The Turkish protection trade not too long ago exported two high-speed assault boats to Qatar, with three extra in manufacturing, exhibiting the nation’s continued protection export success within the Gulf international locations.
The high-speed assault boats, generally known as “fast attack craft” by Turkish shipyard Dearsan, can be utilized for various missions comparable to uneven warfare, patrolling, defending regional waters, combating maritime piracy, search and rescue missions, catastrophe reduction operations, and extra.
The 50-meter-long vessels are used for border management, port and base safety, and are outfitted with three water jets and numerous weapons programs for floor, air, and uneven conflicts.
Indigenous weapons, sensor programs
Erkan Yeniçeri, Dearsan’s business growth supervisor, advised Anadolu that the corporate has finalized the business growth course of with the Qatari Emiri Navy, which was ongoing for about six years.
Except for the 2 models, Yeniçeri mentioned the entire variety of vessels to be despatched to Qatar might be 5 as soon as three extra with numerous configurations are added.
He mentioned the Qatari Emiri Navy will improve its capabilities thanks to those vessels.
Yeniçeri highlighted that nearly all the weapons and sensor programs on the vessels might be offered by Turkish corporations.
“We will set up Aselsan-made sensors, weapons, and Roketsan’s missile programs on these vessels, marking it a breakthrough for the Turkish protection trade’s presence in Qatar.
“In the vessels, Italy-based Leonardo’s 40-mm cannon will be used as the main cannon, Roketsan’s ‘Cakir’ missile will be used against surface threats, Roketsan’s ‘Sungur’ will be used against air targets, whereas Aselsan’s 3-D search radar ‘MAR-D,’ and ‘Ahtapot’ electro-optical detector will be used as the main weapon,” he mentioned.
He additionally talked about that the ship has two stabilized 12.7-millimeter machine weapons, in addition to chaff and decoy programs.
Yeniçeri mentioned the vessels’ hulls are fabricated from metal and the superstructures are fabricated from aluminum alloy, to permit these sea autos to journey at speeds better than 36 knots (66 kilometers per hour).
“We will be providing the Qatari Emiri Navy with two very modern and very important platforms in fast patrol boats, almost all of whose sensors and weapons are products of the Turkish defense industry,” he added.
The development course of continues to be within the preliminary design section, with plans to chop the primary sheet of metallic in eight months, Yeniçeri mentioned.
He famous that the corporate deliberate to ship the primary vessel within the thirty ninth month and the second vessel within the forty second month of manufacturing.
The export contract was signed by Dearsan’s chairman Aziz Yildirim and Qatari Emiri Navy Major General Abdullah bin Hassan al Sulaiti, within the presence of Haluk Gorgun, president of the Defense Industry Agency of Türkiye.
The Qatari Emiri Navy is at present actively utilizing vessels constructed by Turkish shipyards.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
