IDEF 2021: Turkish industry unveils three new submarine designs
At IDEF 2021, Turkish company STM unveiled the STM500 and TS17000 submarine designs while Dearsan unveiled a “light submarine” design.
At IDEF 2021, Turkish company STM unveiled the STM500 and TS17000 submarine designs while Dearsan unveiled a “light submarine” design.

A new and futuristic Combat Information Center concept for next-generation submarines was unveiled by the Turkish defense company HAVELSAN at the IDEF 2021 exhibition, which took place in Istanbul between August 17 and 21, 2021.
QTS 91 Al Doha, the first of two military training ships built by Anadolu Shipyard for the Qatari Navy, was delivered on August 25, 2021.
The TF-2000 air defense destroyer (ADD) project was one of the most talked-about subjects leading up to the IDEF 2021 defence industry expo in Istanbul, which took place between 17 and 20 August 2021.
The point defense missile systems (PDMS) developed by Turkey’s two leading defense companies, Aselsan and Roketsan, were on display at the International Defense Exhibition and Fair (IDEF 21) in Istanbul, which took place between August 17 and 20.

GE Marine and TUSAS Engine Industries, Inc. (TEI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) whereby GE and TEI will explore additional localization efforts relating to the manufacture, assembly and repair of GE’s LM2500 and LM500 gas turbines, the companies announced today at the IDEF 2021 industry exhibition.
Meteksan Defence, which was assigned by the Defence Industries Presidency of the Republic of Turkey with the approach of “Turkey’s Underwater Center of Excellence”, transfers its sonar capabilities for surface platforms to submarine platforms.
On July 20, Turkey’s Baykar Defense company introduced the MIUS Project, an autonomous combat aircraft, by releasing concept design images via Twitter. The most notable feature of the images is that the MIUS takes off from Turkey’s future Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) “Anadolu.” This was unexpected because MIUS had never previously been declared to be deployed aboard a naval asset.
Turkish defense companies Aselsan and Sefine Shipyard unveiled two unmanned surface vessel (USV) projects on July 8: A USV for ASW missions named “NB57” and another USV for ASuW missions named “RD09”…
Turkey’s indigenous anti-ship missile developing story concludes with success. Turkish Navy’s fourth Ada-class corvette, TCG KINALIADA, carried out the final test-firing of the Roketsan-made Atmaca anti-ship missile on 19 June in the Black Sea.