4 minutes agoTurkey presents first aircraft carrier
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Turkey presents first aircraft carrier “TCG Anadolu”, which will mainly transport helicopters and fears. “This ship will enable us to carry out military and humanitarian operations in every corner of the world,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the inauguration ceremony in Istanbul. The aircraft carrier is a character “that will consolidate the position [...]
This ship will enable us to conduct military and humanitarian operations in every corner of the world,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the inauguration ceremony in Istanbul. The aircraft carrier is a character “that will consolidate Turkey's position as regional leader”. The ship is 232m long, 32m wide, and can accommodate 1400 people.
Change after US sanctions
Turkey originally wanted to use F-35B-type warplanes From the United States, which can be picked up by shorter tracks and, in principle, TCG Anadolu. But the project had to be changed because the US expelled Turkey from its F-35 programme.
The reason for this was Turkey's purchase of Russian missile defence systems S-400. As a result CG Anadolu had to be modified. The airport was produced by a Turkish-Spanish consortium at an Istanbul shipyard.
Besides helicopters Turkey wants to launch ship, military fears without a Bayraktar pilot TB3 and Kizilema produced by the Turkish arms company Baykar. Light - flying aircraft can also be developed from the aircraft.
