Date: February 02, 2015
The winning designs have been announced in FNSS Mildesign 2015 “International Military Land Vehicles Design Competition” which is organized for the second time by FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. and the conceptual subject of which was “conceptual design of a manned and remote controlled modular military land vehicle with ballistic protection”.
During the organization realized on 17 January in Sheraton Ankara Hotel & Convention Centre, the activity started with a presentation made by the members of the Advisory Committee to the members of the jury about the details of the competition and the scoring system. After the presentation, all day long evaluation process has been started. The winning projects are selected as a result of the consensus reached by the jury committee consisting of 12 nationals and foreigners.
Awards are granted to 14 different projects in the competition, and out of 152 participating projects 105 were in professional category and 47 in student category.
FNSS Owe A Debt Of Gratitude To Our Jury Members Consisting Of Valuable Names Mentioned Below, Who Took Part In Mildesign 2015;
Brent Butcher (FNSS), Christopher F. Foss (IHS), Dr. Ekber Onuk (Yonca Onuk) Asst. Prof. Füsun Curaoğlu (Anadolu) Gökhan Muharrem Akış (Yonca Onuk) Gökhan Keman (FNSS), Prof. Dr. Gülay Hasdoğan (METU), Marc Chassillan (Renault Trucks Defence), Mark Pedrazzi (BAE Land & Armaments), Dr. Michael Hönlinger (KMW), Seda Tezsezen (TAI) and Sözüm Doğan (Futerodesign).
The awards of the winning project owners shall be presented through a ceremony to be participated by the representatives of the leading establishments and institutions of the sector to be held in IDEF’15, which is one of the most prestigious Defense Industry Exhibitions of the world to be organized in Istanbul, Turkey.
The ceremony shall be held on the second day of the exhibition (6 May 2015) and the winning projects shall be exhibited during IDEF'15 exhibition.
Following are the results of Mildesign 2015 International Military Land Vehicles Design Competition:
Professional Category
Rank |
Project Owner |
Participation Type |
Project Name |
City |
1st Place |
Levent Tuna |
Individual Participation |
Andarkan |
Istanbul |
2nd Place |
Berkant Orçun Çangal |
Individual Participation |
Mamba |
Ankara |
3rd Place |
Tolga Yaşar Yılmaz |
Individual Participation |
Altar |
Ankara |
Honorable Mention |
Hamit Oğuz Sipahioğlu |
Individual Participation |
Kama |
Istanbul |
Honorable Mention |
Onur Muhteşem Çapan |
Individual Participation |
Octopus Mmy |
Istanbul |
Honorable Mention |
Philipp Schaake |
Individual Participation |
Recoveroo |
Hamburg |
Honorable Mention |
İpek Temiz; Antonio Luna; Alperen Kale; Abelardo Perez Santiago |
Team Participation |
Starlight |
Ankara |
Student Category
Rank |
Project Owner |
Participation Type |
Project Name |
City |
1ST Place |
Alican Sayan; Enes Yiğit; Kübra Kaya; Faruk Mert |
Team Participation |
Atilgan |
Gazi University |
2ND Place |
Mehmet Çiçek; Mehmet Metin |
Team Participation |
Robozirh |
Mimar Sinan University / Marmara University |
3RD Place |
Berk Kaplan |
Individual Participation |
Mv1 |
Gazi University |
Honorable Mention |
Ömer Yeşildal; Mehmet Ümit Meterelliyöz |
Team Participation |
Scorpion |
Abant Izzet Baysal University |
Honorable Mention |
Deniz Yenidoğan |
Individual Participation |
Mod 17 |
Mimar Sinan University |
Honorable Mention |
Denizhan Arda; Ömer Berk Yüksel; Enis Altınkaynak; Ulaş Tigin |
Team Participation |
Gergedan Gr646 |
Anadolu University |
Honorable Mention |
Mert Murat Kocaman |
Individual Participation |
Çepni |
Marmara University |