The project was first made public in a presentation made by Undersecreteriat for Defence Industries, (SSM) during the 7th Naval Systems Seminar in 2017. SSM simply told that they have signed a contract for a Test and Evaluation Ship. More information was released in a presentation made by the engineering company STM during the same... Continue Reading →
TCG Gökçeada Deployed To The Indian Ocean
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 →
ÇAFRAD Successfully Completes First Live Fire Test
On 13th December 2018, it was announced that a RIM-162 ESSM missile fired from the frigate TCG Göksu hit a target drone. The live shooting exercise was important as the target was tracked and illuminated by Turkish-made radar system. In November 2018 Turkish Navy started field testing an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar prototype... Continue Reading →
Turkish Anti-Ship Missiles Contract Signed
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 →
Turkish Navy EOD Team Destroys An Old Mine
This week a fishing boat operating off the coast of Ayvalık, Balıkesir found a mine in its net. They have informed the Coast Guard and the harbor master. The old and probably inert mine was brought to the shore on board. A Turkish Navy EOD team was called by the Coast Gaurd. The EOD team... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy Conducted The Second SINKEX In 2018
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU6vfft0ToY The Turkish Navy conducted another sinking exercise SINKEX last week on 17th October. This is the second SINKEX Turkish Navy has conducted in 2018 and the third, in the last 12 months. This exercise was not previously announced. But it was anticipated since the decommissioned navy tanker ex- TCG Taşkızak was observed being towed... Continue Reading →
TCG Edincik Gets A New Mine Hunting Sonar
It was revealed during the industry day of the Nusret 2018 mine warfare exercise, that the Turkish minehunter TCG Edincik was fitted with the mine detection sonar of Aselsan. Aselsan started to development of MATESS, mine detection sonar as a private project without a firm order from Turkish Navy. When the system was evolved to... Continue Reading →
Nusret 2018 Mine Warfare Exercise
Mine warfare exercise Nusret 2018 has started in İzmir today. The exercise led by the Turkish Navy aims to provide training for the planning and execution of mine warfare and to improve the interoperability in mine warfare, between warships from participant countries. The exercise is named after the famous minelayer Nusret. In even years the exercise... Continue Reading →
The Participants of Mavi Balina 2018 Naval Exercise
Mavi Balina (Blue Whale) 2018 invitation naval exercise is going to end today with a post-exercise briefing in Aksanz Naval Base in Marmaris. Mavi Balina is a biannual anti-submarine warfare exercise where the participating units had the opportunity to increase their readiness for actual submarine warfare operations. Here is a list of the surface units... Continue Reading →
Mavi Balina 2018 Naval Exercise Starts Tomorrow
Mavi Balina (Blue Whale) 2018 invitation naval exercise will be held between 28th September and 7th October in the eastern Mediterranean. Turkish Navy will host ships, airplanes, helicopters, boarding teams and observers from, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Pakistan, Romania, Saudi Arabia and the United States of America. Furthermore Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2)... Continue Reading →
