It has been a while since I have last updated the order of battle for Turkish Navy. Here is the current one: Active Building Planned Submarines (Note 1) 14 6 Frigates (Note 2) 17 Corvettes 7 1 10 Fast Attack Craft - Missile 26 1 Patrol Craft (Note 3) 19 11 4 Minehunters/sweepers (Note 4)... Continue Reading →
First Turkish Interceptor Delivered To Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
During the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (Lima) Exhibition 2011, on 5th December, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) took delivery of three MRTP 16 class, fast interceptor craft from BYO Marine Sdn Bhd with a ceremony. The delivery was made to MMEA director-general Maritime Admiral Datuk Mohd Amdan Kurish and was witnessed by Deputy Prime Minister Tan... Continue Reading →
Sea Of Friendship 2011
Turkish and Egyptian navies will take part in exercise called Bahr El-Muhabbe (Sea of Friendship) between 17 and 23 December 2011. The exercise will be hosted by Turkey and will be executed in Eastern Mediterranean. According to the press release of Turkish Navy, the aim of the exercise is to develop mutual cooperation and interoperability between two... Continue Reading →
First Turkish Interceptor Delivered To Egyptian Navy
The first Yonca-Onuk build MRTP-20 class fast interceptor has been shipped to Egypt. In 2010 the Yonca - Onuk and Egyptian Navy signed a deal for the procurement of 6 MRTP-20 class fast interceptor boats. Three boats will be constructed in Istanbul at Yonca-Onuk Shipyard and the others in Egypt’s Alexandria Naval Shipyard with technology... Continue Reading →
TCG Gediz Disrupts A Pirate Mother Ship and Skiff
One of the two frigates Turkey has sent to Gulf Of Aden for anti piracy operations, F-495 TCG Gediz disrupted a pirate mother ship and a skiff according to Combined Maritime Forces. TCG Gediz has received the GENESİS combat suit modernization and she is the first frigate of this class to receive the MK-41 VLS upgrade.... Continue Reading →
Turkey Assumes Command Of NATO’s Counter Piracy Task Force
On 7th December 2011, Turkey took the command of the NATO's Anti Piracy Task Force TF-508 with a ceremony in Djibouti. Prior to this change of command NATO's other permanent naval task force SNMG-1 was making up the TF-508. For the next six months the ships of SNMG-2 will be the anti piracy task force. Currently SNMG-2... Continue Reading →
SNMG-2 Is Heading To Djibouti
According to NATO, SNMG-2 has passed through the Suez Canal some time between December 2nd and today and the task force consisting of Turkish flagship F-491 TCG Giresun and Italian frigate F-571 ITS Grecale is sailing to Djibouti to join Task Force 508. TCG GIRESUN, the new flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 recently... Continue Reading →
Romania Ratifies U.S. Missile Shield Agreement
According to Defence News, Romanian parliament ratified to host ballistic missile intercepting missiles on her soil as she has agreed before. The Romanian parliament ratified an accord to host U.S. missile interceptors on its soil on Dec. 6, a day before a meeting of the 28 NATO members in Brussels. The Senate unanimously adopted the... Continue Reading →
French Frigate Arrives in Russia, While Russian Frigates Leaves For France
According to Russian web sites rusnavy.com, the French Aviso class frigate F-796 Commandant Birot arrived in Novorossiysk, Russia for a 5 day port visit that will end today. The French frigate was in Istanbul between 16th and 20th November 2011. Before arriving in Istanbul, the ship was part of the Surge Operation for the Operation Active... Continue Reading →
The Situation In The Eastern Mediterranean (Part 6)
The occupation of a Demilitarizing Zone is usually the first step of a armed conflict. But when the Green Line, that divides Cyprus in two was occupied last week it was an act of peace rather than aggression. Young people from both communities entered the UN controlled Green Line and camping there. If this latest... Continue Reading →
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