When will the ship be comissioned?
Next year
When will the ship be comissioned?
There is one more T-LHD (TCG Anadolu - like ship) beyond the 2025 column. That would be the Drone Carrier (MIUS) and light AC (Hurjet-N).
10 AH-1W will be shifted to TN Aviation Branch, from TAF inventory, to be operated on TCG Anadolu.
My personal opinion:
Intended for training and gaining experience until T-929 makes it to the field. Navy is highly interested in Atak-II thus it was also known to be navalized from the beginning, like the 10 tons General Purpose Helicopter.
So they can operate the AH-1W + 8 Navalized T-129s, and when T-929 arrives the T-129s will be assigned to the LSTs (will be 4 of them by 2025) + HQ (Aksaz)?Looks like we will see some T-129 before T-929 makes a break;
"I asked. At that time, he stated that the SuperCobras were now obsolete as a body and instead of spending a lot of money on those platforms, it was decided to supply the new production T129 ATAK and said: "In this context;" Thread on T-129 for LHD by Ibrahim Sunnetci;
now this is interesting since Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier has AgustaWestland AW101 as early warning aircraft so it may be for ANADOLU as well who knows
Totally agreed and most probably this is whats gonna happen! I just wanted to show the potantial place where we may use them i.e ANADOLU or up coming ones? Which is again a fantastic news!Rather see our own Helicopter fitted with our own sensors;
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I agree. But TCG Anadolu will be joining the Navy’s inventory soon. It needs navalised helicopters. If we can get these for the interim period, then that is a solution.Rather see our own Helicopter fitted with our own sensors;
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I agree. But TCG Anadolu will be joining the Navy’s inventory soon. It needs navalised helicopters. If we can get these for the interim period, then that is a solution.
As attack helicopters go, the 10 super cobra helicopters will fill in a void as well. But they are old and quite a bit outdated in terms of it’s equipment. If I am not mistaken including the flight computer, cockpit screens, targeting systems and weapons system need modernising or upgrading. @Anmdt can give us more info on this.
But if we are to be blunt ; “beggars can’t be choosers! “ We need to take what we can to achieve our goal!
I would rather wait for domestic solutions, by using some S-70 from the inventory or acquiring some second hands with a commonality with our helicopters.I agree. But TCG Anadolu will be joining the Navy’s inventory soon. It needs navalised helicopters. If we can get these for the interim period, then that is a solution.
As attack helicopters go, the 10 super cobra helicopters will fill in a void as well. But they are old and quite a bit outdated in terms of it’s equipment. If I am not mistaken including the flight computer, cockpit screens, targeting systems and weapons system need modernising or upgrading. @Anmdt can give us more info on this.
But if we are to be blunt ; “beggars can’t be choosers! “ We need to take what we can to achieve our goal!
We've operated Cobra's before so we do have ressource for maintenance and such. Is it because they're not navalized that we'll have issues ?
I don't recall that we have any seahawks tbh, but correct me if I'm wrong. And if we have it's likely to be personelle carrier type and not the armed version.
This is sourced in our President I think. When I listen to his statements regarding armored vehicles like IFVs, APCs he is tending to call them "tanks" and when he talks about LHDs like TCG Anadolu for example he is calling them as aircraft carriers.We really don't have any nuances in Turkish when it comes to LHD and AC "Ucak gemisi" perhaps we should go with "Ucak Vapuru"
A ship "much larger" than Anadolu has no way to be an identical one like the anticipated Trakya as we envision it. Considering also Mr Demir's statements there won't be a drone ship in the same class as the Anadolu as all drone modifications are considered for the Anadolu including the TB3, MIUS and the Hürjet naval. Think bigger.This is sourced in our President I think. When I listen to his statements regarding armored vehicles like IFVs, APCs he is tending to call them "tanks" and when he talks about LHDs like TCG Anadolu for example he is calling them as aircraft carriers.
@Spook Not long ago I saw a meme themed on categorization of armored vehicles. At the one side there were all types of armored vehicles like APC, AFV, IFV, MBT etc and on the other side was that one guy that calls them all as just a "TANK"
As funny as it sounds but I think that is the case so it may an Aircraft Carrier discussion or the TCG Trakya.
TN will not purchase anything from abroad as a whole system anymore. Yet they are giving one more shot as a ready to build design.I don't think people at navantia are this dumb to ask turkey to give up a much advanced ship for the F110 , Unless the turkish navy will give up tf-2000 just to get F110 with Aegis system ( with assurance from the spain that usa won't object )
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I remeber you once said that TN are looking for a ship between I-class and tf-2000 and by looking at the slow delivery of I-class , the TN might buy f110 ( not to be built in turkey ) . navantia built 5 corvettes for saudi navy in just 4 years .