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Gabya-Class Frigates Get Atmaca Anti-Ship Missiles
26 May 2025, 13:57 3 mins
Turkiye
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile
Gabya-Class Frigates Get Atmaca Anti-Ship Missiles TurDef
Gabya-class frigates (Ex Oliver Hazard Perry-class) of the Turkish Navy alongside two other ship classes will receive the Atmaca anti-ship missile.

STM’s Head of Combat Systems, Enver Küçükerman, announced the programme to arm the Turkish Navy frigates with indigenous anti-ship missiles during the 12th Naval Systems Seminar. Four Gabya-class frigates alongside three Ada-class corvettes and the Barbaros-class frigates under modernisation will be fitted with the missiles by the end of 2027’s first quarter.

This means that the four Gabya-class frigates to receive the Atmaca missiles will likely serve for at least another decade, considering the fact that an armament modernisation would not be done on a ship to retire in the short term. It is also likely that the frigates to receive Atmaca are the ones fitted with eight-cell Mk41 VLS modules for RIM-162 ESSM missiles.

While the ships have a considerable age, the presence of RIM-162 ESSM and Atmaca can keep them relevant for some more time.

Compared to the older generation Harpoon missiles present on Gabya-class frigates, Atmaca offers a longer range (250 km versus 124 km) and a more capable guidance system that has demonstrated itself in GNSS-denied scenarios.

https://turdef.com/article/gabya-class-f...p-missiles

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Dem Bild nach zu urteilen scheinen sich MILDEN und NUKDEN nahezu das gleiche Design zu teilen. Im Gegensatz zu MILDEN das einen AIP Antrieb verwenden wird, soll NUKDEN ein Thorium - Salz für den Antrieb erhalten. Im Gegensatz zum AIP Antrieb ermöglicht der Nuklearantrieb eine längere Tauchdauer und eine von höhere Geschwindigkeit unter Wasser, was von Bedeutung ist bei Flugzeugträgergeleitschutz Aufgaben.

Turkiye Unveils ‘NUKDEN’ Name for Nuclear Submarine Project
27 May 2025, 18:07 3 mins
Turkiye
Navy / Maritime
Turkiye Unveils ‘NUKDEN’ Name for Nuclear Submarine Project TurDef

Turkish Navy’s nuclear submarine programme receives formal designation while the indigenous MILDEN project is already underway.

At the 12th Naval Systems Seminar held in Istanbul, Rear Admiral Timur Yılmaz, Commander of the Submarine Fleet, confirmed that Turkiye’s planned nuclear-powered submarine programme will be named NUKDEN—an abbreviation derived from “nuclear submarine” in Turkish.
The announcement marks a strategic shift from the previously emphasised MILDEN (National Submarine) initiative, placing a greater focus on nuclear propulsion for extended operational reach and deterrent capabilities. Rear Admiral Yılmaz explained that “the security of our nation, our deterrence posture, the extent of our jurisdiction and areas of interest, and the support required for task groups led by our national aircraft carrier necessitate the acquisition of a nuclear submarine.”


Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu, Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces, has previously stated to Warships International Fleet Review during an interview that Turkiye would build a nuclear-powered submarine. Rear Admiral Yılmaz’s declaration suits this interview.

https://turdef.com/article/turkiye-unvei...ne-project

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Türkiye Launches Third Reis-Class Submarine TCG Muratreis
02 Jun 2025, 16:18 2 mins
Turkiye
Navy / Maritime
Türkiye Launches Third Indigenous Reis-Class Submarine TurDef
The Turkish Ministry of Defence (MoD) has officially announced the launch of the TCG MURATREİS, the third submarine of the Reis-class (Type 214TN) fleet.

The Gölcük Naval Shipyard reached the milestone on May 29, 2025. On the 572nd anniversary of the Conquest of Istanbul.

AIP-Equipped Submarine Project TCG MURATREİS is being constructed under the Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP)-equipped project (YTDP), which was initiated through a contract signed on 22 June 2011 between Türkiye’s Defence Industry Agency (SSB) and German shipbuilder Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). The project envisions the construction of six Type 214TN submarines at Gölcük Naval Shipyard with a high degree of local industrial participation.

https://turdef.com/article/tuerkiye-laun...-muratreis

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Bayraktar TB3 UCAV steuert MKEs Pirana Kamikaze USV
29. Juni 2025, 12:14 Uhr (2 Min.)
Türkei
Marine / Maritime Unbemannte Systeme
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV steuert MKEs Pirana Kamikaze USV TurDef
Im jüngsten Teaming-Test startete das Bayraktar TB3 UCAV vom TCG Anadolu LHD, übernahm die Kontrolle über MKEs Pirana Kamikaze USV und führte es zum Ziel.

Der Test des Bayraktar TB3 mit dem Pirana Kamikaze USV demonstrierte den kooperativen Einsatz eines UCAV und eines USV für eine eher unkonventionelle Methode der Oberflächenkriegsführung. Das von Bayraktar TB3 auf das statische Ziel gelenkte Pirana Kamikaze USV führte die nicht detonierende Kollision erfolgreich durch.

Bayraktar TB2 wurde in einem ähnlichen Test eingesetzt, bei dem es ASELSANs Albatros Kamikaze USV zu einem Zielschiff führte. Das von der mit Sprengköpfen bestückten Albatros getroffene Zielschiff erlitt durch die Explosion schwere strukturelle Schäden und sank.

Zusätzlich zur Bayraktar TB3, die bereits an Bord des LHD der TCG Anadolu (L400) stationiert werden soll, können Kamikaze-USVs vom flutbaren Dock aus eingesetzt werden, in dem normalerweise Landungsboote und amphibische Panzerfahrzeuge stationiert sind.

Dies würde der TCG Anadolu eine alternative Fähigkeit zur Bekämpfung von Überwasserangriffen auf lange Distanz bieten, bei der Kamikaze-USVs ISTAR-Unterstützung durch Bayraktar TB3s erhalten, die vom LHD aus operieren. USVs könnten mit den Munitionsoptionen mit größerer Reichweite der Bayraktar TB3 wie Kemankeş 1 und UAV-122 für zweigleisige Angriffe auf maritime Ziele kombiniert werden.

https://turdef.com/article/bayraktar-tb3...mikaze-usv

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IDEF25: STM Unveils Turkish Fast Attack Craft’s Design
23 Jul 2025, 00:04 2 mins
Turkiye
Navy / Maritime Expo and Air Show
IDEF25: STM Unveils Turkish Fast Attack Craft’s Design TurDef


STM has unveiled the design of the Turkish Fast Attack Craft to replace the ageing fast attack craft classes of the Turkish Navy in the coming years.

The design displayed at IDEF25 has some aesthetic differences, but the same armament and hull layout as the previously published renderings. The new hull could be described as having sharper angles and a new mast design, which are likely optimisations to manage the radar cross-section.

The weaponry includes ATMACA anti-ship missiles, a 76 mm naval gun, two 12.7 mm RCWS, and a PDMS (Either LEVENT or GÖKSUR 100-N/StA).

https://turdef.com/article/idef25-stm-un...t-s-design

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IDEF25: MARLIN USV Gets ÇAKIR Missiles for Longer Ranges
24 Jul 2025, 23:35 2 mins
Turkiye
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show
IDEF25: MARLIN USV Gets ÇAKIR Missiles for Longer Ranges TurDef
ROKETSAN’s ÇAKIR multi-platform cruise missile will be integrated on ASELSAN-SEFİNE MARLIN USV to allow anti-surface warfare operations at longer ranges.

TAIS Shipyards displayed MARLIN USV with four ÇAKIR launchers placed at the back of the hull during IDEF25. Integration work is ongoing for ROKETSAN’s multi-platform cruise missile to allow both land attack and anti-ship usage.

TurDef also learned that the 12.7 mm RCWS on MARLIN will be swapped for a more powerful 30x113 mm one, which is more effective at dealing damage to soft-skinned small boats and other USVs.

Previously, MARLIN was fitted with an eight-round fixed launcher for TÜBİTAK SAGE’s KUZGUN KY solid fuel rocket-powered missile, which will allow engagement at ranges of 15 km with a 15 kg warhead.

https://www.turdef.com/article/idef25-ma...ger-ranges

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Turkish Navy’s Future FAC Breaks Cover at IDEF 2025
Published on 25/07/2025
By Tayfun Ozberk
In IDEF 2025
National FAC
National FAC scale model on STM stand at IDEF 2025.
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Turkish naval solutions provider STM unveiled the final design of the National Fast Attack Craft (FAC) during the IDEF 2025 defense industry exhibition, held in Istanbul from July 22 to 27, 2025.
The National FAC project aims to build modern FACs to replace the aging Dogan- and Ruzgar-class FACs that have been in service with the Turkish Navy for decades. The contract for the design phase of the FACs was signed between SSB and STM on August 31, 2020. After an extensive conceptual and detailed design work in collaboration with the Turkish Navy, STM unveiled the mockup of the final design at IDEF 2025 defence industry fair.

At first glance, the design appears to be an enhanced evolution of the KILIÇ II-class Fast Attack Craft (FAC), a proven platform that has served the Turkish Navy for over two decades. However, the new National FAC stands out with its significantly larger size and displacement, positioning it between traditional FACs and light corvettes. With a displacement exceeding 700 tons and a length approximately 10 meters longer than the current FACs in service, the vessel represents a new generation of high-endurance, high-performance attack craft tailored for littoral warfare.

https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/ide...idef-2025/