The TF-2000 Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer will be displayed at the SAHA EXPO 2024 exhibition in Istanbul.
ASFAT, which will build the TF-2000 air defence destroyer at the Istanbul Shipyard Command with the SSIK decision, will display the latest iteration of the TF-2000’s design at SAHA EXPO 2024, which will take place between 22 and 26 October this year.
The exhibition will display TF-2000’s published design changes more clearly. Some of these changes include the removal of ATMACA anti-ship missile launchers for an additional 32 MİDLAS VLS cells and the removal of AYR illumination radar from the ÇAFRAD radar complex.
TF-2000 will be a large leap in terms of the Turkish Navy’s air defence capabilities thanks to 96 strike length MİDLAS VLS cells to house HİSAR-D (40+ km range), SAPAN Block 1/2 (Assumed medium and medium-long range respectively), SİPER Block 1-D (100+ km range), and SİPER Block 2-D (150+ km range) air defence missiles. The close-range defences consist of a GÖKDENİZ CIWS on the stern and a PDMS on the bow (GÖKSUR or LEVENT). In addition to air defence, the ships will be capable of ASuW and land attack missions with vertical-launch ATMACA anti-ship missiles and GEZGİN cruise missiles.
Currently, TF-2000’s main missions are planned as providing comprehensive air defence support to battle groups (LHD/ aircraft carrier) and the seaborne air defence of the Turkish mainland with its ÇAFRAD AESA radar suite and a high number of missile load. Outside of defensive uses, TF-2000 has the provision to act as a conventional deterrent with GEZGİN long-range cruise missiles, which can reach strategic targets in the enemy mainland.
Another major development in the naval sector to be showcased at SAHA EXPO 2024 is STM’s upcoming UUV, which the firm teased earlier this week.
ASFAT to Display TF-2000 AAW Destroyer in SAHA EXPO
