I-class frigate TCG İzmir (F-516) has begun Sea Acceptance Trials with a modified, deeper MİDLAS VLS configuration capable of firing long-range strike missiles.
On February 4, 2026, Türkiye’s Anadolu Shipyard announced the launch of the 5th I-class frigate, the future TCG Akdeniz, in the company’s facilities in Istanbul.
On January 19, 2026, Turkish shipbuilding consortium TAIS signed an agreement with Qatar’s Barzan Holdings for two frigates at the DIMDEX 2026 exhibition in Doha,
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,
