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Meteksan presents its naval soft-kill countermeasure Nazar
Weapon / Missile Expo and Air Show

Meteksan presents its naval soft-kill countermeasure Nazar

Meteksan exhibits its naval soft-kill countermeasure solution Nazar (‘evil eye’) at the Saha Expo. Meteksan offers it for the TF-2000 air defence destroyer.

Green Light for Private Shipyards at TF-2000 Tender
Navy / Maritime Expo and Air Show

Green Light for Private Shipyards at TF-2000 Tender

The President SSB Demir hints that private shipyards will be included in the construction process of TF-2000 destroyers.

Electromagnetic Rail Gun: the U.S. Gives Up, Turkey Hopes
Weapon / Missile Investment

Electromagnetic Rail Gun: the U.S. Gives Up, Turkey Hopes

U.S. Navy preferred the budget cut on the Electromagnetic Rail Gun project even though the system sent projectiles at supersonic speed. Turkiye continues.

TCG Anadolu: in 2022 but not before March
Navy / Maritime

TCG Anadolu: in 2022 but not before March

TCG Anadolu is under construction. The pandemic caused a major delay in construction, but the Turkish industry is working hard to deliver it early.

TF-2000 Destroyer is Close To Starting the Programme
Navy / Maritime Sensors

TF-2000 Destroyer is Close To Starting the Programme

Part of the National Ship (MILGEM) project Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) destroyer TF-2000 is close to starting the programme but is waiting for the correct formula.

US Navy Ends Rail Gun Programme
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile

US Navy Ends Rail Gun Programme

The US Navy has ended the railgun project that fires projectiles at up to seven matches using electricity. The Navy’s plans to build an electromagnetic railgun.

Turkish Electronic Intelligence Ship, Ufuk to Enter Inventory
Navy / Maritime E/W

Turkish Electronic Intelligence Ship, Ufuk to Enter Inventory

The Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) of the Test and Training Ship TCG Ufuk (A-591) are completed. The ship can be delivered to the Turkish navy anytime soon.

3rd Meltem-3 delivered to Navy
Navy / Maritime Air

3rd Meltem-3 delivered to Navy

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.

Joint Naval Exercise from Tunisia and Greece
Navy / Maritime Bilateral Relations

Joint Naval Exercise from Tunisia and Greece

Tunisian Defence Ministry announced that Tunisia and Greece had launched joint military exercises this week in the Mediterranean.

Royal Navy Receives New Autonomous Vessel
Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems

Royal Navy Receives New Autonomous Vessel

The Royal Navy received a new autonomous vessel NavyX into its service. The project is named Madfox (Maritime Demonstrator For Operational eXperimentation).

Pirireis Submarine Might be Delivered to the Navy in 2021
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

Pirireis Submarine Might be Delivered to the Navy in 2021

Alper Köse, Head of the Naval Platforms Department at the SSB, provided information about the LHD programme.

India Commissions Nuclear Surveillance Ship
Navy / Maritime Sensors

India Commissions Nuclear Surveillance Ship

According to India based The Economic Times, India has commissioned its secretive nuclear missile tracking vessel.

Qatar Shows Interest into Ares Shipyard and Meteksan's Ulaq
Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems

Qatar Shows Interest into Ares Shipyard and Meteksan's Ulaq

Qatar Shows Interest into Ares Shipyard and Meteksan's Unmanned Armed Surface Vehicle Ulaq. Turkish Ares Shipyard attends at Milipol Qatar exhibition in Doha.

Neptune Era at Ukrainian Navy
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile

Neptune Era at Ukrainian Navy

The prototypes of the Ukrainian RK-360MTs Neptune mobile anti-ship cruise missile system have been handed over to the Naval Forces of Ukraine.

Second Meltem-3 at Blue Homeland
Navy / Maritime Air Modernisation

Second Meltem-3 at Blue Homeland

The second P-72 Maritime Patrol Aircraft was delivered to the naval forces within the scope of the P-72 MELTEM-3 Project.

HAVELSAN Delivers DBDS to Navy
Navy / Maritime E/W

HAVELSAN Delivers DBDS to Navy

HAVELSAN announced that the last batch of the Submarıne Data Dıstrıbutıon System has been delivered to the Naval Forces Command.