On 24 June 1914, the founding of Naval Aviation School was approved by Navy Ministry. Its location was just alongside to the Aviation School in Yeşilköy. There was an additional hangar for seaplanes at the coast a few kilometers south. Today Yeşiköy Atatürk International Airport occupies the land that used to be the school and... Continue Reading →
Temren means arrowhead in Turkish. The missile is designed primarily to be used by naval helicopters against small surface targets. It is possible to adapt the missile to be used from small combatants in the future. The missile is a derivate of the long range anti-tank missile UMTAS developed by Roketsan. My understanding is that... Continue Reading →
On 9. June 2017, a Panther helicopter of Bulgarian Navy collided with the frigate Drazki and crashed into the sea. The two of the 3 strong crew were rescued. The pilot unfortunately lost his life. Bulgarian Navy purchased 3 AS 565MB Panther helicopters from Airbus in 2011. The Panther has replaced older Soviet era helicopters... Continue Reading →
A new batch of photos from Turkish Navy ATR-72-600 TMPA plane has emerged. The photos from last year showed an unpainted airplane where as this year the plane seems to be fully painted. The first plane should have been delivered back in February 2017. But like the Meltem-I and Meltem_II projects, this Meltem-III has been... Continue Reading →
On 28 October 2016, the Turkish Defence Executive Commitee, has decided to arm SH-70B Seahawk helicopters of Turkish Navy with Temren short-range anti ship missile. Temren means arrowhead in Turkish. The missile was developed, from the L-UMTAS long range anti tank missile, developed by Roketsan. The original L-UMTAS has a range of 8 km and weights... Continue Reading →
It is a joy to see one ATR-72 60 ASW plane in the air at last. It has been 11 years since the contract was signed. For further reading: 12 Years After The Contract Thales Finally Delivers Maritime Patrol Aircraft To Turkish Navy Finaly: The First ATR-72 Maritime Utility Plane Is Delivered Turkish Navy... Continue Reading →
The aviation journalist, Mr. Tony Osborne of Aviation Week & Space Technology reported from Farnborough Airshow Turkish ATR-72 maritime patrol program reached a milestone: ... At the IDEF defense show in Istanbul in 2013, Alenia Aermacchi and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) signed a memorandum of understanding to offer the ATR-72 as a maritime patrol aircraft, with... Continue Reading →
ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish Navy is considering the purchase of long-range patrol aircraft to add to its fleet of CN-235 and ATR72s, navy and procurement officials said. “The requirement comes in line with the government’s foreign policy priorities,” explained one procurement official. Navy officials say the planned aircraft should be able to fly 1,000... Continue Reading →
Last week I had reported about the this photo of a Turkish S-70 B2 Sea Hawk helicopter firing a missile. Thanks to the comment of my reader Frankie I have now more information strait from the in house magazine of Roketsan. According to the magazine the test was conducted on 16 September 2014, from the... Continue Reading →
This is a photo of a Turkish S-72B Sea Hawk helicopter firing a missile. There are many things, one can say about this photo. The special 100th Anniversary Logo of the Turkish Naval Aviation is painted on the side of the fuselage dates the photo to 2014. The usual missile armament of Turkish Navy helicopter are... Continue Reading →
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