Turkey plans to launch its first Istanbul-class frigate F515 in January 2021 Turkey plans to launch its first Istanbul-class frigate F515 in January 2021 Sunday, 03 January 2021 15:34
According to news published on the HABER VAKTI website, January 2, 2021, the construction of the first Istanbul-class frigate F515 continues at the Istanbul Shipyard Command in collaboration with many Turkish companies under the leed of Turkish company STM. The Istanbul-class frigate F515 will be launched on January 17, 2021.
The new Istanbul-class frigate F515 for the Turkish Navy. (Picture source Naval Analyses)
The Istanbul-class is a new generation of frigates developed under the MILGEM Turkish warship program as the I-class frigate. As of 2018, the MILGEM project covers four Ada class anti-submarine warfare corvettes and one ELINT corvette, four Istanbul class multipurpose frigates and TF2000 class anti-air warfare destroyers destined for the Turkish Navy, four Jinnah-class frig
Thursday, 24 December 2020 15:30
According to information published by the Daily Sabah website on December 22, 2020, Turkey will produce Ada-class corvettes for Ukraine. The Ada-class is a ship developed for the MILGEM project, a Turkish program to develop corvettes and frigates that can be deployed in a range of missions, including reconnaissance, surveillance, early warning, anti-submarine warfare, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air warfare, and amphibious operations.
Turkish Navy TCG Kınalıada (F-514) Ada-Class corvette (Picture source Twitter account Cavit Ege Tulça)
A statement was released on Internet announcing the signature of a memorandum between Turkey s Defense Industries Presidency (SSB) and Ukraine for the production of Ada-Class corvettes for the Ukrainian Navy.