19.12.2025, 23:03
Zitat:Turkish Naval Industry Delivers Five Platforms Abroad
19 Dec 2025, 21:14 2 mins
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Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems
Turkish Naval Industry Delivers Five Platforms Abroad TurDef
Türkiye marks an unofficial Maritime Day where it will mark multiple milestones, delivering five naval platforms to three navies while commissioning new vessels and systems at home.
Tomorrow’s ceremonies will coincide with one of the most symbolically dense calendars the Turkish naval and defence industry has seen in recent years, as export deliveries, commissioning ceremonies and new construction milestones are brought together under a single programme in Istanbul.
According to the Ministry of National Defence, the second ship of the Pakistan MİLGEM programme, PNS Khaibar, is set to be formally delivered to the Pakistan Navy. This delivery reinforces Türkiye’s growing role as a surface combatant supplier beyond NATO markets. At the same time, TCG Akhisar, built under the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) will be handed over to the Romanian Navy. This will mark another concrete step in Türkiye’s expanding naval exports to Europe and the Black Sea region.
Domestically, the programme also includes the flag-raising ceremony for TCG Koçhisar OPV, signalling its formal entry into service. The first OPV to join the Turkish Navy will be this one. The first ship of the OPV Program, Akhisar, will be sent to Romania. At the same time, the Turkish Armed Forces will get several important platforms and systems, such as the second Reis-class Air Independent Propulsion Hızırreis submarine, the Ç-159 landing ship, and the ULAQ unmanned surface vessel. This shows that the navy is also focussing on undersea warfare, amphibious capability, and unmanned maritime systems.
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