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Turkish Firefighting Method Secures Li-Ion AIP Submarines
Navy / Maritime

Turkish Firefighting Method Secures Li-Ion AIP Submarines

Gaziantep Municipality firefighters introduced a new method to extinguish Li-Ion battery fire, which may secure Li-Ion-powered AIP submarines.

TKMS Launches the Forth Type 218 Submarine for Singapore
Navy / Maritime

TKMS Launches the Forth Type 218 Submarine for Singapore

Singapore is preparing for its last Invincible-class air-independent propulsion (AIP)- equipped diesel-electric submarine, RSS Inimitable.

Turkish Navy Converts Vessels into Training 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.

Turkish Submarines to Fire Turkish Cruise Missiles Soon
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile

Turkish Submarines to Fire Turkish Cruise Missiles Soon

Submarine Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Timur Yılmaz stated that firings of GEZGİN and ATMACA cruise missiles from submarines will commence soon.

Qatari Court Sentences Death For Spying
Navy / Maritime Bilateral Relations

Qatari Court Sentences Death For Spying

Qatari court handed death sentences to eight retired Indian naval officers who worked for the consulting company Al Dahra.

HAVELSAN Presents its UUV C2IS Concept at NATO Conference
Unmanned Systems

HAVELSAN Presents its UUV C2IS Concept at NATO Conference

HAVELSAN Presented its Command-and-Control Information System (C2IS) for unmanned underwater vehicles ( UUV) Concept at NATO Submarine Commanders Conference.

North Korea Launches New Tactical Nuclear Attack Submarine
Navy / Maritime

North Korea Launches New Tactical Nuclear Attack Submarine

North Korea christened a new tactical nuclear attack submarine on Sept. 6 that has been under development for years at the Pongdae Submarine Factory.

Turkish Navy to get its Submarine Floating Dock
Navy / Maritime

Turkish Navy to get its Submarine Floating Dock

Three months after its launch ASFAT stated that the Submarine Floating Dock would soon enter the inventory.

Pakistan Selects STM’s Submarine  for SWAS
Navy / Maritime Expo and Air Show

Pakistan Selects STM’s Submarine for SWAS

Pakistan’s defence expo IDEAS will open its doors tomorrow. Turkish Defence company STM draws social media’s attention with its STM-500 submarine.

STM Presents its STM500 Submarine Solution at MSPO
Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

STM Presents its STM500 Submarine Solution at MSPO

Turkish defence technology and engineering company STM Defence presents its STM500 submarine at MSPO Poland.

Australia to choose the nuclear-powered submarines in early 2023
Navy / Maritime Regional / Strategy Defence Politics

Australia to choose the nuclear-powered submarines in early 2023

Australia's Defence Minister stated that the country plans to announce its choice of nuclear-powered submarines in the first quarter of 2023.

Australia will pay the French Naval Group $835 million compensation for a cancelled submarine contract
Navy / Maritime Bilateral Relations

Australia will pay the French Naval Group $835 million compensation for a cancelled submarine contract

After cancelling a $90-billion contract to build 12 submarines last year, Australia will pay French shipbuilder Naval Group $835 million in compensation.

Cairo Wants French Barracudas and Second-Hand Aircraft Carrier
Navy / Maritime Air

Cairo Wants French Barracudas and Second-Hand Aircraft Carrier

According to French “La Tribune”, Egypt is interested in the conventionally powered “Barracuda” submarines and aircraft carrier equipped with Rafale Marine.

Indonesia to make $125B Defence Investment Including 50 Warships
Navy / Maritime Regional / Strategy

Indonesia to make $125B Defence Investment Including 50 Warships

The AUKUS deal with Australia, the increasing Chinese hegemony in South East Asia and the loss of KRI Nanggala-402 submarine forced Indonesia to make an important investment in the navy. Indonesia has revealed that a portion of its planned $125 billion investment in defence will procure up to 50 new warships over the next two years.