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Turkish Navy’s Civilian-Based Catamaran Ferries Enter Service
Navy / Maritime

Turkish Navy’s Civilian-Based Catamaran Ferries Enter Service

Three catamaran-type ships transferred from civilian service have entered service with the Turkish Navy as transport ships.

ALPİN Unmanned Helicopter to Go, Naval
Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

ALPİN Unmanned Helicopter to Go, Naval

TİTRA is jointly working on giving its ALPİN unmanned helicopter the capability to take off from and land on ships with Airbus.

Turkiye's First AIP Submarine Joins the EFES Exercise
Navy / Maritime Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software

Turkiye's First AIP Submarine Joins the EFES Exercise

Turkiye's first Reis Class Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) type submarine, Piri Reis (S 330), will participate in the Efes 2024 exercise.

Highlights from DENİZKURDU-II/2024 Naval Exercise
Land Navy / Maritime Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Unmanned Systems

Highlights from DENİZKURDU-II/2024 Naval Exercise

DENİZKURDU-II/2024 exercise has been conducted with more than 100 ships and aircraft in service with the Turkish Navy.

DENİZKURDU-II/2024 Naval Exercise: More than 100 Ships
Navy / Maritime Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software

DENİZKURDU-II/2024 Naval Exercise: More than 100 Ships

DENİZKURDU-II/2024 naval exercise, which will be conducted in the Black Sea, Marmara, Aegean, and Eastern Mediterranean seas, begins today.

Turkish Navy is Preparing Ambitiously for TF-2000
Navy / Maritime

Turkish Navy is Preparing Ambitiously for TF-2000

Turkiye's first air defence warfare destroyer, TF-2000, is currently designed at the Design Project Office (DPO) located at Istanbul Shipyard Command.

Turkish Navy Unveils the Aircraft Carrier Programme
Navy / Maritime

Turkish Navy Unveils the Aircraft Carrier Programme

Following its reveal, TurDef visited the Turkish Navy Design Project Office (DPO) to learn about the latest updates on the aircraft carrier project.

A New Procurement Model for TF-2000 Might be on Table
Navy / Maritime

A New Procurement Model for TF-2000 Might be on Table

The SSIK may invent a new solution so the Turkish Navy reaches the TF-2000 Air Defence Destroyer. TurDef understands that some modalities are being discussed.

TCG OruçReis Was Spotted at Sea Trial after MLU
Navy / Maritime Modernisation

TCG OruçReis Was Spotted at Sea Trial after MLU

Turkish Navy’s Barbaros Class TCG OruçReis (F-245) was spotted for the first time after its Mid-Life Upgrade.

UK Scraps Type 23 Frigates while Turkiye interested
Navy / Maritime

UK Scraps Type 23 Frigates while Turkiye interested

Royal Navy plans to scrap decommissioned HMS Monmouth and HMS Montrose Type 23 Frigates for spare parts.

Turkish Navy to get its Submarine Floating Dock
Navy / Maritime

Turkish Navy to get its Submarine Floating Dock

Three months after its launch ASFAT stated that the Submarine Floating Dock would soon enter the inventory.

HAVELSAN Delivers DBDS to Navy
Navy / Maritime E/W

HAVELSAN Delivers DBDS to Navy

HAVELSAN announced from its social media accounts that the last batch of Submarıne Data Dıstrıbutıon System (Denizaltı Bilgi Dağıtım Sistemi/ (DBDS) is delivered to the Naval Forces Command. The system will be integrated into the submarine under the New Type Submarine Project.

MAM-L Hits from a Farther distance
Navy / Maritime Ammunition Unmanned Systems

MAM-L Hits from a Farther distance

Turkish Defence Ministry announced the micro smart munition MAM-L. The ministry stated that MAM-L is used at the Blue Homeland 2021 Military Exercise.

Bluehomeland (Mavi Vatan) Exercise Began
Land Navy / Maritime Air Unmanned Systems

Bluehomeland (Mavi Vatan) Exercise Began

Turkish Navy’s planned drill “Blue Homeland 2021” have started. The drill will be executed on the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea simultaneously.