Today US Navy send the Ticonderoga class cruiser CG-72 USS Vella Gulf to the Black Sea. She is the 5th US navy ship That is deployed to the Black Sea. She can stay in the Black Sea till 14 June 2014. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russian 02.01.2014 156 Yamal... Continue Reading →
This breaking story is almost one month old and show that the Turkish Shipyard have a lot to learn in public relation and in explaining to the public what they are accomplishing. On 29 April 2014, the submarine rescue mother ship also known as MOSHIP, A-601 TCG Alemdar was launched by Istanbul Shipyard. Istanbul Shipyard... Continue Reading →
Today, in the early morning hours two Russian Ropucha class large landing ships Georgiy Pobedonosets and Novocharkassk returned after spending 11 days in the Mediterranean. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russian 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russian 18.01.2014 151 Azov Southbound Russian 18.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Southbound Russian 27.01.2014 102 Kaliningrad Southbound... Continue Reading →
The naval exercise Beyaz Fırtına 2014 has kicked off today. The exercise area incorporates Marmara Sea, Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean and will end on 1 July 2014. During these 13 days following units will take part in the exercise: From Turkish Navy: 53 warships of various types and classes 4 maritime patrol planes 13 ASW... Continue Reading →
Suddenly and silently the construction of the first of the two new LST class ships has started. The first steel was cut on 14 May 2014 at ADİK Shipyard. The first ship will be called as TCG Bayraktar; the name proves that the old TCG Bayraktar, an old LST-511 class landing ship is out of... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy has published a video from the test firings on Overberg Test Range. You can watch the RAM firing of TCG Heybeliada, Sea Sparrow firing of TCG Oruçreis, ESSM and SM-1 firings of TCG Gediz. This is the link to the video: http://www.dzkk.tsk.tr/denizweb/turkce/guncel/guncel_video.php?id=374
Today we had quite a traffic on Bosphorus. In the morning Yamal returned back to the Black Sea from the Mediterranean. In the evening the Kaliningrad and Olenegorskiy Gorniak made a southbound passage and headed to Syria. Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russian 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russian 18.01.2014 151... Continue Reading →
According to Turkish Navy website the ships of the Barbaros Task Force demonstrated live missile firings in Delen Overberg Test Range in South Africa. The frigate F-245 TCG Salihreis and the corvette F-511 TCG Heybeliada were at the range on 13 May 2014. TCG Oruçreis conducted 5 Sea Sparrow firings while TCG Heybeliada shot one... Continue Reading →
Yesterday in the early evening hours, The French surveillance ship A-759 Dupuy de Lôme returned to the Black Sea after 15 days. Previously, she was in the region between 11 and 30 April 2014 Date Number Name Direction Nationality 02.01.2014 16 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound Russian 02.01.2014 156 Yamal Northbound Russian 18.01.2014 151 Azov Southbound Russian... Continue Reading →
On 12 May 2014, the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Turkey for MK 48 Mod 6 Advanced Technology All-Up-Round (AUR) Warshot torpedoes and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $170 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying... Continue Reading →
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