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A barrage of cruise missile attacks against targets in Yemen and Saudi Arabia by missiles manufactured in Iran was made possible with parts procured in Turkey from Lonca Makina Sanayi, according to findings submitted to the UN Security Council;
The revelations were made when UN investigators probed the chain of custody of several components recovered from the debris of missiles used in attacks on Saudi Arabia as well as those seized in the Gulf of Aden. The evidence led to the discovery that a key component used in the manufacturing of the missiles was imported from Germany by a Turkish company in 2016;
The component identified as 30.600 G OEM Pressure Transmitter was originally produced by German company BD Sensors and was used in the fuel-feed system of the missile. According to UN documents, the German company shipped the transmitter to the Istanbul-based Lonca Makina Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş., its only authorized distributer in Turkey;
The discovery is hardly surprising to observers of Turkey-Iran cooperation in sanctions busting techniques. Faced with US sanctions, Iran has extensively been using neighboring Turkey to procure critical components, especially for dual-use goods, to support its defense industry and produce arms and weapons, some of which it exported to fuel regional conflicts in the Middle East and Africa. Tehran has been significantly helped by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who considers Iran his second home and actively works to facilitate Iran’s operations in Turkey and other countries;
The UN documents highlight that the critical transmitters were found in the missiles seized from a dhow named Al-Raheeb in the Gulf of Aden by the US Navy on November 25, 2019. The dhow was transporting anti-tank guided missile launch containers, surface-to-air missiles, components for Quds-1 and C802 cruise missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicle and waterborne improvised explosive device parts. UN investigators examined the samples to trace the origin of the components used in the manufacture of these weapons;
The transmitters were part of the Quds-type cruise missiles used in 2019 and 2020 attacks on multiple targets in Saudi Arabia. The pressure transmitter that was used in one missile with serial number 10075204 was imported by Turkish company Lonca on July 14, 2016, although it is not clear how it ended up in an Iranian Quds missile. The Turkish company did not respond to a UN letter that asked about the delivery of the transmitters after it imported them from Germany;
Industry:
Manufacture of instruments used for measuring and controlling flow, level, pressure or other variables of air, liquids and gases (hydrometer, flowmeter, barometer, hygrometer, etc.);
Marketing, import and export of all mechanical and electronic machinery manufacturing and related tools and equipment as well as occupational health and safety equipment, training and consumables, and other operations written in the amendment agreement registered on 17.12.2002.
Also Known As:
LONCA MAKİNA SANAYİ TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
Established:
30/01/1984
Country:
Turkey
Address:
FERHATPAŞA MAH.GAZİPAŞA CAD. NO:104 A ATAŞEHİR
LONCA PAZARLAMA ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
LONCA PAZARLAMA MAKİNA SANAYİ TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
Website:
www.lonca.tr.com
E-mail:
info@lonca.tr.com
Person of interests:
AYHAN ÖZTÜRK – Member of the Board of Directors
ARİF İSMETVİDİNLİ – Member of the Board of Directors
HÜSAMETTİNAVCU – Member of theBoard of Directors
HÜSAMETTİNAVCU – Member of theBoard of Directors
FERİDUNHAMURCU – Member of theBoard of Directors
ARİF İSMETVİDİNLİ – Chairman of the Board
MÜRÜVVET GÜLSÜNİNANY – Member of the Board
ŞÜKRAN SUNAVİDİNÖYLÜ – Board of Directors
Reason for the color:
» Component in Iranian-made missiles used in attacks on Saudi Arabia traced back to a Turkish firm;