Gezgin will have more complex guidance system in general.
At the end, they use same principle/technology as SOM for example. The whole different is the range.
Not really ,it should use a x band seeker in addition , also guidance would be less as range is huge ,so some level of automation is required
SOM Missile has terrain recognition software in it‘s database. It travels accordingly and hits it’s target even if GPS is not available. Gezgin will have similar self guidance embedded in it’s memory banks as well.
True! What TF-2000 will bring to the table is so much more and valuable that it is very tempting. But can we really afford 7 of them? If we can yes let’s have them. More the merrier!
Terrain recognition via contour matching has levels, the highest one provides much better mapping/matching and even may operate if the ground has not been mapped accurately enough in the past.
This is not true. I asked many people about this from STM and Armerkom. Financial analysis shows that currently, a TF-4500 costs close(relatively) to a TF-2000. I would rather have a TF-2000 at 800 million than to have a TF-4500 at 600 million. Cost-effectiveneswise TF-2000 is a better choice this is how the TN sees it.
I don't think tf 2000 will cost 800 million ,it will definitely cross 1 billion , maybe even 1.2 billion .
Don't take numbers seriously they are given as an example. Nobody knows exactly how much a TF-2000 or TF-4500 will cost in US dollars. But national contribution is so high that a high exchange rate(Lira/dollar) is becoming an advantage for those projects. So don't be surprised if TF-2000 costs under a billion.
A destroyer class ship of 8500 ton class is not going to be cheaper than a billion dollars.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
Also the cost cutting will be on labour cost side only , equipment won't be that cheap , as above mentioned all countries make their own sub systemsA destroyer class ship of 8500 ton class is not going to be cheaper than a billion dollars.
Type45 class UK ship is over 1 billion pounds sterling. That means over 1.35billion dollars. Apparently it costs another 126 thousand pounds a day to keep it at sea.
Type 26 class frigate of UK is 7-8000 ton class and has cost UK 1.23 billion dollars a piece.How much does it cost to operate a Type 45 Destroyer?
The Ministry of Defence have revealed that it costs around £126,000 per day to operate a Type 45 Destroyer.
Arleigh Burke class at 8-8500 tons, cost In excess of 1.8 billion a piece.
7000 ton a piece, 2 x Andrea Doria destroyers cost 3billion dollars.
We may be a bit cheaper but not that cheap.
Mainly yes. But a lot of Turkish subsystems and equipment are going to be domestic and will have a cheaper labour component in it’s cost structure.
Combined R&D, building, equipping (incl. missiles) and getting into the full operational state the TF-2000 will definitely pass $1B.
Back in late 1990s, Tf-2000 was the ultimate solution for zone defence off the mainland, or for protection of a naval task force. We had setbacks, time and time again, due to financial restrictions, budget cuts, etc, and TF-2000 project was delayed for over 25 years. And with budget restrictions as so many projects (some prioritized) running simultaneously, there is a high probability we may not see an initial production before 2030.
Times have changed. We have invested a great deal on unmanned, networked war machines and systems in the past decade, and I wonder if the navy has a revised game plan, other than a massive scale, never before tried/built destroyer with an AESA radar on steroids (not to mention the build cost). Looking into finances you have detailed, I would not be surprised to see smaller, but no less efficient platforms to fulfill TF-2000‘s initially planned duties.
By the way, you have an interesting way to lay out the finances
www.defenceturkey.com
