He just used the image from the 10th ship(which is Istif 6, Milgem numbers also count Ada class ships) ceremony. All Istif class ships excluding the first ship Istanbul have the strike length MIDLAS. This is 516, second ship.
That guy is not in a place to "confirm" anything.
I see. Thats why i asked.
In my opinion, that's the case. Indonesia wouldn't order a ship if it hadn't been produced yet and would collaborate with a local shipyard if it were to be produced.
, Like PPA case
Is it true Midlas in Istanbul is Tactical version and F516 above is Strike version and above is strike version?
Yes. Design change during class construction. There was no MIDLAS when Istif design was finalized and then updated about 7-8 years ago. It was supposed to be Mk41. It was first updated to MIDLAS and then updated to a larger height MIDLAS we unofficially dub the strike length because of Gezgin. Strike length MIDLAS is 8 meters tall, larger than any other in western navies. Istif Class wasn't designed with such a VLS in mind hence the rather ugly protrusion on the hull.
Bigger Midlas to accommodate Atmaca and cruise missile?
Mainly Gezgin cruise missile. Both Atmaca and the longer land attack variant Kara Atmaca should be fine on regular tactical length VLS; they come at 5 and 6 meters. But that's just my guess, we haven't yet seen the vertical launched Atmaca, maybe it will have a longer booster.
wondering if Turkiye allow sell Gezgin cruise missile to Indonesia? or limited by the current world rules that don't make sense (MTCR)
I hope FMP use full 64 midlas strike for better capabilities
300 km version then
But how about siper block 2 ?
