>The Turkish frigate TCG Giresun (F-491) joinedCombined Task Force (CTF) 151 Feb. 26 and began conducting counterpiracy operations in the Gulf of Aden alongside other coalition naval forces."Bringing another professional navy into the fold is going to make it even more difficult for the pirates to operate out here," said Rear Adm. Terence McKnight, commander,... Continue Reading →
>Noble Manta 2009 ended
>Today the biggest NATO ASW exercise Noble Manta ended. The final press relase for the exercise can be read here.Commander Submarines, Allied Naval Forces South;Rear Admiral Leidig stated:“Noble Manta confirmed this year to be a vital tool to maintain and improve allied interoperability in all the aspects of modern warfare that involve the use of... Continue Reading →
>Noble Manta 2009 continues
>NATO’s largest annual anti-submarine warfare exercise, Noble Manta 2009 is taking place in the Ionian Sea to the Southeast of Sicily. The exercise started on 13 February and will and on 27 February 2009.Eight NATO nations are providing 6 submarines, 9 surface ships and 13 aircraft to take part in the exercise.Turkish Navy participates with... Continue Reading →
>TCG Giresun is off to join CTG-151
>Today with a big cheer and with some tears in the eyes F-491 TCG Giresun sailed from her homeport.Usually Turkish warships leave and return to their ports quietly. Only the family members know when their loved ones has left or has arrived. But this time it was a big media event. I suppose that this... Continue Reading →
>TCG Giresun to fight pirates off Somalia (Part-2)
>As mentioned previously, the motion for sending warships to Gulf of Aden, adjacent waters and Somalian territorial waters for one year, was accepted by Turkish Parliament.The full transcript of the motion and the comments of the political parties can be found here.One important issue regarding this motion is that it denies any action on land.The... Continue Reading →
>TCG Giresun to fight pirates off Somalia (Part-1)
>On 5th February 2009 Turkish government submitted a motion to Turkish Parliament about sending a warship to Gulf of Aden and adjacent waters, in order to, participate the multinational efforts of anti-piracy.If the parliament ratifies the motion the government will have the power to send warships to Gulf of Aden for one year. I do... Continue Reading →
>Schooners for Turkish Navy.
>On 29th January 2009 Turkish defense procurement agency Undersecretariat for Defense Industries a Request for Information (RfI) document about a schooner type ship.Turkish Navy wants to have 2 three masted schooner type training ships. In the last Defence Industry Executive Committee meeting green light was given for this project. Thus the invitation for the RfI... Continue Reading →
>TURRUS-2009
>Last week Russian navy conducted exercises with Turkish Navy.This would hardly be in the news, if the participating Russian ships would come from Black Sea Fleet and if the exercise was held in the Black Sea.But, this latest exercise was held in the Mediterranean and the Russian participants came all the way from the Barents... Continue Reading →
>Turkey to join CTF-151?
>Information Dissemination, one of the most influential naval blogs, published an interesting interview with the Vice Admiral William Gortney, who is the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.Admiral Gortney is commanding US naval forces and personal in US CENTCOM region. The formal Area of Responsibility (AOR) of CENTCOM extends to 20 countries: Afghanistan, Bahrain,... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Straits Key to Georgian Crisis
>Here is my latest article, as published on December issue of Warship International Fleet Review magazine:I think I deserve a little bit of self advertisment. Please support us and buy the magazine.
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