Navy / Maritime News

TUSAŞ delivers Blue Homeland's new guard Aksungur UAV
Turkiye

TUSAŞ delivers Blue Homeland's new guard Aksungur UAV

The Aksungur UAV is delivered to the Turkish Navy for the first time. The prototype was built in 18 months at TUSAŞ facilities.

Ulaq Meets NATO
Turkiye NATO

Ulaq Meets NATO

Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence will attend NATO’s NATO Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative (MUS) in Germany with their co-product ULAQ.

ARES's 35 FPB Completed the Tests
Turkiye

ARES's 35 FPB Completed the Tests

ARES Shipyard's FPB 35 has completed the tests. The boats will be delivered to the Turkish Coast Guard and the General Directorate of Security.

Australia gets Sikorsky’s MH-60H Helicopters for $1 Billion
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Australia gets Sikorsky’s MH-60H Helicopters for $1 Billion

State Department approved a possible FMS to Australia of MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated $985 million.

FBI Trapped Nuclear Engineer for Selling Information
USA

FBI Trapped Nuclear Engineer for Selling Information

U.S. nuclear submarine engineer and his wife are arrested in West Virginia with espionage-related charges. The FBI set up a trap.

Turkish Seahawks to IFF with ASELSAN’s System
Turkiye

Turkish Seahawks to IFF with ASELSAN’s System

Turkish Navy’s Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) S-70B SeaHawk helicopters are modernised with the ASELSAN Friend or Foe Identification (IFF) Mode 5 System.

Greece Buys French Frigates
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Greece Buys French Frigates

Greece prefers French ships to modernise its naval forces with Naval Group’s Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI)(the export designation Belh@rra®)

France wants to sign the Greek Deal
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France wants to sign the Greek Deal

France and Greece want to end the acquisition struggle with Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI)(the export designation Belh@rra®) and Gowind corvettes.

ADIK Shipyard Launched Qatari QL-80
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ADIK Shipyard Launched Qatari QL-80

The Qatar Navy's QL-80 LCT Landing Ship Tank Al-Abrar Fuwairit, built by ADIK, was launched with a ceremony.

Royal Navy's Type 45 Air Defence Destroyer Faces £189M PIP
United Kingdom

Royal Navy's Type 45 Air Defence Destroyer Faces £189M PIP

The British MoD has confirmed that all Type 45 Air Defence Destroyers will have upgraded their power systems by the mid-2020s on regenerating energy systems.

Scotland to build FIAC P50-U for Ukraine
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Scotland to build FIAC P50-U for Ukraine

British Shipyard Babcock will build at least one FIAC for Ukraine at their Rosyth facility as part of the UNCEP agreement.

NATO Observed Submarine Rescue Operation at TCG Alemdar
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NATO Observed Submarine Rescue Operation at TCG Alemdar

Commander Gennaro Vitagliano, the Branch Head of the ISMERLO observed NATO's Dynamic Monarch Drill from TCG Alemdar MOSHIP and told his views to TurDef.

French Reaction Caused Counter Reactions
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French Reaction Caused Counter Reactions

French President Emmanuel Macron is furious about the cancelled Australian Submarine deal. His foreign minister calls the deal with the US “a betrayal”.

Dynamic Monarch/ Kurtaran Media Day is Held
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Dynamic Monarch/ Kurtaran Media Day is Held

Exercise Dynamic Monarch / Kurtaran-21, hosted by Turkish Naval Forces, is being conducted under the command of COMSUBNATO at Aksaz .