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Turkey's Erdogan Attends Launch of 1st Domestically Built Frigate Sat 23rd January 2021 | 08:48 PM Turkey launched its first domestically built frigate Istanbul (F-515) on Saturday and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took part in the launch ceremony ANKARA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd January, 2021) Turkey launched its first domestically built frigate Istanbul (F-515) on Saturday and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took part in the launch ceremony. "We have become a country that meets needs of friendly and allied countries as well as itself in terms of land and sea vehicles. We are among ...

Turkey's Erdogan attends launch of first domestically built frigate ANI | Updated: Jan 23, 2021 21:19 IST Ankara [Turkey], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkey launched its first domestically built frigateIstanbul (F-515) on Saturday and PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan took part in the launch ceremony. "We have become a country that meets needs of friendly and allied countries as well as itself in terms of land and sea vehicles. We are among the 10 countries that can design, build and maintain their own warships. We are among the top three or four countries in ...

Turkey to Launch First Indigenous Frigate on Jan 23 Our Bureau 2845 Istanbul-class built under national MILGEM project on January 23. The 113m warship is expected to be delivered to Turkey's Naval Forces Command in 2023, Anadolu Agency reported today. The vessel will be equipped with indigenous electronic assault system; guided missiles and anti-torpedo shields; as well as ASELSAN infrared search and tracking systems. The MILGEM project aims at developing multipurpose corvettes and frigates that can be deployed in a range of missions, including reconnaissance, surveillance, early warning, a...

Turkish Navy Receives First Locally-Converted Leonardo ATR-72 ASW Patrol Aircraft Our Bureau 3044 Turkey's ATR 72-600TMPA aircraft. The Turkish Navy recently received the first Leonardo ATR-72 (P-72) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) patrol aircraft from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). “Within the scope of the MELTEM-3 project, the first P-72 Naval Patrol Plane with TCB-751 tail number was received by the Naval Forces Command at a ceremony held at TUSAŞ / Ankara facilities and transferred to the Naval Air Command Kartepe / Kocaeli,” Ministry of Defense of Turkey said in a statement toda...