15 years after the project has started the first plane of the Meltem project was finally handed over to the Turkish Coast Guard on 23th January 2013. When the Meltem project started, this and this aircraft were not even on drawing boards. Since then they have taken off. The plane TCSG-552 is the first of the three planes acquired for the surveillance missions.... 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 →
Turkish Navy personel received training in France according to French internet naval portal Mer et Marine. In order to maintain the necessary know-how for airborne ASW and AsuW missions, Ankara has thus called on twice in DCI-NAVFCO for operational training of two groups of six tactical coordinators. The mission of DCI - NAVFCO , naval component of the... Continue Reading →
>According to Air Forces Monthly magazine, Turkish Navy CN-235 MPA plane, TCB-652, now with French test registration was photographed visiting Malta, back in November 2010. Two years after the first flight of the aircraft the tests are still continuing. The ASW plane acquisition project (also known as Meltem project) of Turkish Navy is a very long... Continue Reading →
>Ankara, 2 December 2008 – Thales announced on 2 December 2008 that the Turkish Navy’s future CN235 maritime patrol aircraft made its first flight. Modified by Thales and industrial partners TAI, Havelsan, Aselsan and Milsoft, the aircraft features the AMASCOS system (Airborne MAritime Situation and COntrol System) to provide Turkish naval forces with advanced anti-surface... Continue Reading →
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