TR Navy Naval Programs

[Turkic]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2095537283986260457

The İstif project is progressing well. We are also looking forward to the additional frigates—which we might call "İstif+"—that will feature an expanded weapons payload.

Interesting

@Anmdt I remember your posts about Istif class being in the limits of the design. Do you still think the same and do you happen to know anything about an Istif+ project?

 

[Pokemonte13]

@Anmdt I remember your posts about Istif class being in the limits of the design. Do you still think the same and do you happen to know anything about an Istif+ project?

As i remember Istif has reached its limits though a design based around the Milgem family design is likely using similar design elements but a ship that we envision with 5-6 thousand displacement should look different.

 

[Turkic]

As i remember Istif has reached its limits though a design based around the Milgem family design is likely using similar design elements but a ship that we envision with 5-6 thousand displacement should look different.

In that case "Istif+" would not be Istif+. It would be a new class in Milgem family. Which would be a weird branding because 3k and 5-6k tons are in different classes. One being light frigate while the other being a heavy frigate. If that's the case, I will assume Istif+ is a name to brand the speculation. Otherwise, no sense to me.

 

[Pokemonte13]

There is a high likelihood that after 4 Tf2000 a new more "cost effective" frigate/destroyer will come there was even an article to that in TurDef, because Tf2000 will cost 3 to 4 as much as I class and a ship similar to european destroyer designs could be more useful because you could have 2 light destroyers for 1 TF2000.