Russian defense group Oboronprom is planning to invest 4.03 billion rubles (US $121 million) in the Mil Moscow helicopter plant as part of expansion plans; Cyber security acquires Centre stage in Turkey’s national security discourse
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    • (NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1)
    According to reports, Russian defense group Oboronprom is planning to invest 4.03 billion rubles (US $121 million) in the Mil Moscow helicopter plant. Oboronprom is part of state-owned defense giant Rostec. To finance the investment, the Mil Moscow plant will issue additional shares, Rostec said in a statement. The expansion plans are related to the positive market forecasts for the Russian military aviation industry. Rosoboronexport, another Rostec subsidiary, noted that it expects to see a 30 percent increase in aircraft sales and a 20 percent growth in helicopter sales in 2013. Rostec comprises some 663 manufacturing companies, according to data from the company. The Russian group was established in 2007 to promote the development, production and exports of Russian arms and military equipment. Rostec’s subsidiary, Rosoboronexport, says it accounts for more than 80 percent of exports of Russian weapons and military equipment, which are distributed to more than 70 countries. 1
    In another development, according to reports, cyber security has acquired Centre stage in Turkey’s national security discourse. New technologies and solutions against cyber threats promise to become an emerging market in the country. This year alone, Turkey has hosted about a dozen conferences on cyber security and new technologies. The most recent one held on November 19-20 brought together 450 military officers, cyber experts, cyber defense officials and industry representatives from Turkey, the US, Britain, Germany, France, Canada, Italy, Finland, Hungary, Albania, Azerbaijan and South Korea. Most Turkish government agencies rely on foreign solutions, but the military and the national intelligence agency use local cyber security solutions mostly developed by Havelsan and TUBITAK, with the latter representing about 70 percent of all national crypto solutions. 2

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