TCG Anadolu, the Turkish Navy’s largest ship, was delivered to the Turkish Naval Forces Command on Monday, April 10, during a ceremony at Tuzla Sedef Shipyard. Many dignitaries attended the… Continue reading "TCG Anadolu: Turkey’s Largest Military Ship Enters Service"
The Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries announced on 3 March that the Anadolu Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship, whose construction has been completed, is prepared to embark on its first voyage.… Continue reading "Turkey’s Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship TCG Anadolu Begins Sea Tests"
On 26 January, 2007, Turkey signed a joint agreement to join the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program (JSF). Turkey, which at first committed to buying 100 F-35A’s, started to work… Continue reading "Turkey’s TCG Anadolu L-400 to be Integrated With TB-3 Bayraktar UCAV’s"
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"
Türkiye continues to expand its bilateral cooperation with the Maldives to establish a political and military presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). In this context, Ankara, which exported Bayraktar… Continue reading "Türkiye Donates TCG Volkan Fast Attack Craft to the Maldives Coast Guard"
The TCG DERYA (A-1590), a Replenishment at Sea and Combat Support Ship (DIMDEG), produced by Sefine Shipyard and the Turkish Navy’s second largest ship after the TCG ANADOLU Multi-Purpose Amphibious… Continue reading "Turkey’s Second Largest Ship, TCG DERYA Begins Sea Trials"
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"
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Defense has completed another critical stage in the development process of the Bayraktar TB3 UCAV, which can take off and land from ships with short runways.… Continue reading "Bayraktar TB3 Successfully Completes First Munitions Integration and Firing Test"
Turkey’s defense industry has started the new year by initiating three significant projects aimed at meeting the strategic needs of the Turkish Naval Forces Command in maritime jurisdiction areas, referred… Continue reading "Turkish Navy Begins Construction of MUGEM Aircraft Carrier, TF-2000 Destroyer, and MILDEN Submarine"
BAYKAR Defense and Aviation Company’s Bayraktar TB3 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle, which can take off and land on short-runway ships, has successfully completed its first “ramp take-off test”. During the… Continue reading "Bayraktar TB3 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Successfully Completes Its First “Ramp Take-Off Test”"