>Turkey plans to acquire blue prints for a torpedo from South Korea says a recently published newspaper story.The story itself has some obvious technical mistakes. It describes a wire guided heavy torpedo of 55km range and 50km speed, but names it as Blue Shark which is a light weight non-guided torpedo.Despite that technical error the... Continue Reading →
>Video: Kuznetsov in Turkey
>I have found a small video Kuznetsov steaming into Aksaz Naval Base.http://video.rutube.ru/6cbced228c06809e45b4389b20b2a517I wish I was able to tell what they are talking about but I cannot speak Russian so you must help yourself. I wonder if this video was done before or after the fire on board.
>Fire on board of Kuznetsov
>According to Turkish daily Hürriyet, a sailor died during a fire on board a Russian aircraft carrier, when she was docked in naval base Aksaz in Marmaris. The fire, lasting about two hours, was caused by a short circuit in the ship's wiring and the sailor died from smoke inhalation late on Tuesday, RIA news... Continue Reading →
>Russian exercise in Med
>This news is from marvelous Naval Open Source INTelligence blog:Greek defence officials granted permission to the Russian navy for its aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to use Athens-controlled airspace for "training missions" over the course of the next week.The war games will take place south of the Greek islands of Rhodes and Crete. Greek officials said... Continue Reading →
>A small review of 2008
>When a year ends, it has become more or less a custom to make some Top-(n) lists to review the important events, happenings of that year.Well, I will not make an exception. Here is a 5 point list about the most important events for Turkish Navy in 2008: The launching of F-511 TCG Heybeliada: The... Continue Reading →
>USS Taylor in Samsun
>USS Taylor docked in Black Sea port Samsun on 31st December 2008.USS Taylor will remain in Samsun until 3rd January 2009. According to news courtesy visit with local Turkish administration will be made.I am glad to see that this time everything smoothly in Samsun Harbor.Orginal news: http://www.denizhaber.com/index.php?sayfa=habgst&id=15050
>Happy New Year 2009
>I wish everybody a happy, prosperous new year. I wish calm seas and friendly winds to all seafarers.
>USS Taylor returns to Black Sea
>US frigate FFG-50 USS Taylor passed through the Turkish Straits on 23 December 2008 and entered into Black Sea.This is her second deployment since August. She can stay until 13 January 2008. The winter storms in Black Sea can be very furious. It will not be a smooth Christmas for her crew.Here is a photo... Continue Reading →
>Turkey to join Operation Atalanta?
>On 16th December 2008 F-496 TCG Gökova returned to her homeport Gölcük. She has spent 7 weeks south of Suez as part of SNMG-2 and took part in the Operation Allied Provider. She has escorted ships of WFP through pirate infested waters and helped other ships by deterring possible pirate attacks.When I have started this... Continue Reading →
>First flight of CN235 ASW for Meltem programme
>Ankara, 2 December 2008 – Thales announced on 2 December 2008 that the Turkish Navy’s future CN235 maritime patrol aircraft made its first flight. Modified by Thales and industrial partners TAI, Havelsan, Aselsan and Milsoft, the aircraft features the AMASCOS system (Airborne MAritime Situation and COntrol System) to provide Turkish naval forces with advanced anti-surface... Continue Reading →
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