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At the recent meeting of the Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSİK) held in Beştepe, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered the good news that the defense industry has been waiting for a long time and announced that it was decided to start the construction activities of the domestic aircraft carrier. Global defense media stressed that the announcement caused great excitement and said that predictions about the aircraft carrier’s characteristics had already begun.
TRUST HAS GROWN
In the news titled “Turkish President Erdoğan wants the first aircraft carrier for the Turkish Navy” in Navy Recognition, one of the world’s most respected international military-maritime publications, the decision made at the meeting of the Defense Industry Executive Committee was mentioned and the following statements made made:
“The committee decided to start the construction of MİLGEM-class frigates (MİLGEM 9, 10, 11, 12), open coastal defense vehicles, new-type landing ships, new-generation minehunters and attack boats and to begin the design phase of the first the country’s aircraft carrier.” The Turkish defense sector achieved a record defense export volume of $5.5 billion, a growth of 27 percent compared to the previous year. Global confidence in the defense sector is evident as the number of countries purchasing Turkey’s defense products increased from 176 to 185.
In accordance with the decisions of the SSİK meeting, four new Istanbul-class frigates will join the Turkish Navy.
Performance will increase
The publication said that the Turkish army maintains its military presence in regions such as Somalia, Iraq, Syria and Qatar. While noting that this power should be increased with the aircraft carrier, it was emphasized that the plan was to increase military power both at sea and in the air in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Aegean and the Black Sea thanks to the domestic aircraft carrier. The analysis article also noted that Turkey is competing with emerging naval power Egypt and is expected to come to the fore.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP
In the analytical article published in the global maritime publication Naval News titled “Turkish government gave green light to aircraft carrier and four new Istanbul-class frigates,” it was mentioned that Turkey’s national aircraft carrier project has caused excitement in the maritime world . The publication emphasized that in addition to new ships, important decisions were made on new missiles, radars, electronic warfare devices, ammunition, weapons, defense systems, satellite and space systems.
It is already predicted in the global maritime industry that Turkey’s aircraft carrier will be a “Light Class” (LAC).
LAUNCHED PREDICTIONS
The England-based magazine Jane’s Report, considered the largest global defense media publication, announced the development to its readers with the title “Turkey has approved the Istanbul-class frigate and aircraft carrier project.” In the statement published under the signature of Kate Tringham Analysis article also noted that four Istanbul-class frigates are currently under construction and the Navy is expected to be strengthened with four new frigates.
LAC SINIFI
The analysis article made the following statements about the national aircraft carrier:
“The design and progress process, which is considered the first phase of aircraft carrier construction, has been officially initiated by the Turkish government. In addition to the aircraft carrier, work is being carried out to introduce new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles (UAVs) into the Turkish Army’s inventory. No time frame or details regarding the project and design of Turkey’s new aircraft carrier have been announced. “It is already predicted in the global maritime industry that the aircraft carrier will be a ‘Light Class’ (LAC) and can be used primarily as a UAV/SIHA platform.”
Source: Web Special
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