Navy / Maritime News

Russia Launches New Tarantul-class Corvette
Russia

Russia Launches New Tarantul-class Corvette

Russia has launched a new variant of its Tarantul-class corvette with new equipment and a propulsion system.

EID Provides C4I for Portugese Drone Motherships
Portugal

EID Provides C4I for Portugese Drone Motherships

Portugal-based EID will provide Command-Control-Communication-Computers-Intelligence systems for future PNM ships.

Bozdoğan-DH AD Missile Completes First Exit Tests
Turkiye

Bozdoğan-DH AD Missile Completes First Exit Tests

The exit speed tests of the Bozdoğan-DH naval air defence missile for GÖKSUR PDMS were completed in the Tubitak Sage’s Ankara Wind Tunnel (ART).

Italian Navy Acquires Five Minesweepers for € 1.6 Billion
Italy

Italian Navy Acquires Five Minesweepers for € 1.6 Billion

The Italian Navy awarded domestic companies Intermarine SpA and Leonardo a contract to supply five new minesweepers worth € 1.6 billion.

Turkish Parliamentary Approves Deployment in Somalia
Somalia Turkiye

Turkish Parliamentary Approves Deployment in Somalia

Turkish Parliament approved the motion for the two-year deployment of Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) units in Somalia.

FIA2024: General Atomics Displays EMALS for UAVs
USA United Kingdom

FIA2024: General Atomics Displays EMALS for UAVs

General Atomics Electromagnetics is displaying its electromagnetic launch systems (EMALS) compatible with UAVs at FIA2024 organised in the U.K.

Greece Trims “Blinken Package”
USA Greece

Greece Trims “Blinken Package”

Greece has refused to buy second-hand Freedom-class LCS and M2A2 Bradley IFVs due to the ill state of the equipment included in the Blinken Package.

TRNC Calls for a Joint Naval Base with Turkiye
Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Turkiye

TRNC Calls for a Joint Naval Base with Turkiye

TRNC’s Minister of Public Works and Transportation, Erhan Arıklı, has stated that it is time to set up a naval base with Turkiye.

ASFAT to Construct Oil Collection Vessel for BOTAŞ
Turkiye

ASFAT to Construct Oil Collection Vessel for BOTAŞ

Defence Ministry Company ASFAT Inc. will construct a “Marine Cleaning and Oil Collection Vessel” for use in Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAŞ) activities.

Turkish Corvette TCG Kınalıada Bypass Indian Port
India Turkiye

Turkish Corvette TCG Kınalıada Bypass Indian Port

Bitter relations between Turkiye and India affect port visits. The planned Indian port visit of the TCG Kınalıada, did not take place. The ship is on the way.

French Navy’s Upcoming FDI Frigate Faces a Delay
France

French Navy’s Upcoming FDI Frigate Faces a Delay

Naval Group’s FDI frigates, which are being built for the French Navy, are facing a delay of approximately a year, which might affect other deliveries.

Altınay Signs a Contract for İstif Class Frigates at MİLGEM
Turkiye

Altınay Signs a Contract for İstif Class Frigates at MİLGEM

Altınay announced that it signed a contract worth € 10,750,000.00 for the supply of "Critical Subsystems" to be used in "İstif Class" ships at MİLGEM.

SSB and Meteksan Sign the 'SAS' Project Contract
Turkiye

SSB and Meteksan Sign the 'SAS' Project Contract

The Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB) and Meteksan signed a project contract to develop the Underwater Synthetic Aperture Imaging Capability (SAS)

ROK's Second KSS-III Batch-II Submarine Laid Down
Republic of Korea

ROK's Second KSS-III Batch-II Submarine Laid Down

ROK's DAPA has announced the keel laying ceremony for the second KSS-III Batch-II SLBM-capable submarine.