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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