Aerial refueling was provided over Romania by a Turkish Air Force KC-135R tanker aircraft to an NATO E-3A AWACS aircraft that took off from Geilenkirchen to carry out its duty as a part of Assurance Measures.
Army Commando unit during a patrol in the region of Hakkari, SE Turkey.
Barbaros-class Frigate Half-life Modernization Project:
Within the scope of the project, current war systems will be replaced by the new and advanced systems developed locally by Aselsan - Havelsan partnership in accordance with the requirements of the necessities of the time for the 4 Barbaros-class Frigates (F-244, F-245, F-246, 247) registered in the Turkish Naval Force’s inventory. It is planned to use weapons and sensor systems developed before or for the first time in Turkey, and within this scope, foreign source dependency in terms of combat systems can be reduced to a minimum in the project scope.
The modernization of the first ship will be completed and the ship will commence service in first quarter of 2022.
A brief summary of the changes will be made under this project:
■ TACTICOS Combat Management System (CMS), which is already available on Barbaros-class frigates will be modernized with the B-SYS CMS which is a derivative of GENESIS CMS that developed by Havelsan with national facilities.
■ ATMACA Anti-Ship Missile that developed by Roketsan will be integrated into the frigate, and the number of ready-to-fire anti-ship missiles will be increased to 4x4.
■ With the experience gained from the Cannon Fire Control System (TAKS) developed by the Research Center Command (ArMerKom), a national Fire Control System will be designed for the 127mm Cannon which can be found in Barbaros-class frigates. In addition, the production, testing, verification and integration of the developed systems with the Combat Management System will be ensured.
■ GÖKDENİZ Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), 25mm STOP Remote Controlled Stabilized Naval Gun System, AKR-D Shot Control Radar, HIZIR Torpedo Countermeasure System, MAR-D 3D Search Radar, ARES-2NC Electronic Warfare System, ARES-2NC Electronic Support System, Laser Warning System, PIRI (Panoramic Infrared Imaging), FERSAH Hull Mounted Sonar System [[
ALL OF THEM PRODUCED BY ASELSAN]] and more weapons or sensors will be integrated into the modernized frigate and will be integrated with the B-SYS CMS.
(The ones with the colour of Blue are the part of the modernization, the orange ones are the old ones.)
(If you watch between 1:36 - 1:45 you can see this modernization)
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www.ssb.gov.tr
Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri envanterinde bulunan dört adet fırkateyni kapsayan Barbaros Sınıfı Fırkateyn Yarı Ömür Modernizasyonu Projesi’nde tarih, revize edildi.
www.savunmasanayist.com
4 adet BARBAROS Sınıfı Fırkateynin çağın gereklerine uygun biçimde yerli ve milli olarak geliştirilen sistemler donatılması hedeflenmektedir.
www.defenceturk.net