U.S. steals boat blueprints from Turkish firm

[Argamemnon]

U.S. steals boat blueprints from Turkish firm

An unnamed U.S. firm has stolen detailed design plans for an advanced fast intervention boat specifically designed for clandestine operations by naval special forces, Turkey’s state-owned TV network TRT reported.

Yonca-Onuk, a leading Turkish boatmaker and the designer of the MRTP-22 Fast Attack & Special Forces Boat, stated that the company shared technical facts and engineering plans of the boat as part of a prior agreement to co-produce an American version for the U.S. Navy. However, the U.S. firm involved in the deal walked away from the table following the receipt of ’technology transfer’ from Yonca-Onuk, with the excuse that the Turkish company has not produced a 45-meter boat before.

It is not known whether Yonca-Onuk would press international legal charges in case the U.S. firm created a clone of the MRTP-22. Company representatives were unavailable for comment about the incident to TRDEFENCE.

United States military operates a similar vehicle dubbed the Mark 5 SOC, short for ‘Special Operations Craft’. However, Yonca-Onuk’s MRTP-22 employs a more efficient hydrodyamic design, composite materials and cutting edge water-jet propulsion technology. It is vastly superior to the American Mark 5 vehicle.

Yonca-Onuk and the MRTP-22

Yonca-Onuk is a leading Turkish boatmaker and produces both civilian superyatchs and military vessels. It is most famous for its MRTP series of boats for the Turkish Coast Guard and Navy. The Istanbul-based compay has exported several MRTP models with various hull, engine, sensor and weapon modifications to a large list of countries including Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Georgia.

MRTP-22 is a special adaptation of the MRTP series for the demanding needs of Turkish and allied naval special operations forces, such as Turkey’s SAT and SAS units. It features Onuk’s extremely efficient KO-03 deep ‘V’ hull and advanced water propulsion technology, which enables the vehicle to reach speeds of over 70 knots. This is about 10 knots/hr faster than the Mark 5′s maximum speed, claimed to be the best boat of this class in the United States. MRTP-22 also comes with reduced IR signature and shorter profile for avoiding detection, while increased ballistic protection provides better cover for the operatives aboard. MRTP-22 is highly customizable for the specific requirements of individual customers and can be equipped with FLIR/night vision systems, 3D radars, remote controlled gun turrets of varying calibers, Hellfire/anti-ship missiles and other sensor and weapon combinations.

http://www.trdefence.com/2011/02/16/...-turkish-firm/

[Argamemnon]

Interesting times, Mubarak the last Pharaoh gone.. Americans stealing Turkish technology.. what's next?

[LavaDog]

what's next?

well right now their beating war drums in Washington for the the military to head to Lybia for "humanitarian assistance".

[Argamemnon]

strange things are happening and so fast.. it's hard to keep up

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[جوري]

Fact is it is happening way too fast for their vision of a 'New Middle East' to come to fruition and sadly the grip of corruption runs deeps in the Middle east that if their 'intelligence' is slightly intelligent might be two steps ahead of the revolution(s). Let's just hope that the people's intentions are in the right place so that Allah swt would make them victorious.. and of course the U.S is a thief.. why would they pay for something they can steal? They have too many wars and a spoiled cockroach (Israel) to funnel the big bucks too..

:w:

[titus]

and of course the U.S is a thief.. why would they pay for something they can steal?

Is your syntax correct here? It was a US firm, which sounds like a private company. You, and the article, keep phrasing it like the US government stole it. There is a distinction, and I don't see anything in the article that says that the government was involved or condoned this theft.

[Ramadhan]

Is your syntax correct here? It was a US firm, which sounds like a private company. You, and the article, keep phrasing it like the US government stole it. There is a distinction, and I don't see anything in the article that says that the government was involved or condoned this theft.

You are correct. That boat technology is far too insignificant for the US government to steal. They'd rather help stealing palestinian lands, or steal whole oil and regions (Iraq and Afghanistan).

[Trumble]

Is your syntax correct here? It was a US firm, which sounds like a private company. You, and the article, keep phrasing it like the US government stole it. There is a distinction, and I don't see anything in the article that says that the government was involved or condoned this theft.

A particularly important distinction in this case, considering the nature of the US defence industry. I wish people would bother to actually read the linked article; it looks to me like the Turkish firm were just suckered.. nothing was 'stolen'; they gave it away. Not that that makes the actions of the US company ethical or even legal, of course, but we all know the nature of corporate America or indeed corporate pretty much anywhere else.

[Trumble]

well right now their beating war drums in Washington for the the military to head to Lybia for "humanitarian assistance".

According to the UN World Food Program the Libyan food supply chain is in the verge of collapse. Should that happen can we take it you would rather see the Libyans starve to death than accept American humanitarian assistance? The simply fact is, no matter how much you might dislike it, that the US is the only country with the capability to provide such assistance quickly.