. MAG DS
Corp.

13.
METEKSAN Savunma Sanayii A.Ş.

14.
Navigator International, LLC

15.
Portline Havacılık San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

16.
Provincial Aerospace

17.
SAVRONİK Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

18. SDT
Uzay ve Savunma Teknolojileri Bilişim Üretim Danışmanlık Ticaret A.Ş.

19. Sierra
Nevada Corporation

20. Skyline
Ulaşım Ticaret A.Ş.

21. ST
Airborne Systems

22. STM
Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş.

23. TARGET
A.Ş.

24.
Telephonics Corporation

25.
Universal Switching Corporation

The new
aircraft will be involved in maritime border security missions,
search-and-rescue support and maritime surveillance operations.