Signed: Türkiye will produce three national frigates simultaneously

President of the Presidency of Defense Industries İsmail Demir attended the MİLGEM 6. 7. 8. Ships Contract signing ceremony.

Signatures were signed for the 6th, 7th and 8th ships to be produced within the scope of the MİLGEM Stacker (I) Class Frigate Project, which is the second phase continuation of the MİLGEM Ada class corvettes.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, President of Defense Industries İsmail Demir emphasized the need for the ships and the systems in them to be domestic and national for Turkey’s power in the Blue Vatan.

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will be produced simultaneously

In the project, which will be carried out in partnership with STM-TAIS, it is planned that each of the Anadolu, Sedef and Sefine shipyards will simultaneously construct an I-class frigate in 36 months.

It will also be equipped with national air defense capabilities.

İSTİF Class Frigates, of which all sensors and weapon systems have been developed nationally, will also be equipped with national air defense capabilities.

In addition, nationalization activities will continue in many areas such as the bow cannon, helicopter capture system and various components of the main propulsion system.

National solutions will take place on all three ships

National solutions such as the close air defense system Gökdeniz, the three-dimensional search radar Cenk-S, the fire control radar Scorpion, the illumination radar, the torpedo tube, the National Vertical Launch System MIDLAS, Hisar-D will take place on all three ships. Thus, the rate of locality in the systems and sub-systems to be included in the ships will also increase.

It attracts attention with its features

The MİLGEM İ-Class Frigate Project, which has different features from ADA class corvettes in terms of its structure, is of critical importance for the Turkish defense industry, since the weapon electronic systems it will carry are mostly domestic production. The I-Class Frigates stand out with their anti-submarine, surface and air defense warfare capabilities, the execution of outpost activities, reconnaissance, surveillance, target detection, identification, recognition and early warning features.

The first national frigates, which were extended by 10 meters due to equipment changes and additions made in the weapon systems according to the ADA class, have a displacement of 3100 tons, a length of 113 meters and a width of 14.4 meters. MİLGEM İ class Frigate differs from ADA class corvettes with its ability to have air defense guided missiles.