A-589 TCG Işın one of the salvage vessels of Turkish Navy has been very busy since 16th January 2012. On 16th January one T-37 training plane from Turkish Air Force crashed off Foça, İzmir during a routine training flight. A-589 TCG Işın was of the ships that was dispatched to find the wreck of the planer... Continue Reading →
One of the private universities in Turkey, Bahçeşehir University has founded a Technology Development Center (BUTECH) in August 2005. BUTECH’s main mission is to realize custom projects created for various industries and government in Turkey and in the Middle East region of the world. They employ their students so that they would have sufficient work... Continue Reading →
Last week the marketing department of the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia send the following press release to a small group of Turkish defense journalists, about the latest Spanish F-100 class frigate F-105 Cristóbal Colón. NAVANTIA PREPARES SPANISH NAVY’S FIFTH FRIGATE FOR SEA TRIALS On 9th. January, the F-100 class frigate “Cristóbal Colón”, under construction in Navantia for the Spanish Navy, left the shipyard dry... Continue Reading →
This is a quick review of the current status of the construction project for Turkish Navy: Active Pre Production Production Post Production Milgem 1 10 1 0 New class patrol craft 2 5 5 4 214 Type submarine 0 6 0 0 LPD 0 1 0 0 LST 0 2 0 0 LCT 0 3 2... Continue Reading →
During the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (Lima) Exhibition 2011, on 5th December, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) took delivery of three MRTP 16 class, fast interceptor craft from BYO Marine Sdn Bhd with a ceremony. The delivery was made to MMEA director-general Maritime Admiral Datuk Mohd Amdan Kurish and was witnessed by Deputy Prime Minister Tan... Continue Reading →
The first Yonca-Onuk build MRTP-20 class fast interceptor has been shipped to Egypt. In 2010 the Yonca - Onuk and Egyptian Navy signed a deal for the procurement of 6 MRTP-20 class fast interceptor boats. Three boats will be constructed in Istanbul at Yonca-Onuk Shipyard and the others in Egypt’s Alexandria Naval Shipyard with technology... Continue Reading →
According to Defence News, Romanian parliament ratified to host ballistic missile intercepting missiles on her soil as she has agreed before. The Romanian parliament ratified an accord to host U.S. missile interceptors on its soil on Dec. 6, a day before a meeting of the 28 NATO members in Brussels. The Senate unanimously adopted the... Continue Reading →
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) announced that it was developing a High Frequency Surface Wave Radar (HFSWR). A prototype device, being tested at TÜBİTAK's Center of Research For Advanced Technologies Of Informatics And Security (BILGEM), started to receive return echo from the surface of the sea for the first time. The over the horizon radar with a... Continue Reading →
I don't know where, or when but apparently Turkish Navy fired an ESSM missile from a MK-41 VLS launcher on a Gabya (Perry) class frigate. The photos above are taken from the footage of The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. The national public broadcaster of Turkey made a TV program about the Turkish digital combat... Continue Reading →
If I do not see photos of the CN-235 ASW planes every now and then I would think that the project is dead and everyone have forgotten it. The ASW plane acquisition project (also known as Meltem project) of Turkish Navy is a very long saga and consist of 3 parts: Meltem (I): Constructione of... Continue Reading →
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