ASFAT Participates in IDEAS 2024
ASFAT, a player in modernising the Pakistani Navy with PN MİLGEM and Jinnah-class frigate projects, is exhibiting its products at IDEAS 2024 in Pakistan.
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Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Analysis
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Engine and Transmission
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Can Turkiye Build an Aircraft Carrier?
The Turkish Aircraft Carrier MUGEM is currently being designed in the Project Design Office.
Expo and Air Show
Deputy MOD Heybet Visits Turkish Companies at Euronaval
Deputy MOD Heybet visited ASFAT and other Turkish companies at Euronaval, which was held in Paris, France.
Country
Musa Heybet has been appointed as ASFAT Chairman
Deputy Defence Minister Musa Heybet has been appointed chairman of the board of directors of ASFAT (Military Factory and Shipyard Operation Inc.)
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
ASFAT to Display TF-2000 AAW Destroyer in SAHA EXPO
The TF2000 Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer will be displayed at the SAHA EXPO 2024 exhibition in Istanbul.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Turkish Navy has bigger plans for the Preveza Victory
Turkish Navy might start various naval projects today, on the anniversary of the Preveza Naval Victory. The majority of them would be held at ITK.
Navy / Maritime
Investment
Two Moves from ASFAT: TF-2000 and Shipyard Construction
Defence Ministry company ASFAT Inc. is expected to perform two strategic moves as it gave signals about one of them on social media a few days ago.
Expo and Air Show
Azerbaijan’s defence expo ADEX 2024 Opens Doors in Baku
Azerbaijan’s International Defence Exhibition ADEX 2024 opens its doors in Baku with the participation of 24 countries. Turkiye attends expo with 51 companies.
Country
Heybet will be Responsible for Five Units, and ASFAT
Turkish Defence Ministry has Musa Heybet as the new Deputy Defence Minister, and he will sit on Tüfekçi’s chair but replace Durdalı’s missions.
Navy / Maritime
Pakistan Navy’s PNS BABUR Enters Service
Pakistan Navy’s PNS BABUR (FFG-280) corvette, built-in Turkiye at Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command, entered Karachi service.
Navy / Maritime
Investment
Turkiye Gains a New Naval Shipyard: Aksaz
Turkiye is becoming the owner of a military shipyard at the point where the Mediterranean meets the Aegean.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Country
The SSİK will be Convened Today
The Defence Industry Executive Committee (SSİK) will be held Today under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex.
Navy / Maritime
Country
ASFAT to Construct Oil Collection Vessel for BOTAŞ
Defence Ministry Company ASFAT Inc. will construct a “Marine Cleaning and Oil Collection Vessel” for use in Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAŞ) activities.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
Bloomberg: Türkiye Scaling Down $23 Billion Defence Contract
Bloomberg claimed that Turkiye is taking action to reduce costs in the $23 billion F-16 deal. The contract will be downsized to brand new fighters.
Navy / Maritime
Pakistan’s First PN MILGEM Class Corvette Reaches Karachi
Pakistan announced that the First PN MILGEM class, multi-purpose corvette PNS BABUR 280, reached the Karachi naval base in Pakistan. ASFAT Constructed 4 ships.
Navy / Maritime
Pakistan Navy’s Babur Visits Jeddah on the way to Homeport?
Pakistan Navy’s first Babur Class ship, PNS Babur 280, visited Saudi Arabia and conducted a passage exercise with the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) ship.
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