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Two Moves from ASFAT: TF-2000 and Shipyard Construction
23 Sep 2024, 06:38 6 mins

Navy / Maritime Investment
Two Moves from ASFAT: TF-2000 and Shipyard Construction
Defence Ministry company ASFAT Inc. is expected to perform two strategic moves as it gave signals about one of them on social media a few days ago.

ASFAT, which will build the TF-2000 air defence destroyer at the Istanbul Shipyard Command with the Defence Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) decision, made the most concrete move on this issue last week. ASFAT shared detailed information about the TF-2000 with an infographic on social media. This post means that the first steel-cutting ceremony of the TF-2000 will be held soon. On the other hand, the Preveza Naval Victory, one of the most important victories in Turkish Naval history, falls this weekend on September 27. It is known that the Turkish Navy has previously held many historical ceremonies. For this reason, having the ceremony this week, on the anniversary of the Preveza Naval Victory, would not be a surprise.

TF-2000 initially began as a class of 12 frigates designed to come after I-class frigates within the scope of the MİLGEM national warship programme in 1999. The design was envisioned with 32 VLS cells and ÇAFRAD multi-band AESA radar to perform anti-air warfare duties.

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