Each year Turkish Navy organises a mine warfare exercise named after the famous minelayer Nusret. This year the exercise will be held between 25 November and 4 December 2016, in İzmir Bay. The aim of the exercise is to provide training for the planning and execution of mine warfare and to improve the interoperability in... Continue Reading →
On 28 October 2016, the Turkish Defence Executive Commitee, has decided to arm SH-70B Seahawk helicopters of Turkish Navy with Temren short-range anti ship missile. Temren means arrowhead in Turkish. The missile was developed, from the L-UMTAS long range anti tank missile, developed by Roketsan. The original L-UMTAS has a range of 8 km and weights... Continue Reading →
The first ship, of the two new logistics supports ships, constructed for Turkish Navy, A-574 TCG Yüzbaşı Güngör Durmuş was launched on 8th October 2016. Selah Shipyard has won the tender in 2014. The construction of the first ship has started in 2015. The ships will carry 4000 tons of fuel for warships, 500 tons... Continue Reading →
After a considerable period of absence, Turkish Navy is back in Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia. In early September Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster & Emergency Management Authority dispatched an aid ship to Somaliland, Ethiopia and Putland. M/V Lila, loaded with 11 tons of aid, left Mersin, Turkey on 10 September 2016. Ada... Continue Reading →
It is a joy to see one ATR-72 60 ASW plane in the air at last. It has been 11 years since the contract was signed. For further reading: 12 Years After The Contract Thales Finally Delivers Maritime Patrol Aircraft To Turkish Navy Finaly: The First ATR-72 Maritime Utility Plane Is Delivered Turkish Navy... Continue Reading →
15 days ago, Turkey lived its longest night. There were many stories, rumors and allegations in the air before the dust settled down and we could gain a better inside to the things that happened. One of the rumors was that 14 warships of Turkish Navy were missing after the failed coup attempt and they may... Continue Reading →
Turkish defence acquisition agency Undersecreteriat For Defence industries (UDI) has issued a request for proposal for 4 more Milgem class corvettes. To be honest, I did not expect that UDI would prepare a tender for more Milgem class warships, adding a new twist to the long and winding project. The reasoning behind this move can be... Continue Reading →
Amid the turmoil created by the failed coup attempt, the second New Type LST, TCG Sancaktar was launched on 16th July 2016. I wish her calm seas and friendly winds. The first ship of the new landing ship class TCG Bayraktar was launched on 3rd October 2015. The contract for the construction of a new LST’s... Continue Reading →
Turkey is in a very turbulent situation since the failed coup attempt last Saturday. There is a lot of information, misinformation and disinformation about the things happened during the last weekend. One of the is the story about 14 missing warship of Turkish Navy. As far as I know the story was originated in British... Continue Reading →
The aviation journalist, Mr. Tony Osborne of Aviation Week & Space Technology reported from Farnborough Airshow Turkish ATR-72 maritime patrol program reached a milestone: ... At the IDEF defense show in Istanbul in 2013, Alenia Aermacchi and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) signed a memorandum of understanding to offer the ATR-72 as a maritime patrol aircraft, with... Continue Reading →
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