TR Naval Programs

[Anmdt]

Thank you for your and @anmdt responses. I will refrain from comment on the conspiracy theory on that stage and I may not agree with everything you wrote but I would say that the Turkish Navy's level of secrecy when it comes to strategic projects is known.

I do visualize them all scattered around equipped with sensors and EW equipment doing a recon alone and other ones equipped with anti-ship missiles waiting and hiding behind rocks, sharing information trough SATCOM to a network with the command center and the manned fleets, some used as a baits in effort to take the concentration away from the manned fleets posing real danger to the enemy ships. I also visualize them as low profile FAC hunters and also escort and support elements for SAT teams. I hope I am not far away from reality.

https://www.stm.com.tr/en/our-solutions/naval-engineering/test-and-trial-ship-tcg-ufuk-a591

The website was there, gone 404. Probably due to secrecy.

 

[BalkanTurk90]

Any new photo abount I-class frigate?
I miss it

 

[Saithan]

Türk tipi hücumbot Mavi Vatan'da kritik roller üstlenebilir

Türkiye’nin milli savunma sanayii hamleleri hız kesmeden devam ediyor. Son olarak Türk tipi hücumbot üretiminine dair imzaları değerlendiren uzmanlar, bu gelişmenin Doğu Akdeniz ve Ege’de Türk donanmasını daha da güçlendireceği görüşünde.

www.trthaber.com

An evaluation on the FAC by ret. Afm. Gürdeniz

 

[Yasar_TR]

It seems that the 4 ship program will be finished as soon as possible. The timescale for the first boat as it stands is around 4 years. These 4 FAC‘s will replace the 4 Dogan class boats that are getting a bit too old to be in the inventory.
With it’s stealth geometry, modern equipment and speed these boats will be the nightmare of any navy. Especially in the Aegean and in our littoral waters they will be game changers. Particularly, if they can be made to work with ULAQ as well. They can hide themselves well against Turkish mainland and attack. Enemy won’t know what hit them! For that a good EW suite is also necessary. As the boats will have satellite communication capability ULAQ can be a natural sidekick to these boats.

 

[Anmdt]

It seems that the 4 ship program will be finished as soon as possible. The timescale for the first boat as it stands is around 4 years. These 4 FAC‘s will replace the 4 Dogan class boats that are getting a bit too old to be in the inventory.
With it’s stealth geometry, modern equipment and speed these boats will be the nightmare of any navy. Especially in the Aegean and in our littoral waters they will be game changers. Particularly, if they can be made to work with ULAQ as well. They can hide themselves well against Turkish mainland and attack. Enemy won’t know what hit them! For that a good EW suite is also necessary. As the boats will have satellite communication capability ULAQ can be a natural sidekick to these boats.

The detail design can be completed in 2 years from now (or faster if we assume STM has already been working on that), so best bet for construction to start is 2022 + 4 years to complete all 4. Probably in 2025 the design will be modified and remaining 6 will be in inventory by 2030.
EW suite will be a complete one, it is one of the primary requirements of the project.

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1344606728097206273

Highlights in Marine projects of 2020
The preliminary design phase of modernization in Preveze class submarines has been completed.

The critical design review phase has been completed in the modernization of Barbaros class frigates. Detailed design has been completed on the marine replenishment support ship. The outfitting activity of the first 2 submarines in the Reis class submarine project started.

 

[Anmdt]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1344606728097206273

Highlights in Marine projects of 2020
The preliminary design phase of modernization in Preveze class submarines has been completed.

The critical design review phase has been completed in the modernization of Barbaros class frigates. Detailed design has been completed on the marine replenishment support ship. The outfitting activity of the first 2 submarines in the Reis class submarine project started.

The image shown is LDG, the mentioned project is DIMDEG.
And captured these two images.

 

[Test7]

TCG Istanbul

 

[adenl]

The image shown is LDG, the mentioned project is DIMDEG.
And captured these two images.
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It is going to have an additional 8 AShM's, 2x UMTAS/CIRIT launchers in front of the bridge, Gokdeniz CIWS and surprisingly a Phalanx CIWS. And extra sensors, RCWS and probably extra decoys etc. This modernization gives the frigates extra close-in and long range punch. Better quality here:

 

[Anmdt]

It is going to have an additional 8 AShM's, 2x UMTAS/CIRIT launchers in front of the bridge, Gokdeniz CIWS and surprisingly a Phalanx CIWS. And extra sensors, RCWS and probably extra decoys etc

My first time seeing such a SSM -facing- configuration in Turkish Navy. Was it used before?

2x UMTAS/CIRIT

Or Sungur-N

 

[adenl]

My first time seeing such a SSM -facing- configuration in Turkish Navy. Was it used before?

Or Sungur-N

If you don't know, I don't know

 

[Anmdt]

If you don't know, I don't know

The launcher is compatible, so why not?

 

[adenl]

The launcher is compatible, so why not?

It was in reaction to your first question haha. Sure Sungur could also be used

 

[Anmdt]

It was in reaction to your first question haha. Sure Sungur could also be used

Emphasized that just by wondering if the same spot on Ada-Class can be filled with some other kind of missile or additional SSM (Medium range stacked in 6).

 

[adenl]

TCG Istanbul

View attachment 10241

Seems like it is very near to be launched

 

[Cabatli_TR]

5 horsemen of the apocalypse. 6th one (MilDen) is in design phase.

 

[Cabatli_TR]

The left and right side missiles of Gokdeniz CIWS looks like UMTAS-N.

 

[Cabatli_TR]

I think Turkey will reveal a new short range naval air defense missile system (Sapan) based on Sungur that will replace RAM missiles on Turkish naval platforms. Most likely, Fac-55 FAC won’t have any foreign RAM missile on poop deck.

 

[chngr]

Sungur/Stinger: 15 KG
RAM Missile: 90 KG

They are not same class

We need new missile Based on Bozdogan for Milli RAM

Or something like Milli Iron Dome, cheap expendable missiles

 

[Cabatli_TR]

17 January, F515 TCG Istanbul will be launched on sea!