Turkish Navy conducts the first missile firing from indigenous VLS “MIDLAS”
TCG Istanbul, the lead ship of the homegrown I-class frigates, recently carried out a significant ...
13 Mar 2024
TCG Istanbul, the lead ship of the homegrown I-class frigates, recently carried out a significant ...
20 Jan 2024
On January 19, 2024, Turkish Navy inducted TCG Istanbul (F-515), 2 new logistics ships and the unmanned surface vessel MARLIN.
17 Nov 2023
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.
27 Jul 2023
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...
21 Jun 2023
The TCG Istanbul was photographed leaving the Istanbul Naval Shipyard on the morning of June ...
06 Apr 2023
The Turkish Defence Agency (SSB) held a signing ceremony for the construction of the remaining three I-class (Istanbul-class) frigates for the Turkish Navy. The frigates will be built by a partnership involving Turkish companies STM and TAIS Shipyards.
24 Jan 2023
The Turkish Navy's remaining three I-class (Istanbul-class) frigates will be built by STM and TAIS shipyards.
27 Dec 2022
On December 20, 2022, the Turkish Government's Defense Industry Executive Committee, a presidential-led body that makes key decisions for Turkey's defense industry, approved the construction of three I-class frigates for the Turkish Navy.
06 Feb 2022
The Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) released a new video on January 31 highlighting the country's defense industry's 2022 goals. The video includes the activities planned for 2022 with regard to Turkey’s naval projects.
23 Jan 2021
Istanbul Shipyard today launched the lead ship of the I-class frigates, the future TCG Istanbul (pennant number: F-515)...