A closer look on the sleeping beauty.
Terbiyesiz herifler, uyuyan güzelin endamina öyle bakilir mi!
Translation: Yes we like rear entrances…
We should take a page out of Italian carrier Cavour:
It would be nice to use this approach also on the LHD which is scary naked when it comes to air defense
Q1 2023 is highly optimistic at this point. But Q4 2022 was impossible since the beginning.Demir: TRMotor, Rolls-Royce-Kale-Pratt, TEI have to work together for the TF-X engine
President of Defence Industries (SSB), Professor Ismail Demir talked to Turkish Defence portal TurDef at Qatar, DIMDEX naval expo, about the delivery timing of TCG Anadolu LHD to the Turkish Navy, the TF-X’s engine, why Turkey is not concerned about the Ukrainian UAV engines at the moment. He...www.turdef.com
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As expected, even harbor acceptance tests of Anadolu LHD is not completed as of April 2022. They are trying to convince Turkish Navy to carry out certain acceptance and works during the sea-trials to accelerate the schedule but so far some of those works had better be completed on the harbor due to the safety reasons and TN refuses.
The fire incident or the pandemics had a little impact on the schedule as well (1 to 3 months at most). There were other incidents that he is not mentioning here related to shipyard and certain issues related with the planning (again related to the shipyard) when the project was commenced.
I noted this a year, or several years ago as well. Anadolu will be in service by 2023, Q1.
We need more, this is merely a sea trial of a landing- take off. I want to see a fully fledged amphibious operation with simultaneous landing - take off - rearming - refueling on the deck.First landing on LHD Anadolu's deck
By the look of it EFES exercises will take a new form in near futureWe need more, this is merely a sea trial of a landing- take off. I want to see a fully fledged amphibious operation with simultaneous landing - take off - rearming - refueling on the deck.
Indeed, can't wait to see ZAHA, UGVs, UAVs and joint land-air-navy forces in action.By the look of it EFES exercises will take a new form in near future
Temporarily (following commission in 2023), whatever is available;@Anmdt what would be the standard formation of the Anadolu strike group ?
For a show of pure friendly support, my heart goes with Ukraine hence Odessa, Ukraine (provided that war would have ended by the time TCG Anadolu enters the service) which would also serve as a demonstration of the strongest navy in Black Sea.~ Open bets for Anadolu's first foreign harbor visit.
Kozan S. Erkan mentioned this a couple of days ago. I hope TN takes note of this study. Our corvettes and OPVs could do with a little more "teeth".Concept study of integrating Hisar to Ada Corvettes.