In mid-July, ALS Oriku arrived in İzmir, Turkey to replace her sister ALS Butrinti and. The 42,8 meter long, boats have 260 tons of displacement. Their 20mm remotely controlled gun turrets were installed in 2018. ALS Butrinti has patrolled on behalf of NATO Standing NATO Maritime Group Two Task Unit 01 since January 2018. Her... Continue Reading →
The Turkish Coast Guard made an illegal substance interception 750 nautical miles away from Turkey. The operation was conducted somewhere 78 nautical miles off Tripoli, Libya and 150 nautical miles off Sfax, Tunisia. This is the most distant operation ever carried by the Turkish Coast Guard. The Turkish flagged fishing boat M/V Pervin Oğulları was... Continue Reading →
18 March 1915 must have been an unforgettable day for a ship spotter. A mighty Allied fleet consisting of HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Agamemnon, HMS Lord Nelson, HMS Inflexible, HMS Prince George, HMS Triump, HMS Ocean, HMS Majestic, HMS Swiftsure, HMS Vengeance, HMS Irresistible, HMS Albion from Royal Navy, Gaulois, Charlemagne, Bouvet, Suffren from French... Continue Reading →
TCG Gökçeda will start her goodwill visit to Doha, Qatar on 28th January 2019. The frigate departed from Aksaz Naval Base on 13th January 2019 for a 3-month deployment to the Indian Ocean which will be her third. The frigate passed through the Suez Canal on 16th January and proceed to Djibouti her first port... Continue Reading →
On 2nd November 2018, The Presidency of Defence Industries –former Undersecreteriat of Defence Industries- the main defense acquisition agency of Turkey announced that a contract for the serial production of Atmaca (Hawk) anti-ship missile was signed. The contract was signed between PDI and Roketsan the leading company in the country for designing, developing and manufacturing... Continue Reading →
On early July, flagships of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) HNLMS De Ruyter and FGS Rhein arrived in Bulgarian port Burgas for the Bulgarian led exercise Breeze 2018. Replenishment ship FS Marne of Marine Nationale and Greek fast attack craft HS Daniolos followed them. BREEZE 2018... Continue Reading →
On 7th April 2018, TCG Sancaktar was handed over to Turkish Navy. She is the second ship of Bayraktar class landing ships, TCG Bayraktar being the first off the class. The contract for the construction of new LST’s was signed in 2011. The value of the contract was 370 million Euros. The first ship was... Continue Reading →
In April, Turkish Navy started to use a UAV for reconnaissance and surveillance missions. Turkish procurement agency Undersecretariat for Defence Industries released the first photos of the UAV. The craft is an ANKA, advanced medium altitude long endurance (MALE) class built by Turkish Aerospace Industries. According to the company the UAS, performs day and night,... Continue Reading →
Today, in the early morning hours the 20th Commander of Turkish Naval Forces, retired Admiral Özden Örnek has died. He was 75 years old and being treated for an undisclosed illness for the last 15 days at a hospital. Admiral Örnek was at the helm of Turkish Naval Forces between August 2003 and August 2005.... Continue Reading →
On 24th February 2018, Frigate TCG Göksu left her home port for deployment in the Gulf of Aden. This is her second deployment in the region. Currently, she is with the multinational anti-piracy task force CTF-151. On 8th February 2018, The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, extended the presence of the Turkish Navy in the... Continue Reading →
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