I have been trying to keep a list the of damage and losses to the ships both civilian and military, since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The list below is the list of the ships that have been damaged, sunk or seized since 24 February 2022 as of today. I welcome any... Continue Reading →
In a resounding display of technological prowess, Turkey has embarked on the serial production of three groundbreaking weapon systems: the indigenously developed Akya heavyweight torpedo, the Atmaca surface-to-surface anti-ship guided missile, and the Sapan anti-aircraft air-defense missile. The milestone in the production of these cutting-edge systems was marked by a contract signing ceremony held on... Continue Reading →
Three warships - one frigate and two supply ships - and one uncrewed surface vessel were commissioned into the Turkish Navy on 19 January 2024. The commissioning ceremony was held at Sefine Shipyard in Yalova, where the largest vessels, TCG Derya, and the smallest one, Marlin USV were constructed. With the commissioning of the USV,... Continue Reading →
On 17 January 2024, The Grand National Assembly of Turkey extended the presence of the Turkish Navy in the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and adjacent seas for one more year. The first bill allowing the Turkish government to deploy Turkish Naval Forces for anti-piracy operations was accepted on 10 February 2009. It was extended... Continue Reading →
In this last instalment of my, week-long exploration of the significant naval developments that shaped the maritime landscape from my point of view in 2023, I must confess that little did I imagine back in 2022 that the Russians would tragically lose a submarine to a nation without ASW capabilities in 2023. The vast and... Continue Reading →
In this penultimate installation of my week-long exploration of the significant naval developments that shaped the maritime landscape from my point of view, we will look a little closer to the first of İstif class frigates TCG Istanbul. The first indigenous frigate constructed in Turkey, TCG Istanbul is not commissioned yet, however, she was the... Continue Reading →
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine has brought one of the oldest and maybe one of the most potent and silent killers of the seas back to our daily lives: the sea mines. The first floating mine near Istanbul was spotted on 26 March 2022 by a merchant ship at anchor near the northern entrance of Bosphorus... Continue Reading →
The Russian invasion of Ukraine demonstrated again that nations need to invest regularly in their navies. It is not cheap or simple to build and maintain a navy and keep it up-to-date against contemporary threads. Today we are going to briefly examine the new warship construction or acquisition projects of the Black Sea countries. For... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, when I was writing about the lessons to be learned from the war in the Black Sea, I did not mention the use of expandable USV in detail, as I intend to do that today. Ukraine faced a formidable challenge in reshaping the maritime dynamics of the Black Sea conflict. Illustrating its ability to... Continue Reading →
The maritime theatre of the conflict in the Black Sea region unfolds as a captivating saga of strategic manoeuvres, asymmetric responses, and lessons in the resilience of nations. This was my thought in the early months of 2023 about the war in the Black Sea: In the first few weeks of the invasion, the Russian... Continue Reading →
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