A new batch of photos from Turkish Navy ATR-72-600 TMPA plane has emerged. The photos from last year showed an unpainted airplane where as this year the plane seems to be fully painted. The first plane should have been delivered back in February 2017. But like the Meltem-I and Meltem_II projects, this Meltem-III has been... Continue Reading →
During the IDEF 2015 12th International Defense Industry Fair, Turkish Navy shared the first conceptual drawing of the second generation of Milgem class. There was a poster about TCG Istanbul on the Turkish Naval Forces booth during IDEF 2017 too. I though it would be interesting to compare the photos and see how the design... Continue Reading →
Mr. Hakan Kılıç, military aviation and ballistics missiles and BMD researcher, visited the newest warship of Turkish Navy: TCG Bayraktar. He took photos during his visit and kindly allowed me to used them. The photos you are about to see are his, but comments are mine.
On 13 May 2017 Turkish warships set sail to participate in annual Deniz Kurdu exercise. The exercise is held in Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean Sea and will continue till 26 May 2017. The purpose of the exercise is: to test the efficiency level of the current command control structure under realistic conditions to determine the... Continue Reading →
The fitting out of the third Ada class (Milgem) corvette TCG Burgazada is proceeding on the dry dock. The fabrication of the hull of the fourth and final Ada class corvette TCG Kınalıada is almost finished. The pre-fabrication of the first İ class frigate is continuing. First two blocks of the hull is ready to... Continue Reading →
According to a tweet from Minister of National Defence the first ship of Bayraktar class landing ships L-402 TCG Bayraktar was commissioned in Turkish Navy on 14 April 2017. Since the ship will be under the shipyard's warranty for 12 months, this is regarded as a temporary commissioning. A permanent commissioning is when Turkish Navy... Continue Reading →
The above image is to be believed a photo of Atmaca anti ship missile. The photo was taken by a test firing on a terrestrial range. Probably to test the flight characteristics and or the range. The project must started at least 10 years ago. In his memorials Admiral Özden Örnek, Commander of Turkish Navy... Continue Reading →
Deniz Yıldızı 2017 naval exercise has ended on 7th April 2017 and participating warships are returning to their home bases. Live missile firings made this year’s event will one of the best remembered. During the second phase of the exercise between 31 March and 3 April, in total 6 warships and one submarine launched 8 missiles.... Continue Reading →
10 Turkish warships are conducting port visits in 5 different ports, in 5 different countries. The long needed rest came after the end of the first phase of naval exercise Deniz Yıldızı 2017. The exercise has started on 27 March and will end on 7 April. Of course the small size of the Black Sea helps.... Continue Reading →
It is not usual for submarines to make port visit in foreign countries. TCG 1. İnönü visited the Albanian port Durrës between 30 March and 1 April 2017. According to Albanian press: Her visit to our country made in the framework of strengthening relations between the navies of the two countries and NATO operations. The... Continue Reading →
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