According to a short news release published at NATO's Allied Maritime Command Naples web site, F-491 TCG Giresun replaces F-245 TCG Oruçreis as the flagship of SNMG-2. Commander Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 has moved to a new flagship. Since 17 June 2011, TCG ORUCREIS has hosted Rear Admiral (LH) Sinan Azmi TOSUN, Turkish Navy,... Continue Reading →
F-495 TCG Gediz Visits Muscat
The Turkish frigates F-495 TCG Gediz is Muscat, Oman for an official visit. This visit is probably a short rest before the long days of patrolling against piracy and sea robbery will commence. The frigate is in the region since September 2011 and is in the CTF-151 multinational task force. She escorted the Turkish flagged merchant ship... Continue Reading →
SNMG-2 Gets A New Flagship
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) gets a new flagship in December. According to Turkish Navy, the current Flagship F-245 TCG Oruçreis will be relieved by the frigate F-491 TCG Giresun. Since June 2011 Turkish Navy is in command of SNMG-2 and MEKO 200 Track II class, TCG Oruçreis is the flagship. The reason behind this change... Continue Reading →
A Submarine Spotted
On 28 November 2011, one Turkish Type 209 / 1400 class submarine sailed through Bosphorus to Black Sea. Since Turkish Navy stooped painting the pennant number of the submarines on their hulls, it is impossible to identify each individual submarine anymore. While this new painting scheme helps the submarines to blend and prevents IR/FLIR/LLTV using... Continue Reading →
Turkey Develops A High Frequency Surface Wave Radar
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) announced that it was developing a High Frequency Surface Wave Radar (HFSWR). A prototype device, being tested at TÜBİTAK's Center of Research For Advanced Technologies Of Informatics And Security (BILGEM), started to receive return echo from the surface of the sea for the first time. The over the horizon radar with a... Continue Reading →
Bosphorus Naval News Is On DefencePoint (UPDATED)
The DefencePOint, one of the few Greek military blogs that is worth of reading has published my story about the ESSM test of Turkish Navy. They have also used the photo showing the firing of the missile from this blog. Unfortunately the bloggers at this blog (initially) forgot to mention my blog as the source... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy Tested An ESSM Missile
I don't know where, or when but apparently Turkish Navy fired an ESSM missile from a MK-41 VLS launcher on a Gabya (Perry) class frigate. The photos above are taken from the footage of The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. The national public broadcaster of Turkey made a TV program about the Turkish digital combat... Continue Reading →
USS Ramage Arrived In Marmaris Today.
The Arleigh Burke class US Navy destroyer DDG-61 USS Ramage arrived today in Marmaris, Muğla for a three day port visit. The local police and administrative authoritaties took extra security measure so the US sailors on shore are not harassed like during the last port visit, when USS Ramage was in Bodrum, Muğla. During the previous port visit a small group of protesters belonging... Continue Reading →
Turkish ASW plane Spotted In Malta
If I do not see photos of the CN-235 ASW planes every now and then I would think that the project is dead and everyone have forgotten it. The ASW plane acquisition project (also known as Meltem project) of Turkish Navy is a very long saga and consist of 3 parts: Meltem (I): Constructione of... Continue Reading →
Photos from 238th Anniversary Celebrations Of Turkish Naval Academy
Turkish Naval Academy was founded in 18 November 1773. To celebrate the 238th anniversary of this occasion a small armada of Turkish warships visited Heybeliada were today the Turkish Naval High School still educates the futures cadres of Turkish Navy. Among the visitors were the first of Milgem class, TCG Heybeliada, the first of New... Continue Reading →
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