Turkey’s opening of Aksaz, which will be its main submarine base, and the fact that Hisar-O, one of the leading platforms in its class, hit an air target from a distance of more than 40 kilometers made headlines in US-based international media outlets. Both media outlets drew attention to the fact that Turkey is among the few countries that are self-sufficient in both maritime and aviation fields. The analysis article included the comment, “Turkey is among the few countries in the world that have fully equipped national military naval bases that can build domestic naval platforms. Ankara continues to expand its military power on land, at sea and in the air.”
WITH SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
In an analysis published in Breaking Defense, a global defense publication based in the US, the importance of the Aksaz Shipyard Command Naval Base, which was opened in the Marmaris district of Muğla with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was highlighted. The analysis article, which shared information that the shipyard is both a base for shipbuilding and warships and a port with a special structure for submarines, commented that the shipyard is “a continuation of Turkey’s efforts to make its naval power effective and strong both in its own region and in distant geographies with the Blue Homeland project.”
3 THOUSAND TONS OF CARRYING
Along with the opening of the Naval Base, the publication also reported that Turkey’s “new 214 Type TCG Piri Reis Submarine with superior technology” was also introduced, and that the Aksaz Naval Base would be jointly managed by the Ministry of Defense and the ASFAT Company. The publication also reported that the Aksaz Naval Base, which successfully passed the operational tests, He also shared with the global public the detail that the base “has become the largest submarine base in the world with a carrying capacity of 3 thousand tons.” In the analysis article, it was also shared that thanks to the diesel generators at Aksaz Base, which will be used as the main maintenance and supply base for all current and future submarines of the Turkish Navy, maintenance and repair of submarines can be carried out at any point on the water.
EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS
Another international defense publication, Militaryleak, reported on the success of Hisar-O, one of Turkey’s air defense systems. The publication reported that the system successfully destroyed an air target more than 40 kilometers away, and said, “Turkish authorities state that such a distance is of critical importance for the army. Considering the distance, the system has achieved an extraordinary success in its class.”
COMPETES WITH PATRIOT
The analysis in the publication also emphasized that Hisar-O will be integrated into the ‘Steel Dome’ system that will protect Turkey’s entire airspace, thus representing a strategic advance considering the distance. In the analysis article, which commented that “Hisar-O has become competitive with US-made Patriot air defense systems,” it was stated that Hisar-O, which “has a highly advanced capability in its class,” will enter the inventory of the Turkish army in 2024.
Türkiye IS PROGRESSING FAST
Sharing the information that Hisar-O has short (Hisar-A) and long-range (Hisar-U) variants, the publication provided the following details about the air defense platform that caused a stir: “The missiles of the system are produced by Roketsan, while the sensor and electronic systems are produced by Aselsan. Turkey, which has not received support from NATO in this regard for a long time, is progressing very quickly in building its own independent air defense systems.”
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