TCG Bartın was spotted fitted with a new set of electronic support measures systems this week when this ship made a port visit in Istanbul. This was the first time that the Burak, (ex-Aviso) class corvettes fitted with this new and unnamed system. These ships were procured from the French Navy in the early 2000s.... Continue Reading →
STM Defense Technologies Engineering and Trade Inc., one of the leading companies in the Turkish defense industry, reached another important milestone as the second Agosta 90B class submarine PNS Khalid was delivered to the Pakistan Navy Command with a ceremony. The first submarine of the project, the PNS Hamza was delivered on April 21, 2021.... Continue Reading →
This week, Turkish Naval Forces conducted an electronic warfare exercise off the coast of Antalya. The embedded short video shows ULAQ unmanned surface vessel with an EW suite and antenna. This version of ULAQ was made public when it was shown to the members of the Ankara Military Attache Corps. The details of the new... Continue Reading →
The Turkish Navy started to test a new towed sonar array on board of TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa. Previously the Rhein class auxiliary ship was used as the test bed for the Aselsan made Gökdeniz CIWS system. Photos, recently taken show that the Gökdeniz CIWS turret was removed from the ship. The aft of the... Continue Reading →
The Turkish Navy started to upgrade the Gabya class frigates with a new electro-optic sensor. The sensor was first observed on board TCG Gökçeada a couple months ago, the new electro-optic sensor appeared on board TCG Gaziantep this week. The ship was in overhaul. The E/O seems to be installed on a special pedestal on... Continue Reading →
Prologue: This article was first published in Defence Turkey Magazine Issue 106. It is not a secret that Turkey intends to operate an aircraft carrier. This desire was made public by President Erdoğan during his speech at the launching ceremony of the frigate TCG Istanbul. The interest of Turkey to operate airplanes from a large... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy conducted another live firing of Atmaca anti-ship missile on 18th June 2021. The test was conducted again at the live-fire exercise area off the coast of the Black Sea town Sinop. The last of the Ada class corvettes, TCG Kınalıada had the honour to do testing. At the receiving end of the missile... Continue Reading →
TCG Istanbul during the launching ceremony. Photo: Turkish MoD. The first İstif class frigate TCG Istanbul was launched on 23 January 2021 at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard. The first TCG Istanbul was ex USS Clarence K. After 35 years finally, there will be another TCG Istanbul. TCG Istanbul is the first ship of a class of four. The... Continue Reading →
General Electric has announced that it will provide two LM2500 marine gas turbines for the new Fleet Replenishment Tanker of the Turkish Navy. While it is not common to install expensive gas turbines to supply ships, the Turkish Navy required a fast tanker to keep up with the frigates and replenish them. Thus the new... Continue Reading →
The fourth and the final Ada class Corvette TCG Kınalıada was commissioned to the Turkish Navy on 29th September 2019. TCG Kınalıada has entered into service 8 years after the first ship of the class was commissioned. Her entry also means the completion of Milgem class corvette production for the Turkish Navy. On the outside,... Continue Reading →
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