Türkei: Massiver Ausbau der Marine

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Turkish navy starts construction of three new warships

The Turkish navy has begun the new year by announcing the construction of three warships based on domestic designs: a submarine, an aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the highly anticipated TF-2000 air-defense destroyer series.

The new work brings the total number Turkish naval ships under construction to 31, according to service officials.

The first weld for the National Submarine (MİLDEN) was completed at Gölcük Naval Shipyard. Due to the general secrecy surrounding submarine operations, the Turkish Navy has shared only limited details about the project.

The MİLDEN is a diesel-electric submarine with a displacement of approximately 2,700 tons and a length exceeding 80 meters. It features an Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP) system, enabling extended submerged endurance compared to existing submarines. The submarine is equipped with domestically developed weapons, systems and sensors designed to increase payload capacity and diving depth.

Initial steel-cutting ceremonies for the surface vessels were held at Istanbul Naval Shipyard in Istanbul.

When fielded, the TF-2000 ships are meant to detect and intercept guided and ballistic missile threats while offering traditional naval combat capabilities.

Work on the project began in 2017, and the design has evolved through several iterations. The current configuration features a ship measuring 149 meters in length, 21.3 meters in width, and a draft of 5.75 meters, with a displacement of 8,300 tons.

The TF-2000 is powered by a CODOG propulsion system, allowing it to achieve speeds of 26 knots or more. It is armed with a 127mm main gun, two 25mm remote-controlled weapon stations, and a 35mm Gökdeniz close-in weapon system. The ship’s air defense capabilities consist of a combined 96-cell vertical launch system developed under Turkey’s own MİDLAS program.

Loaded into the VLS cells are Siper and Hisar air defense missiles, with the addition of Gezgin cruise missiles. The main sensor suite includes the ÇAFRAD phased array radar system, which provides a detection range of 450 km.

According to information from the Turkish Navy, the National Aircraft Carrier (MUGEN) will measure 285 meters in length, 75 meters in width, and have a draft of 10 meters, with a projected displacement of 60,000 tons — more than twice that of Turkey’s largest current warship, the TCG Anadolu. The MUGEN’s dimensions closely resemble those of the Queen Elizabeth-class carriers.

The aircraft carrier will feature a short take-off and barrier arrested recovery (STOBAR) configuration with a single runway and a ski jump angled at approximately 12–14 degrees.

The design includes a single island on the starboard side, with one aircraft elevator positioned forward of the island and another aft. Preliminary plans indicate three take-off spots: one for the TB-3 UCAV combat drone near the bridge level, another diagonally across the port side for the Hürjet manned aircraft, and the third at the port quarter for the Kızılelma unmanned jet. The ship will have three arresting wires and an angled deck for landings.

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Basisdaten des Flugzeugträgers:

• Länge: 285 m

• Max. Breite: 72 m

• Höhe: 10,1 m

• Verdrängung: 60.000 t

• Höchstgeschwindigkeit: 25 kts

• Antrieb: 4 Gasturbinen

• Konfiguration: STOBAR (short take-off but arrested recovery)

• 400 - 500 Mann Besatzung

• Flugzeuge
  • UCAV Baykar Bayraktar TB-3
  • UCAV TUSAS ANKA-3
  • UCAV Baykar Kizilelma
  • TUSAS HÜRJET

[theoderich]

Türkiye details progress on national aircraft carrier and TF-2000 air-defence destroyer

Captain Hakan Uçar, director of the Turkish Navy's Design Project Office (DPO), revealed new details of the country's first indigenous aircraft carrier and the TF-2000-class air-defence destroyer at the 12th Naval Systems Seminar in Istanbul in late May.

Design activities for Türkiye's national aircraft carrier (Milli Uçak Gemisi: Mugem) officially commenced in October 2023 under directives from the president of the Turkish Defence Industry Agency (Savunma Sanayii Başkanlığı: SSB).

Mugem will displace approximately 60,000 tonnes and measure 285 m in overall length. It will feature a flight deck optimised for short take-off but arrested recovery (STOBAR) operations, accommodating a minimum of 50 air vehicles.

Priority has been given to domestically developed air assets. Accordingly, the Baykar-produced Kızılelma and TB3 unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs), along with Turkish Aerospace's (TUSAŞ') Hürjet and Anka-3 platforms, will be deployed on the carrier. “Our emphasis was clear: national platforms first,” Capt Uçar said.

Unlike conventional design practices where the hull comes first, the DPO began by defining the geometry of the flight deck, treating the vessel fundamentally as a floating airbase. “The number and length of runways, as well as the positioning of the island superstructure, directly influenced the ship's design,” he said.

Following extensive collaboration with Baykar and TUSAŞ, the carrier will incorporate three ski-jump take-off paths and one angled recovery deck. Simulations confirmed that all selected aircraft types could safely operate from these runways. In light of political and technical risks, the catapult system was ruled out. Instead, a 12° ski-jump ramp has been adopted. To support arrested landings, Türkiye is developing its first indigenous arresting gear system.

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