>The composition of UNIFIL Maritime Task Force as 23 December 2010: Pennant Ship County Type F-240 TCG Fatih Turkey Frigate F-18 BNS Osman Bangladesh Frigate P-911 BNS Madhumati Bangladesh Patrol Craft A-516 FGS Donau Germany Tender M-1093 FGS Auerbach Germany Minehunter P-6130 FGS Hyaene Germany Fast Attack Craft P-26 HS Degiannis Greece Fast Attack Craft... Continue Reading →
>Modernization Project For Atılay Class Submarines Approved
>On their latest meeting on 18th December 2010, Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) decided to start contract negotiations with STM for the upgrade of Type 209 Atılay class submarines.According to the latest modernization project for the Type 209, Atılay Class submarines, the oldest two boats will be decommissioned as soon as the first Type 214... Continue Reading →
>A Busy Day For Coast Guard
>M/V Sea Bright aground in Antalya.Yesterady, the continuing storms in Mediterranean Sea casued two ships to run aground in Antalya.The first was Bolivian flagged M/V Sea Bright en route from Tarsus port in Adana to Egypt. She had 18 people on board when she was driven into the rocks by the sea in Antalya town. 17 were... Continue Reading →
>A New Frigate For The Russian Black Sea Fleet
>The new Project 11356 frigate for RBSF.© RIA Novosti. Igor ZaremboAccording to RIA Novosti, the construction of a Project 11356 Class frigate destined for the Russian Black Sea Fleet will start today at the Yantar Shipyard in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad.Yantar won a tender to build three Project 11356 frigates in October. The Black... Continue Reading →
>TCG Güven Launched
>SG-702 TCSG Güven Photo: http://www.denizhaber.com.trYesterday, the second search and rescue ship for the Turkish Coast Guard Command SG-702 TCSG Güven was launched at RMK Marine Shipyard, Istanbul.The first ship of the class, TCSG Dost, was launched in June 2010. She is currently being fitted aout at the same shipyard. She will begin with her HAT and... Continue Reading →
>TCSG-312 Upgraded With A STAMP
>TCSG-312 with a new STAMPTurkish Coast Guard craft TCSG-312 seems to have a brand new STAMP installed.STAMP is a remote-controlled Stabilized Machine Gun Platform developed by Turkish defense contractor ASELSAN. This fast response boat locally know as MRTP-33 class, was designed and build by Turkish Yonca-Onuk shipyard. Although there are 13 similar boats in service.... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Boats For Romanian Border Police Delivered
>The five river partrol boats of SNR-17 class, constructed for Romanian Border Police were delivered last week. Istanbul Shipyard (not to be mixed with Istanbul Naval Shipyard) was seleced by Romania to supply the boats back in January 2010. The total value of the project is estimated to be around 7,5 million euros.The boats are equipped... Continue Reading →
>A Maritime Security Center of Excellence Being Established For Turkey
>A protocol was signed between Turkish General Staff, Department of Strategy and Undersecretariat of Maritime Affairs for the establishment of Maritime Security Center of Excellence. (MSCoE)According to the protocol the aim of the MSCoE is to create synchronization among all real or legal entities that contribute to maritime security. Turkish General Staff, Turkish Navy, Turkish... Continue Reading →
>Seaforth World Naval Review 2011
>The 2011 edition of Seaforth World Naval Review has been published.Though it was launched just 3 years ago, it has established a good reputation among enthusiast, researchers and students of maritime issues. For the first time, this edition has an 8 page chapter devoted to the current operations and ship acquisition projects of Turkish Navy... Continue Reading →
>Wikileaks And Turkish Navy
>When every important institution was some how effected by these cable it would be foolish to assume that Turkish Navy would be left out.According to one cable send by US Ambassador MR. Tafft from Kyiv the former Ukrainian President Mr. Kuchma thinks that the Russian Black Sea Fleet is not a match against the Turkish... Continue Reading →
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