MİLGEM 6th, 7th and 8th Ships Will Be Built by STM-TAİS Joint Venture!
At the 2nd Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSİK) meeting of 2022, held on 20 December 2022, decisions were taken regarding 25 different projects. One of the projects discussed at the meeting was the MİLGEM 6th, 7th and 8th Ships Procurement Project. As it will be remembered, in the Explanation Text of the SSİK Meeting, it was stated that "The procurement of the 6-7-8th Ships (ISTIF Class Frigates) to be built within the scope of the MİLGEM Project was decided at today's SSİK Meeting", but which firm/institution was assigned regarding the procurement process and No information was shared about the shipyard where the construction activity will take place.
According to the information we have received, the 6th, 7th and 8th MİLGEM Ships will be built by STM-TAİS Business Partnership and delivered to the Naval Forces Command. In this context, the construction of the aforementioned İSTİF Class Frigates will be carried out by STM Main Contractor at the SEFİNE, ADİK and SEDEF Shipyards. The ships are expected to be delivered to DzKK after the FAT, HAT and SAT processes with a phase difference of 6 months. Today, there is no clear information about the construction and delivery schedule of the ships.
Due to the experience of the Main Contractor in the MİLGEM Project and the experience of doing business with private sector shipyards with both TCG Ufuk TVEG realized with Istanbul Maritime Shipyard and Ukraine MİLGEM Project continuing with RMK Marine Shipyard, STM's Main Contractor is also the Main for its 6th, 7th and 8th Ships. I was considering that you could be selected as a contractor.
Within the scope of MİLGEM 6th, 7th and 8th Ships Procurement Project, the Call for Proposals File (TÇD) was published by the Defense Industry Presidency (SSB) in December 2021. Head of Defense Industry Prof. Dr. In the TÇD, which was announced to the public by İsmail DEMİR with a post on his social media account on December 22, 2021, the relevant companies were asked to submit their answers until March 15, 2022 at the latest, however, a 15-day extension was made after the submission deadline and it was updated to April 1, 2022. . The bid submission deadline was later extended once more, and the firms submitted their bids to the SSB on April 8, 2022. TÇD document of MİLGEM 6th, 7th and 8th Ships Procurement Project from SSB Marine Vehicles Department: It was purchased by STM, TAİS, DESAN, DEARSAN and İSTANBUL DENİZCİLİK.
Equipping activities of the STIF Class Istanbul Frigate, which has been declared as having an overall length of 113.2m, width 14.4m, depth 7.75m, draft of 4.05m and displacement of 3,000 tons, are still continuing, and Port Acceptance Tests (HAT) for the Main Propulsion System started in September 2022. Leonardo The 76mm Super Rapid Sea Cannon supplied from the company and kept in the warehouse was installed in November 2022, and the preliminary preparations for the integration of the 16-cell National Vertical Launch Launcher System (MIDLAS) just behind the head gun were started in November. The first firing test of this MIDLAS was successfully carried out at the Aksaray Firing Test Area using the HİSAR-D RF Missile. Head of Defense Industry Prof. Dr. İsmail DEMİR and the Ministry of National Defense announced to the public that the MIDLAS shot was successfully carried out on 3 December 2022 with their social media accounts. With the completion of the ground-fired tests of MIDLAS, an important stage will be left behind for the integration of the system to TCG Istanbul, whose equipment activities continue.
It is aimed to start the Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) with the TCG İstabul Frigate in March 2023 and to deliver the ship to the Turkish Naval Forces Command on 6 September 2023.
20 Aralık 2022 tarihinde gerçekleştirilen 2022 yılının 2’inci Savunma Sanayi İcra Komitesi (SSİK) toplantısında 25 farklı projeye ilişkin kararlar alınmıştı. Toplantıda masaya yatırılan projelerden birisi de MİLGEM 6, 7 ve 8’inci Gemilerin Tedariki Projesi idi. Hatırlanacağı üzere SSİK...
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