Today as a happy coincident I was able to watch the arrival of the Ticonderoga class cruiser CG-58 USS Philippine Sea in Istanbul. With my reliable and ever ready camera in my hand, I was able to take lots of photos. The ship is in town for a liberty call. I do not know how... Continue Reading →
4th Naval Systems Seminar will be performed under the auspices of Undersecretary for Defence Industries next week, between 17th and 18th of October 2011 at ODTÜ – KKM (METU CCC) for two days. Sessions will cover the Naval Platforms (Ship and Machinery) and the Naval Systems (Weapon & Electronics). Click for the program. The naval... Continue Reading →
Last weeks events especially the death of Mr. Jobs, turned the attention of the public's focus away from the Eastern Mediterranean. The number of articles published, the war mongering and empty threads diminished with the public general interest. May be it is good so. Now is the era of back office diplomacy. It is time... Continue Reading →
Russia's sole remaining Kashin class (Project 61M) large ASW destroyer Smetlivyy is preparing for a deployment to the Mediterranean. The Black Sea Fleet ship, based in Sevastopol will sail to Italy to take part in the annual joint Russian-Italian naval exercise IONIEX 2011. According to the web site rusnavy.com, recently, all ship's systems were tested in different modes at... Continue Reading →
A leading Turkish home appliances and consumer electronics producers currently published a TV advertisement about their record high exports. The advertisement shows a merchant ship loaded with this companies goods being attacked by pirates in the Pacific Ocean. After taking the control of the ship the pirates are confronted by the companies appliances which were transformed into robots. The robots disarm the... Continue Reading →
The repretantetives of navies, that operate warships based on MEKO (MEhrzweck KOmbination, or multipurpose combination) design concept, come together time to time. Known as the The MEKO User Workshop, this gathering provides a unique opportunity for the international community of MEKO users to network and exchange information and activities aimed at promoting a better understanding of... Continue Reading →
In July I posted the above photo of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and asked if this was the lamest NATO fleet ever? The answer was "No" as at that time SNMG-1 was made of only one Italian destroyer. Today SNMG-1 has 4 ships. In the mean time, the SNMG-2 has indeed become the lamest NATO fleet.... Continue Reading →
This beautiful building in the old city of Istanbul was the head quarters of Düyun-u Umumiye-i Osmaniye Varidat-ı Muhassasa İdaresi, between 1897-1933. The Düyun-u Umumiye can be translated into English as General Debts or General Obligations was an administration established to collect the tax on stamps, alcoholic drinks, fish hunting, salt, tobacco and silk in the Ottoman Empire.... Continue Reading →
Spain agreed to host the ships US Navy is deploying to Mediterranean for NATO’s missile defense system. “Today the [NATO] security partnership takes a major step in the right direction,” Panetta told reports at the briefing. “With four Aegis ships at Rota,” he added, “the alliance is significantly boosting combined naval capabilities in the Mediterranean... Continue Reading →
A new video about TCG Heybeliada.
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