Click here - to select or create a menu

Naval News

Palfinger
  • News
  • Event News
    • Indo Pacific 2022
    • Sea Air Space 2022
    • DIMDEX 2022
    • WDS 2022
    • DSEI 2021
    • MADEX 2021
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Advertising
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
Home» News»Indian Navy selects TAIS for delivery of five Fleet Support Ships
The Turkish shipyard TAIS recently won a US$2.3Bn contract with the Indian Navy for the delivery of five 45,000-ton fleet support ships, the company announced on May 31.
A CGI picture of the Indian Navy future Fleet Support Ship (Credit: TAIS)

Indian Navy selects TAIS for delivery of five Fleet Support Ships

The Turkish shipyard TAIS recently won a US$2.3Bn contract with the Indian Navy for the delivery of five 45,000-ton fleet support ships, the company announced on May 31.

Nathan Gain 05 Jun 2019

This 8-year contract will see TAIS and India’s state-owned Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) collaborate for the production of the vessels. 

TAIS tasks will include modernization of the shipyard, the design of ships, engineering services, planning and management of production, preparation of shipbuilding materials specifications, and provision of main materials.

The contract for will be officially signed by Anadolu Shipyard (ADiK), a subsidiary of TAIS. According to The Hindu local newspaper, construction of the first ship is to begin by the end of 2020, with the first vessel expected to be delivered in 2024. The remaining four vessels will be completed in 10-month intervals.

A CGI picture of the Indian Navy future Fleet Support Ship (Credit: TAIS)

“We have won this tender in one of the most difficult markets in the world against the biggest global competitors with our design capabilities, technical competence, determination and courage. We have proven to the world what the Turkish private sector can do,” said Süalp Ürkmez, deputy chairman of the board of directors of TAIS and CEO of ADiK.

The CGI pictures unveiled by TAIS on the company’s Twitter account show that the future Indian Navy fleet support ships will be fitted with 4x fueling stations, a large crane forward, 2x CIWS (one forward at the bow, one aft), a large number of davits to launch and recover RHIBs and SOLAS boats, a 360° tower to control UNREP operations, as well as a large helicopter landing deck.

Fleet Support Ship India Indian Navy TAIS Turkey 2019-06-05
Tags Fleet Support Ship India Indian Navy TAIS Turkey
Facebook Twitter Stumble linkedin Pinterest More

Authors

Posted by : Nathan Gain
Nathan is based in Namur, Belgium. He holds an MA in modern history with a minor in international relations from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL – Belgium). Fascinated by military history he naturally turned to the defense sector after graduating and is particularly interested in Northern European and Belgian defense issues as well as in anything related to naval aviation.

Related Articles

MDL Lays Keel of Final P17A Frigate for Indian Navy

MDL Lays Keel of Final P17A Frigate for Indian Navy

Naval News Staff 29 Jun 2022
Indian shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) laid the keel of the seventh P17A frigate for the Indian Navy.
India’s DRDO Tests VL-SRSAM Missile

India’s DRDO Tests VL-SRSAM Missile

Naval News Staff 24 Jun 2022
The VL-SRSAM was successfully flight-tested by the DRDO and the Indian Navy from an Indian Naval Ship at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on June 24, 2022.
India Lays Keel of 4th SVL and 3rd ASW SWC

India Lays Keel of 4th SVL and 3rd ASW SWC

Naval News Staff 20 Jun 2022
Keel for the fourth ship of Survey Vessel (Large) and second and third ships of ASW SWC for the Indian Navy was ceremoniously laid on 17 June 2022.

2 Comments

  1. Pingback : LES @MERS DU CESM – Assistant départemental pour la Marine du Haut-Rhin

  2. Pingback : Indian MoD signed a contract with Turkey's TAIS shipyards for 5 Fleet Support Vessels - Naval News

Advertisement

Advertisement

Legal / Privacy Policy
About Us
Contact Us

Copyright © 2022 Naval News
All Rights Reserved