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Navy / Maritime Air

3rd Meltem-3 delivered to Navy

10 May, 01:27
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The Turkish Navy received the third Leonardo ATR-72 (P-72) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) patrol aircraft from TUSAŞ as part of the Meltem-3 Project.

Navy / Maritime Sensors

ASELSAN’s ANS-510D Marine Gyro Systems Passed Tests

09 May, 06:14
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Barbaros and Gabya Class Frigates half-life modernisation project passed a new milestone as ASELSAN’s main/auxiliary gyro systems passed acceptance tests.

Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems

ULAQ Near Missile Launch Tests

08 May, 08:38
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ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defence joint project Armed Unmanned Surface Vehıcle (AUSV) is ready to launch missiles.

Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile

The range of Akya Torpedo Doubled

08 May, 06:19
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Turkish Navy’s indigenous heavyweight Akya Torpedo has got an upgrade. The range of the torpedo is extended over 30 km.

Navy / Maritime Bilateral Relations

UK, France, “Cod War” Revived

07 May, 08:35
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The Royal Navy has deployed HMS Severn and HMS Tamar to Jersey amid concerns of a possible island blockade by French boats. Boats will conduct “maritime security patrols”, according to the British Ministry of Defence. France has sent its patrol vessel to Jersey to “guarantee the safety” of people at sea and “accompany” French fishing vessels.

Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems

The first rendering of TB3 revealed

07 May, 07:02
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The CEO of Baykar, Haluk Bayraktar released the first rendering of TB3 that will be deployed at TCG Anadolu LHD.

Navy / Maritime

Pakistan Navy’s second PN MİLGEM Corvette laid down on Cradle

02 May, 07:58
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The ceremony for the second PN MİLGEM corvette is held in Istanbul on April 30. ASFAT A.Ş. under the Ministry of National Defence is the main constructer of the ships.

Navy / Maritime Bilateral Relations Regional / Strategy

Turkey to re-establish Ties with Saudi Arabia and Egypt

27 Apr, 01:25
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Kalın said talks between Egypt and Turkey to start next week, adding that both countries’ Intelligence chiefs and foreign ministers have been in contact.

Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems

ULAQ ASW Unveiled

26 Apr, 11:47
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ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defence are developing an AUSV Programme called ULAQ. They have presented the rendering of six platforms for different missions.

Navy / Maritime

Escalating Tension Between China and Taiwan

24 Apr, 05:23
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Taiwan announced that Chinese PLA Y-8 ASW aircraft entered Taiwan’s Southwest Air Defence İdentification Zone (ADIZ) in the afternoon of Apr. 24, 2021.

Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems

The second Phase of USV unveiled: ULAQ ASW

23 Apr, 07:18
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Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence have announced the next phase of their Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Project, which they unveiled back in October 2020.