TR Navy Naval Programs

[Sanchez]

Looks like Barbaros MLU finally started for the second ship already. Salihreis is the lucky one.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1994043036247183553

 

[boredaf]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1993975985553780792

Here is the latest design with 2 band Flat Planar Arrays (ECM suite) and 2 more EA antennas.

I'm hoping 25mm guns will also be able to engage aerial targets. Also, any word on the drone launchers they mentioned before?

 

[Anmdt]

I'm hoping 25mm guns will also be able to engage aerial targets. Also, any word on the drone launchers they mentioned before?

Possibly not and nothing heard of that UAV launcher yet, nor USV interoperatibility. They have given up modular space that possibly could have been utilized for UUV/USV integration. That leaves us with stern-ramp currently.
I would very much like to see two more 35 mm ( single barrel gökdeniz ) on each sides for addes protection.

For new they have seem to focus a comprehensive EW suite covering all the bands except of the low-frequency (V/UHF) bands. Earlier designs had V/UHF ED, later omitted.

 

[boredaf]

Possibly not and nothing heard of that UAV launcher yet, nor USV interoperatibility. They have given up modular space that possibly could have been utilized for UUV/USV integration. That leaves us with stern-ramp currently.
I would very much like to see two more 35 mm ( single barrel gökdeniz ) on each sides for addes protection.

That's a bit of a shame, really, it was a brilliant idea to have loitering munitions on hand. And, if 25mm can't reliably (or at all) engage aerial targets then I agree that a couple of either 35 or 30 mm guns on each side is necessary. Asymmetric threats are becoming even more of an issue with each passing day, I hope we'll be ready.

 

[Tuncay]

The second Reis-class submarine TCG Hızırreis was delivered to the Turkish Naval Forces today.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1994059228319719770