04.03.2025, 23:33
Zitat:ULAQ 12 ASuW and KAMA Enter Turkish Naval Inventory in 2025
04 Mar 2025, 18:44 3 mins
Turkiye
Unmanned Systems
ULAQ 12 ASuW and KAMA Enter Turkish Naval Inventory in 2025 Photo Credit Anadolu News Agency
Turkish Navy is expected to add two unmanned systems, ULAQ 12 ASuW and the ULAQ KAMA, to its inventory by the end of 2025, according to Ares Shipyard’s General Manager Oğuzhan Pehlivanlı, who spoke about Shipyard’s recent works.
Additional Members of the ULAQ Family
Designed by ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defence in Antalya Free Zone, ULAQ USVs keep developing with fresh capabilities. The latest update is ULAQ 12 ASuW, designed for anti-surface warfare (ASuW). Equipped with Roketsan’s Tactical Missile Control System and a 12.7 mm remote-controlled weapon turret capable of launching laser-guided missiles, the 12-metre-long craft has completed its tests. Following more tests, it is scheduled to be handed to the Turkish Navy in the first quarter of 2025.
Another well-known variant is the Expendable Unmanned Surface Vessel ULAQ KAMA, intended for high-impact missions. Jointly created by ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defence, the vessel boasts an insensitive munition produced by Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi (MKE) Company, guaranteeing that the explosive stays stable even when hit by bullets or shrapnel. ULAQ KAMA is expected to start operations within the year following successful detonation tests on the ground.
Pehlivanlı underlined that following operational needs, the business has been developing new platforms even after delivering the initial prototype of ULAQ.
https://turdef.com/article/ulaq-12-asuw-...ry-in-2025
Ein detaillierter Artikel über die Modernisierung der Barbaros Klasse.
Zitat:Turkish Breeze for Meko 200 Frigates: Barbaros MLU Program
04 Mar 2025, 17:16 19 mins
Turkiye
Analysis Navy / Maritime Modernisation
Turkish Breeze for Meko 200 Frigates: Barbaros MLU Program TurDef
By Özgür Ekşi
With the indigenous shipbuilding programme, Türkiye has made a significant leap forward in naval studies. The Turkish defence industry, which rides a wind with MilGem, completed a Mid-Life Upgrade for the first time. This is also seen as an important threshold in military shipbuilding. TCG Oruçreis (F 245) frigate, which is the first result of the works, will fly the flag of the Turkish Navy in the deep blue waters for many more years with its new infrastructure and silhouette.
(TCG Oruçreis F 245 and TCG Salihreis F246)
MEKO 200 and Barbaros Class Frigate
The MEKO 200 class frigates, whose history in the Turkish Navy dates to the late 1980s, were built in TN1 and TN2 sub-variants, also known as Track 1 and Track 2.
Yavuz Class TN1s are equipped with a STACOS combat management system and diesel engines in a CODAD (Combined Diesel and Diesel) propulsion configuration, while Barbaros Class Track 2s are equipped with a TACTICOS combat management system and CODOG (Combined Diesel or Gas Turbine) propulsion infrastructure.
TN2s, which can reach higher speeds, are equipped with CODOG propulsion, use either diesel or gas turbine machines for economic navigation and speed requirements. With a length of 118 metres, the Barbaros class frigates, approximately 3 metres longer than the Track 1s, are divided into TN2A and TN2B.
https://turdef.com/article/turkish-breez...lu-program