Turkish Navy published a new computer rendering of TF-2000 air defence warship. Since the ship design is not finalised yet, this image should be seen as an indicative. As is, the ship resembles the contemporary European AAW warships very much. A proven and familiar design shows that Turkish Navy has chosen a more or… Continue Reading →
Defence acquisition agency Undersecreteriat For Defence industries (UDI) has started a development project for air defence missiles to be used TF-2000 warship. According to the website of UDI, the aim of the project is to procure short/medium and long-range air defence missile, which can be integrated with the combat management system, multi-purpose phased array radar… Continue Reading →
Last week the marketing department of the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia send the following press release to a small group of Turkish defense journalists, about the latest Spanish F-100 class frigate F-105 Cristóbal Colón. NAVANTIA PREPARES SPANISH NAVY’S FIFTH FRIGATE FOR SEA TRIALS On 9th. January, the F-100 class frigate “Cristóbal Colón”, under construction in Navantia for the Spanish Navy, left the shipyard dry… Continue Reading →
During the latest meeting of the Turkish Defence Industry Executive Committee on 5th January 2012, Aselsan was chosen to develop a Multi-functional Phased Array Radar. This radar will be the main sensor of the TF-2000 air defense warfare frigates Turkish Navy wants to acquire in the next decade. The Turkish Defence Industry Executive Committee assigned the Undersecretariat For Defense Industries to start, contract negotiations with Aselsan for the… Continue Reading →
On 13th December 2018, it was announced that a RIM-162 ESSM missile fired from the frigate TCG Göksu hit a target drone. The live shooting exercise was important as the target was tracked and illuminated by Turkish-made radar system. In November 2018 Turkish Navy started field testing an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar prototype… Continue Reading →
The 27th September, the anniversary of the Battle of Preveza, is celebrated as the Navy Day. On 27th September 1538, a naval battle for the supremacy in the Mediterranean was fought between the Ottoman Navy commandeered by Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa and the fleet of a Christian alliance assembled by Pope Paul III and commandeered by… 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 →
The construction of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship L-408 TCG Anadolu has started on 30th April 2016. The ship is based on Navatia’s Juan Carlos 1 design. TCG Anadolu will be similar to SPS Juan Carlos 1 in Spanish Navy and HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Canberra in Royal Australian Navy. During the ceremony President of… Continue Reading →
It has been a while since I have last updated the order of battle for Turkish Navy. Here is the current one: Active Building Planned Submarines (Note-1) 13 1 5 Frigates (Note-2) 16 8 Corvettes 8 2 Fast Attack Craft – Missile (Note-3) 21 4 Patrol Craft (Note-4) 34 Mine hunters/Mine sweepers (Note-5) 15 6… Continue Reading →
One of the most interesting presentations of the 7. Naval System Seminar was done by Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (UDI). The topic of it was the future shipbuilding projects. The organisers of Naval System Seminar prepared a CD containing the presentations done during it. It is a useful thing if you want to reread any… Continue Reading →
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