The Mavi Balina 12 anti submarine warfare and Nusret 12 mine warfare exercises are continuing. The former is conducted in Eastern Mediterranean while the later is in Aegean Sea. My list of the order of battle for both exercises is still incomplete but I was able to get some help. First I have received this... Continue Reading →
SNMCMG-2 In Izmir
NATO SNMCMG-2 plus Greek M-61 HS Evniki and one unidentified Rhein class tender from Turkish Navy in İzmir harbor on 6th November 2012.
About Nusret 12 And Mavi Balina 12 Exercises
Turkish Navy is conducting two naval exercises simultaneously. One is Nusret 2012 mine warfare exercise is held in the Aegean with the participation of NATO's SNMCMG-2 and Turkish, Greek and US naval units. Below is the order of battle for this exercise as far as I could find. Number Name Type Country M-500 TCG Foça... Continue Reading →
Nusret 2012 Naval Warfare Exercise Will Start Tomorrow
On 5th November 2012 the mine warfare exercise organised by Turkish Navy Nusret 2012 will start in İzmir, Turkey. In addition to Turkish naval,coast guard and air force units, NATO SNMCMG-2, US and Greek naval units will participate in the exercise which will end on 15th November 2012. Observers from Azerbaijan, UAE, Georgia, Qatar, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Oman will... Continue Reading →
Pakistani Warship Will Take Part In Turkish Naval Exercise Mavi Balina 12
Tomorrow Turkish and Pakistani navies will start a joint naval exercise off the coast of Turkey. The exercise called Mavi Balina 12 will start on 5th November and will end on 14th. Pakistan Navy ship “PNS Shamsheer” will be visiting Aksaz Naval Base Marmaris and Antalya harbour from 5 to 14 November and will participate in joint exercise “Mavi... Continue Reading →
SNMCMG-2 Visited Patras. But I Don’t Think Allied Maritime Command In Naples Knows It.
Standing NATO Maritime Mine Counter Group 2 ended her visit to in Patras, Greece on 30th October 2012. It seems that the Public Relations Officer responsible for SNMCMG-2 has gone AWOL. The latest news on the official website is from July 2012. But wait. It get's better. The photo of TCG Ayvalık on the Force Composition page shows an entirely different class of Turkish... Continue Reading →
Republic Day 2012
Today is the 89th anniversary of the Turkish Republic. It is a custom of Turkish Navy to send a couple of warships to port cities and open them for public visiting. This year F-240 TCG Yavuz and F-496 TCG Gökova are in Istanbul. TCG Yavuz and TCG Gökova weren't the only ships opened to the public. Below is... Continue Reading →
Turkish National Intelligence Organisation Asks For A SIGINT Ship
Turkish intelligence agency "National Intelligence Organisation" (MIT) is planning to procure an intelligence gathering ship. The ship will be maned and maintained by Turkish Navy but the operators of the intelligence gathering section will be MIT staff. In January 2012 the main Turkish signals intelligence (SIGINT) organization, General Staff Electronic Systems Command (GES) was handed from Turkish General Staff to National Intelligence Organisation.... Continue Reading →
Russian Destroyer Back In The Mediterranean?
Some Turkish online news portals reported that the Russian destroyer Smetlivy returned back to the Mediterranean Sea on 19th October 2012. The Kashin Class destroyer was in the Mediterranean, of the coast of Syria in spring, between 2nd April 2012 and 31st May 2012. Her passage of that time was reported in detail in this blog at that time. Any additional information about the... Continue Reading →
Tidbits Of The Week
Tidbits from the thing that happened during the week: 1) General Necdet Özel, the Chief of General Staff and the Commander of Turkish Armed Forces visited Naval units this week. On Tuesday he was at the main naval base in Gölcük, Kocaeli and visited and inspected the Naval Command and some undisclosed units. On Wednesday... Continue Reading →
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