One of the private universities in Turkey, Bahçeşehir University has founded a Technology Development Center (BUTECH) in August 2005. BUTECH’s main mission is to realize custom projects created for various industries and government in Turkey and in the Middle East region of the world. They employ their students so that they would have sufficient work... Continue Reading →
Last week the marketing department of the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia send the following press release to a small group of Turkish defense journalists, about the latest Spanish F-100 class frigate F-105 Cristóbal Colón. NAVANTIA PREPARES SPANISH NAVY’S FIFTH FRIGATE FOR SEA TRIALS On 9th. January, the F-100 class frigate “Cristóbal Colón”, under construction in Navantia for the Spanish Navy, left the shipyard dry... Continue Reading →
During the latest meeting of the Turkish Defence Industry Executive Committee on 5th January 2012, Aselsan was chosen to develop a Multi-functional Phased Array Radar. This radar will be the main sensor of the TF-2000 air defense warfare frigates Turkish Navy wants to acquire in the next decade. The Turkish Defence Industry Executive Committee assigned the Undersecretariat For Defense Industries to start, contract negotiations with Aselsan for the... Continue Reading →
This is a quick review of the current status of the construction project for Turkish Navy: Active Pre Production Production Post Production Milgem 1 10 1 0 New class patrol craft 2 5 5 4 214 Type submarine 0 6 0 0 LPD 0 1 0 0 LST 0 2 0 0 LCT 0 3 2... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Last year I have reported about a concept developed by two Turkish companies for anti-piracy operations: Kangal. Named aptly after the famous shepherd dog of Anatolia, this concept involved small fast and sufficiently armed patrol boats zooming around the merchant ship convoys and protecting therm against the pirates as a shepherd dog would protect its... Continue Reading →
In November Turkish President Abdullah Gül will visit United Kingdom. This visit has two highlight particularly important from naval point of view: First during his visit he will visit the BAE System's shipyard in Portsmouth. Second an agreement (probably a Letter of Agreement) about joint defense R&D with UK will be signed. A similar agreement... Continue Reading →
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