On September 1, 2025, Turkish Sefine Shipyard launched the 4th I-class frigate, the future TCG İçel (F-518) with a ceremony held in Yalova. The ceremony
Indonesia inked a deal with Turkish shipbuilding group TAIS for the procurement of two I-class (Istif-class / Istanbul-class) frigates for the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL).
Türkiye’s Anadolu Shipyard laid the keel for the fifth I-class frigate in Istanbul.
TAIS Shipyards simultaneously launched the second and third I-class frigates, marking a significant milestone in Turkiye’s naval modernization efforts.
GE Aerospace has announced that it signed an agreement with the TAIS-STM partnership in Istanbul to supply LM2500 marine gas turbines for the following three I-class frigates.
On May 20, 2024, the Turkish Sedef Shipyard announced the keel laying of the third I-class frigate, the future TCG İzmit (F-517), for the Turkish Navy.
TCG Istanbul, the lead ship of the homegrown I-class frigates, recently carried out a significant test in the Black Sea. It launched a surface-to-air missile,
On January 19, 2024, Turkish Navy inducted TCG Istanbul (F-515), 2 new logistics ships and the unmanned surface vessel MARLIN.
On November 15, 2023, Turkiye’s Anadolu Shipyard (ADIK) laid the keel of the second I-class frigate, the future TCG Izmir (F-516), with a ceremony held in Istanbul.
GE Marine signed an agreement with TAIS to provide the LM2500 marine gas turbine engine for the I-Class frigates, numbers 6, 7, and 8…
