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Turkish Navy’s new type landing ship enters service

The first vessel of Türkiye’s New Type Landing Craft Tank (YLCT) project, TCG Ç-159, has officially entered service with the Turkish Naval Forces following an accelerated construct...

Turkey unveils its first domestically built mini-submarine

Turkey unveiled its first domestically built mini-submarine at SAHA Expo 2026, a milestone that Istanbul Technical University-based defense company Datum Submarine Technologies ann...

Turkish, Italian defense firms team up to produce unmanned surface vessels for Italy

Havelsan, VN maritime and Piloda Defence “are targeting the signing of the first purchase order in the first half of 2026.”

Turkish and Italian companies Team Up for Surface Platforms Production

Following the contract for 40 naval units for the Italian Coast Guard, the collaboration between the Italy-based shipyard and the Turkish boat builder is expanding to the developme...

NAVANTIA to provide life-cycle support for the Turkish Navy amphibious ship Anadolu

Navantia and the Turkish Naval Shipyards General Directorate (TGM) formalized on 8 April, at TGM’s facilities in Ankara, the signing of a framework maintenance agreement for the am...

Italian Navy Surges Ahead with Carrier TB-3 Strike Drones

 Last year, The Maritime Executive reported on the Turkish Navy and drone manufacturer Bayraktar’s apparent success in mounting TB-3 strike drone miss...

Damen to build 13 SAR vessels for Turkish Coast Guard

Damen has signed a contract for the delivery of thirteen search and rescue (SAR) 1906 vessels to be operated by the Turkish Coast Guard. The post Damen to build 13 SAR vessels for...

HAVELSAN, VN Maritime and Piloda Defence forge strategic pact for hybrid naval platforms

Turkish shipbuilder HAVELSAN has signed a strategic agreement with VN Maritime and Piloda Defence to produce manned, unmanned, and hybrid surface platforms in Italy. The post HAVEL...

Brazilian Navy commissions first Tamandaré-class frigate

The first Tamandaré-class frigate (F200), built at the TKMS shipyard in Itajaí in less than four years, has been commissioned into the Brazilian Navy fleet. The post Brazilian Navy...

Italian Navy commissions Tritone vessel for seabed warfare

The commissioning of Tritone (A 5341) marks more than the addition of a new multi-purpose support vessel to the Italian Navy’s fleet; it reflects a notable shift in how the service...

Navantia signs maintenance deal for Turkish Navy’s flagship TCG Anadolu

Navantia has signed a framework maintenance agreement with the Turkish Naval Shipyards General Directorate (TGM) for Turkish Navy's amphibious ship TCG Anadolu. The post Navantia s...

Neue Militärstrategie auf See: Türkei setzt auf meistexportierte Angriffsdrohne der Welt

Die Türkei bringt erstmals bewaffnete Drohnen dauerhaft auf einem Kriegsschiff zum Einsatz. Die Bayraktar TB3 soll vom Trägerschiff TCG Anadolu starten und landen.

ASELSAN expands naval drone portfolio with two new autonomous systems

Turkey’s ASELSAN unveiled two new unmanned naval systems at SAHA 2026 in Istanbul on May 5, expanding the country’s autonomous warfare portfolio into both underwater strike and sur...

Türkiye Launches First LMS Batch-2 Vessel for Malaysia

STM, Türkiye’s leading naval engineering company, has reached a major milestone in the project to build three corvettes for the Royal Malaysian Navy. The first ship of the project,...

Fincantieri delivers multi-purpose support vessel to Italian Navy

Shipbuilding major Fincantieri has delivered the multi-purpose support vessel Tritone to the Italian Navy at its Palermo shipyard.  The post Fincantieri delivers multi-purpose supp...

Türkiye Starts Work on HÜRJET Naval Variant for Aircraft Carrier

Türkiye’s HÜRJET is already known as a new supersonic jet trainer and light attack aircraft. While the idea of a naval version has been discussed before, recent updates show it is...

DATUM Introduces Strike-Capable Sinarit XLUUV

At SAHA Expo 2026, Turkish submarine technologies company DATUM placed its Sinarit concept at the center of its presentation, using the event to outline a modular extra-large uncre...

Brazilian Navy commissions its first Tamandaré-class frigate

The Tamandaré frigate (F200), built at the TKMS shipyard in Itajaí (SC) in less than four years, has been officially commissioned into the Brazilian Fleet in a ceremony held by the...

Turkish General Levent Ergün calls on CNS Admiral Naveed Ashraf

HAVELSAN Expands Its Underwater C5ISR Capabilities for the Future Operating Environment

HAVELSAN has reinforced its position in underwater command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C5ISR) technologies with an in...

Malaysia deepens defence ties with Türkiye as LMS Batch 2 programme launched in Istanbul

ISTANBUL, May 25 — Malaysia has strengthened its defence-industrial cooperation with Türkiye through a series...

Khaled confirms three new Littoral Mission Ships to boost Royal Malaysian Navy readiness

ISTANBUL, May 25 — Malaysia is on track to receive three Littoral Mission Ship Batch 2 (LMSB2) being built in Turk...

Italy ready to deploy two minesweepers in Hormuz Strait, navy chief says

ROME, April 23 (Reuters) - Italy is ready to deploy up to four vessels, including two minesweepers, as part of an international mission to clear the Strait of Hormuz, the navy's ch...

Turkey plans to fly out flotilla activists