On 2nd November 2018, The Presidency of Defence Industries –former Undersecreteriat of Defence Industries- the main defense acquisition agency of Turkey announced that a contract for the serial production of Atmaca (Hawk) anti-ship missile was signed. The contract was signed between PDI and Roketsan the leading company in the country for designing, developing and manufacturing... Continue Reading →
It was revealed during the industry day of the Nusret 2018 mine warfare exercise, that the Turkish minehunter TCG Edincik was fitted with the mine detection sonar of Aselsan. Aselsan started to development of MATESS, mine detection sonar as a private project without a firm order from Turkish Navy. When the system was evolved to... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy has entered the age of autonomous unmanned vehicles (AUV). This transition happened without much fanfare or publicity. The above photo was published on Turkish General Staff website and shows the deck of the Aydın class minehunter TCG Anamur during the ITALIAN MINEX-18 held in Italy between 21 and 29 May. The orange and... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy and Aselsan have conducted live firing tests of the Korkut D gun system on board of TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa. The trials are believed to be performed during the first week of May. Korkut is a Self Propelled Air Defense Gun System developed by Aselsan. The initial customer for this system is the... Continue Reading →
On 7th April 2018, TCG Sancaktar was handed over to Turkish Navy. She is the second ship of Bayraktar class landing ships, TCG Bayraktar being the first off the class. The contract for the construction of new LST’s was signed in 2011. The value of the contract was 370 million Euros. The first ship was... Continue Reading →
Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) published photos from the first test cruise of TCG Burgazada on 20 March. The photos show an unfinished ship sailing on the Marmara Sea. Though SSM did not disclose the exact date when the photos were taken it is assumed that they were taken on 19 March 2018. The cruise... Continue Reading →
The first keel block of TCG Anadolu was laid on 7th February 2018, nine 21 months after the construction has started. The contract for the construction of the ship was signed in May 2015 after a four year long tender process. The delivery of the ship is scheduled for the year 2021. TCG Anadolu is based... Continue Reading →
The new electronic warfare suite on board of TCG Fatih has been accepted after rigorous testing according to Aselsan. The system is made of the following units: Electronic Support Measures Decoy Launching System Dedicated or Shared Multi-Function Consoles The heart of the system is the CPU of the EW processing and its interface with the... Continue Reading →
Today the long career of TCG Akın in naval service has finished. The ship can have a well-earned rest after 75 years. TCG Akın began her life as USS Greenlet, a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship in the United States Navy. She was launched in 1942 and served in US Navy during World War 2, Korean... Continue Reading →
The Dutch-flagged heavy load carrier M/V Rolldock Star made a short stop in Istanbul on 16 September 2017. She has departed from Novorossiysk, Russia and is on her way to Vietnam. Her cargo is the first ship of the second batch of Gepard class frigates Vietnam has ordered. In 2012 Vietnam has ordered a pair... Continue Reading →
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