11.01.2025, 12:49
Zitat:Anadolu Shipyard Launches the Second I-class Frigate
11 Jan 2025, 12:29 2 mins
Turkiye
Navy / Maritime
Anadolu Shipyard Launches the Second I-class Frigate TurDef
Multiple footages of TCG İzmir (F-516), the second I-class frigate built by Anadolu Shipyard, being launched, have been shared on social media platforms.
The launch footage shows the frigate meeting the sea from various angles, with one of them being shared by an Instagram account @reis_dalgic, which is up close from the front.
The second ship is seen to be sporting a different type of MİDLAS vertical launch system module that is taller compared to the one on the lead ship TCG İstanbul (F-515). This hints at the possibility of the next ships being fitted with strike-length cells to utilise larger missiles like SİPER Product 1-D/2-D and GEZGİN cruise missiles in future.
Using heavy-duty missiles in tandem with medium-range ones will be viable with the introduction of SAPAN G/M-1 quad-packed medium-range air defence missiles as it would allow for 32 medium-range and eight long-range missiles if half of 16 MİDLAS cells were to be fitted with SİPER missiles. Alternatively, GEZGİN, instead of SİPER, would provide the ships with extensive land attack capability before the TF2000 destroyers’ introduction.
Following the lead ship, three I-class frigates are being built by three shipyards: Anadolu Shipyard, Sedef Shipyard, and Sefine Shipyard, which comprise TAİS. STM and TAİS will cooperate in the process.
The Secretariat of Defence Industries, STM, TAIS, and Anadolu Shipyard (ADIK) have not made an announcement regarding the launch of vessel.
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