ASFAT Delivers Two Hisar-class Ships to Two Navies
ASFAT delivered Hisar-class TCG Koçhisar (P-1221) OPV and Ex-TCG Akhisar CAm. Roman (261) corvette to the Turkish and Romanian Navies at Istanbul Shipyard.
corvette News
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Navy / Maritime
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.
Navy / Maritime
STM Launches the First LMS Batch 2 Corvette for Malaysia
The first LMS Batch 2 corvette out of three for the Royal Malaysian Navy, based on MİLGEM Ada-class design, was launched at the İstanbul Shipyard by STM.
Navy / Maritime
ROCN’s First Tuo Chiang-class Flight II Corvette Delivered
Taiwanese Navy’s first Tuo Chiang-class Flight II corvette was delivered, featuring the swapping of STIR 1.2 EO Mk2 fire control radar with Leonardo’s NA-30S.
Navy / Maritime
EDGE Launches the First BR71 MkII Corvette for Angola
EDGE Group announced the launch of the first of three BR71 MkII Combattante corvettes for Angola, built by its subsidiary ADSB jointly with France’s CMN.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Ukraine’s MİLGEM Corvette Dons VL MICA Missile Launchers
Social media post honouring the Day of Ukraine’s Armed Forces shows what appears to be Hetman Ivan Mazepa (F-211) corvette with VL MICA launchers at stern.
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
Croatia Swings between Turkiye and Sweden for Warship Plans
Having invested significantly in its Army and Air Force, Croatia focusses on modernising its Navy to buy two to three sophisticated multifunctional corvettes.
Navy / Maritime
STM Lays the Keel for Malaysia’s LMS Batch 2 Corvettes
STM held the keel laying ceremony for Malaysia’s future Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch 2 corvettes based on Ada-class corvettes in Istanbul Shipyard.
Expo and Air Show
ASFAT Showcases Defence Industry Solutions in Croatia
Turkish MOD’s ASFAT Inc will showcase its domestically developed land, air, and naval platforms at the ASDA 2025 international defence exhibition in Croatia.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
TCG Beykoz Corvette Test-Fires GÖKSUR Air Defence Missile
ASELSAN and TÜBİTAK SAGE’s joint development GÖKSUR naval short-range air defence missile was fired from the Burak-class corvette TCG Beykoz (F-503).
Land
Navy / Maritime
Israel Procures Extra Corvettes and JLTVs
The Israeli MoD approved the procurement of five new corvettes and U.S.-made JLTV 4x4 vehicles in the hundreds range.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
MKE Delivers 76 mm Naval Gun for TCG Koçhisar
MKE delivered a Denizhan 76/62 mm naval gun for the Hisar-class OPV TCG Koçhisar (P-1221), which is set to start its acceptance tests soon.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Litmus Test of Turkiye’s Bilateral Relations: TCG Kınalıada
TCG Kınalıada F-514, which went to Japan to celebrate Türkiye's diplomatic relations with Japan, served as a litmus test for Türkiye's bilateral relations.
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
Bilateral Relations
Turkish Navy Converts Vessels into Training Ships
The Turkish Navy converted some of its vessels into test and training ships, which coincides with the decision to support Somalia’s Navy.
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