Turkish Navy Fires Missiles In Overberg Test Range
16 May 2014 1 Comment
F-511 TCG Heybelida firing a RIM-116 RAM surface to air missile. Photo: Official Turkish Navy photo.
According to Turkish Navy website the ships of the Barbaros Task Force demonstrated live missile firings in Delen Overberg Test Range in South Africa.
The frigate F-245 TCG Salihreis and the corvette F-511 TCG Heybeliada were at the range on 13 May 2014. TCG Oruçreis conducted 5 Sea Sparrow firings while TCG Heybeliada shot one RAM missile.
On 14 May 2014 TCG Gediz was on the range. She fired one SM-1 and one ESSM missile.
F-245 TCG Oruçreis firing one RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface to air missile. Photo: Official Turkish Navy photo.
F-245 TCG Oruçreis firing another RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface to air missile. Photo: Official Turkish Navy photo.
F-495 TCG Gediz firing a RIM-162 ESSM surface to air missile. Photo: Official Turkish Navy photo.
Another shot of the RIM-162 ESSM surface to air missile. Photo: Official Turkish Navy photo.
TCG Gediz firing a SM-1 Standart surface to air missile. Photo: Official Turkish Navy photo.
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