The LEVENT point defense missile system, developed by Roketsan in line with the requirements of the Turkish Naval Forces Command, successfully conducted its first live test firing. The test, which… Continue reading "Roketsan Successfully Conducted The First Test Firing of the LEVENT Point Defense Missile System"
A delegation led by Turkish Naval Forces Commander Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu recently visited the Istanbul Shipyard Command and Naval Forces Design Project Office (DPO). The purpose of the visit was… Continue reading "Turkey Is Making Changes To The Design of The Planned TF-2000 Air Defense Destroyer"
On November 15, 2023, Turkey’s Anadolu Shipyard (ADİK) laid the first block of TCG İzmir (F-516), the 2nd Ship of the MİLGEM İ-Class Frigate Project, at its Tuzla campus. The… Continue reading "Anadolu Shipyard Lays Keel of Turkey’s 2nd İ-Class Frigate TCG Izmir"
Recently, the keel of the second MİLGEM ADA Class Corvette, being built for the Ukrainian Navy by Defense Technologies Engineering and Trade Inc. (STM) was laid in Turkey. Vice Admiral… Continue reading "Turkish Shipyard Lays Keel of the 2nd MİLGEM Corvette Of The Ukrainian Navy"
TCG ISTANBUL (F-515), the first ship of the MİLGEM İstif (İ) Class Frigate Project left the port for its first sea cruise experience last week after the flag hoisting ceremony… Continue reading "Turkey’s First National Frigate TCG ISTANBUL Begins Sea Trials"
On Thursday, 6 April, a contract was signed for the construction of three new MİLGEM İstif (İ) Class Frigates within the scope of the MİLGEM İstif (İ) Class Frigate Project,… Continue reading "Turkey Begins Work On Construction of 3 New İstif (İ) Class Frigates"
The first ADA class corvette, currently being constructed for the Ukrainian Navy by the principal contractor STM, has been given a name. According to announcements by the Ukrainian General Staff,… Continue reading "Ukraine Names Its First MİLGEM ADA Class Corvette ‘Hetman Ivan Mazepa’"
Welcome back to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. This week we have closely followed developments in Ethiopia, a… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (8-12 November)"
The Pakistan Navy stated on November 5 that the fourth ship of the PN MİLGEM project, one of Turkey and Pakistan’s most important defense cooperation projects, was laid down at… Continue reading "The Fourth Ship Of The PN MİLGEM Project Is Laid Down At A Ceremony Held in Karachi"
Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY) launched the first of four MILGEM corvettes planned for the Pakistan Navy on 15 August. The lead ship of its class, named PNS Babur, is on… Continue reading "First Pakistani Babur-class MILGEM Corvette Launched at Istanbul Shipyard"