Dearsan will build two new generation MCM ships and four Hisar-class OPVs for the Turkish Navy, making a significant return after Tuzla-class patrol boats.
The two MCM ships to be built by Dearsan will carry two USVs fitted with MCM equipment, appearing to be ASELSAN-SEFİNE MARLIN USVs on the brochure shared by Defence Turkey Editor İbrahim Sünnetçi.
UUV loadout will consist of two shallow water UUVs, two multi-purpose UUVs, and single/multi-shot (Likely referring to expendable) UUVs from STM and two mid-water UUVs from ASELSAN. The mentioned UUVs might be ASELSAN’s DERİNGÖZ-600 and STM’s NETA family of UUVs, with the latter revealed in SAHA EXPO 2024.
The CONOPS of Dearsan’s MCM ship is parallel with the city-class MCM ships, which will employ similar capabilities.
Dearsan undertaking the four-ship batch of Hisar-class OPVs will speed up the building process. The OPVs will form an important portion of the Turkish Navy’s maritime security in numbers. The ships based on Ada-class corvettes will be armed with ATMACA anti-ship missiles and HİSAR-D medium-range air defence missiles in addition to DENİZHAN 76 mm naval gun and TARGAN 12.7 mm RCWS. ASFAT has built two vessels, TCG Akhisar (P-1210) and TCG Koçhisar (P-1211).
Dearsan previously built the Tuzla-class anti-submarine patrol boats armed with ROKETSAN’s ASW Rockets for the Turkish Navy. The shipyard also built fast attack craft and corvettes for Turkmenistan and is building 76 m OPVs for the Nigerian Navy.
