Turkiye’s First EU-NATO Warship Export Goes to Romania
Turkiye has delivered a Hisar-class vessel to Romania, marking its first warship export to an EU-NATO member after years of failed Romanian corvette plans.
Akhisar News
Navy / Maritime
Analysis
Navy / Maritime
Turkish National Warship Progress: Late or on Time?
The Turkish Navy stayed self-sufficient until the ironclad era; today it is rebuilding its shipbuilding strength in all aspects with 1000-year traditions.
Navy / Maritime
ASFAT readies Pakistan’s 3rd Milgem corvette for delivery
Pakistan MİLGEM’s first Karachi-built corvette PNS BADR began sea acceptance trials on 19 January, as Türkiye’s OPVs AKHİSAR and KOÇHİSAR also sailed.
Navy / Maritime
SSB Görgün confirms Akhisar sale price: €223 million
Türkiye’s Secretariat of Defence Industries Secretary Haluk Görgün confirmed ASFAT’s Akhisar OPV export contract to Romania at €223 million, excluding VAT.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Naval platforms enter service as exports and builds advance
Multiple naval platforms for the Turkish Navy and partner states entered service, alongside new construction milestones and updated defence export figures.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Turkish Naval Industry Delivers Five Platforms Abroad
Türkiye marks an unofficial Maritime Day with a rare concentration of naval milestones, combining export deliveries, newbuilds and commissioning ceremonies.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Latest Position in Türkiye’s Eurofighter Procurement
Türkiye to acquire interim Eurofighter aircraft from Qatar and Oman while it moves forward with naval equipment purchases through the Seferihisar construction.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Why Romania Preferred the Turkish Solution: MILGEM Akhisar
This article discusses how Romania needed naval modernisation but pursued EU-driven policies instead of choosing Türkiye’s proven, cost-effective solution.
Analysis
Navy / Maritime
Romania’s Light Corvette deal: Turkiye’s Hisar Class ex-OPV
Romania has signed an agreement with Turkiye to acquire its Hisar Class Offshore Patrol vessel Akhisar to perform light corvette missions in the Black Sea.
Navy / Maritime
ASFAT Delivers Akhisar to Romania in Landmark NATO Sale
Türkiye’s ASFAT completes its first-ever warship export to a NATO–EU member as Romania commissions the Akhisar, classified as a light corvette vessel.
Navy / Maritime
Ex-Royal Navy Sandown-class Minesweeper Joins Romanian Fleet
The former HMS Pembroke entered service with the Romanian Navy as Kaptan Constantin Dumitrescu, bolstering NATO mine countermeasure capacity in the Black Sea.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
IDEF25: ASFAT Displays Full Loadout Hisar-class OPV
ASFAT has put the full armament configuration of the Hisar-class Offshore Patrol Vessel on display at the IDEF25 defence exhibition held in Istanbul.
Navy / Maritime
Romania Announces TCG Akhisar OPV Acquisition from Turkiye
The Romanian MoD stated to journalists that the Turkish Hisar-class OPV TCG Akhisar (P-1220) will be acquired to fill the gap of a modern patrol ship quickly.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Turkish Navy Shares Comprehensive Three-Year Activity Report
Turkish Navy’s 2022–2025 Three-Year Activity report outlines Türkiye’s naval operations, modernisation efforts and structural transformations in detail.
Navy / Maritime
Romania Might Buy a Hisar-class Offshore Patrol Vessel
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.
Navy / Maritime
Next Hisar-class OPVs Receive VLS and a New Superstructure
DESAN has begun building the third Hisar-class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) for the Turkish Navy in a new configuration with VLS and superstructure design.
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