According to Romanian sources, the Romanian defence council CSAT approved the acquisition of a single Hisar-class OPV from Turkiye with an option for another.
The acquisition of two OPVs is within Romania’s naval modernisation plan alongside three new frigates. Various government sources stated to Defense Romania that one Hisar-class OPV will be acquired from Turkiye as a part of this plan.
In Turkiye, the export of the Hisar-class OPV has been mentioned with an indirect mention of Romania. Still, there has been no confirmation from official sources regarding the export.
Hisar-class OPVs are being built by multiple contractors: ASFAT which has built the first two ships; Dearsan, Desan, and Özata consortium to build the following. The ships’ superstructure is based on that of Ada-class corvettes, but CODELOD propulsion is used instead of CODAG for fuel efficiency.
Fitted For But Not With (FFBNW) concept found in other recent OPVs is used for Hisar-class, meaning that there is provision for more or higher-grade sensors/weaponry for quick adaptation to the operational needs.
The sensor suite of Hisar-class includes CENK 200-N (MAR-D) searching radar, AKREP 100-N fire control radar, SERDAR LPI radar, YAKAMOS hull-mounted sonar, and YELKOVAN ESM.
The standard weaponry consists of a Denizhan 76/62 mm naval gun, eight Atmaca anti-ship missiles, four MİDLAS VLS cells (Tactical Length), and two TRAKON TARGAN 12.7 mm RCWS with C-UAS capabilities.
Provisional systems are GÖKDENİZ 100/35/StA CIWS, ASW rocket launcher, and PİRİ 100 IRST.
If the export to Romania becomes a reality, some of these provisional systems within the scope of FFBNW might be integrated into the ship.
