STM (Turkish company)

STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş.) is a defence company in Turkey, operating in the civil, public (including military) and private sectors. STM produces various products and services in the fields of air, naval and land defense, as well as software and cyberspace.

STM is one of the contractors of the Turkish Armed Forces, supplying security forces, particularly the Turkish Naval Forces, with indigenous systems and solutions.

History
STM was established in 1991 by decree from the Turkish Government’s Defence Industry Executive Committee to provide project management, system engineering, technology transfer, technical and logistical support, and consultancy services to the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) and the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK).

STM was included in the Defense News Top 100, which ranks the world’s top 100 defense companies for three consecutive years, starting in 2018.

Governance
STM is headed by the Chairman of the Board Prof. Dr. İhsan Kaya and General Manager Özgür Güleryüz.

Operations
STM has three main divisions: engineering, technology and consultancy. It operates in the fields of military naval platforms, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, radar systems, satellite technologies, command and control systems, certification and consultancy.

Major projects
STM's major projects include: STM served as the main subcontractor in the construction of MİLGEM Ada-Class Corvettes, Türkiye’s first national corvette project. STM has taken part in the Reis-Class (Type-214) New Type Submarine program for the Turkish Navy which is powered by air-independent propulsion systems and has completed the deliveries of the hull Torpedo Section 50. STM also contributed to the digital map support project in the ATAK Helicopter project in 2011 and launched the NATO Integration Core (INT-CORE) project.
 * MILGEM project: Istanbul-class frigate, Ada-class corvette
 * Reis-class submarine
 * TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK helicopter – mission support system

In 2016, STM completed the modernization of the French-made Agosta 90B Khalid-Class Submarines in the inventory of Pakistan. The modernization of the two submarines was completed in Türkiye, whereas the modernization of the last submarine is continuing in Karachi, Pakistan.
 * ALTAY main battle tank – Command, Control, Communications and Information System
 * Modernisation of Pakistan Navy Agosta 90B class submarines
 * Production of Turkish electronic identity cards
 * Engineering support for Pakistan's build of the Fleet Tanker, PNS Moawin (A39)
 * Production of the STM Kargu rotary wing drone