TCG Akhisar (P-1220), Turkey’s first indigenously developed Hisar-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), left the port for its first sea cruise experience on December 12, following the flag hoisting ceremony held… Continue reading "Turkey’s First Hisar Class OPV TCG Akhisar Starts Sea Trials"
The U.S. government, which has long blocked the sale of RIM-116 missiles requested by Turkey due to CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act) sanctions, has recently reversed its stance… Continue reading "U.S. Government Approves $90 Million RAM Missile Package For Turkey"
On 24 August, the Turkish Navy commissioned TCG Piri Reis (S-330), the first Type 214TN REİS Class air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarine of the New Type Submarine Project ( YTDP). The… Continue reading "Turkish Navy Commissioned TCG Piri Reis, The First Reis-Class Type 214 AIP Submarine"
On May 9, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced in a post on its X account that the Turkish Naval Forces had begun to receive the AKYA heavyweight torpedoes developed… Continue reading "Roketsan Begins Delivering AKYA Heavyweight Torpedoes To The Turkish Naval Forces"
On April 24, Istanbul Shipyard Command, which operates under the Ministry of National Defense’s General Directorate of Shipyards (TGM), opened its doors to the press to share information about the… Continue reading "Turkey Begins The Concept Design Phase Of The Domestic Aircraft Carrier Project"
Turkey’s defense industry, which is well-known for its work on unmanned aerial vehicles, also has numerous projects to develop unmanned ground and naval vehicles, and is now working to fill… Continue reading "Turkey’s First Autonomous Underwater Vehicle DERİNGÖZ Successfully Completes Its First Diving Tests"
The MİDLAS Vertical Launch System (VLS), developed by Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan, successfully launched the HİSAR-D RF Missile for the first time from TCG Istanbul (F-515), the lead ship of… Continue reading "Turkish Frigate Successfully Launches First SAM from the MİDLAS Vertical Launch 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"
The Turkish Defense Industry Agency (SSB) signed a contract with the STM-ASELSAN-ASFAT-HAVELSAN business partnership for the Half-Life Modernization of Gür Class Submarines (Type-209/1400) in the Turkish Navy’s inventory. The agreement… Continue reading "Turkey To Modernize Its Gür Class Type-209/1400 Submarines"
On January 19, the Turkish Naval Forces commissioned four new naval platforms, including the TCG İSTANBUL Frigate, TCG DERYA Maritime Supply and Combat Support Ship, TCG ÜTĞM ARİF EKMEKÇİ Logistics… Continue reading "Turkish Naval Forces Commission Four New Naval Platforms"