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bd popeye said:

Hey Jeff.. I remember reading that the Turkish navy wanted to build and LHD/LHA or LPH. Any idea where this plan stands today? thanks!

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Report said:

Defense officials from South Korea and Turkey opened five-day talks over bilateral defense cooperation in Ankara, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said Tuesday.

High on the agenda is South Korea's cooperation on Turkey's shipbuilding program to develop amphibious large-deck landing ships, a DAPA official said.

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Turkish Defense Ministry said:

The defense ministry goal is to acquire one or two LPDs (landing platform-docks), two LSTs and eight LCTs. A contract has been awarded to local builder Adik-Furtrans for the LCTs, which will be 1,200 tons and 80 meters long, capable of 20 kt. and able to carry 320 tons of cargo. The competition for the LSTs is in its final phase, with Adik battling RMK to supply the 5,000-ton, 18-kt. vessels, which will have a 1,200-ton cargo capacity and helicopter deck. LPD plans are moving slower, since the 20,000-ton vessels could be too big for local military shipbuilders. There is a need for a foreign partner to supply design and technical assistance.

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Jeff Head said:

These vessels are mono-hull, all steel designs. They are built to meet the speed, sea keeping maneuverability and stability requirements of Turkish Naval Forces Command. The expected service life will be 30 years.

Specifications:

Displacement : 1,155 Tons
Length : 79.85 m
Length : 72.95 m
Beam : 11.70 m
Draft : 0.95 m forward; 2.35 m aft at full load
Propulsion:
- 2 X MTU 16V4000 M70 diesel engines,
- 2 X ZF 7666 reverse reduction gear box
- 2 shafts with 2 fixed pitch propellers
Speed: 18 Knots
Armament:
- 2 x 25mm Stabilized Naval Guns
Capacity: Up to 7 MBTs or 16 smaller vehicles.

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asif iqbal said:

Indeed it's a great day for the Turkish armed forces, all 8 LCTs are now in action with the Navy

It's another succes for Turkish shipyards who have been tasked to meet all operational requirements of the Navy so no orders go to outside country's or company's

These 8 LCT are soon to be joined by two much larger LSTs which are under construction due to be launched in 2015 and 2016 respectively, each LST will carry 24 MBT that's 48+56 that's over 100 tanks in a landing operation With all 8 LCT and 2 LST.

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Russia’s Vladimir Putin orders missile defense shipment to Iran
By Cheryl K. Chumley-The Washington Times Wednesday, September 11, 2013



Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his government on Wednesday to send five high-tech surface-to-air missile defense systems to Iran, a move intended in part to put a stop to Tehran's $4 billion lawsuit over a contract dispute.

The shipment includes five S300VM Antey-2500 missile systems, United Press International reported.

Iran's ambassador to Russia, Seyed Mahmoud Reza Sajadi, welcomed the announcement and said his country now will drop its lawsuit, which stems from a 2007 agreement. Then, Russia promised to give the country five missile defense systems that were modified versions of the S300 types. After Russia reneged, Iran sued.

On Wednesday, Mr. Putin also said Russia will honor its previously forged deal to help construct a second nuclear power facility in Bushehr, UPI reported.

The announcement comes on the heels of Russia's recent transfer of several S-300 missile defense systems to Syria.



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No plans to supply Iran with S-300 systems – Putin's press secretary
Published time: September 12, 2013 01:00
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The Russian President has not given orders to complete a deal to transfer the S-300 surface-to-air defense system to Iran, the President’s spokesman said Wednesday, refuting earlier rumors that the deal had gone through.

Answering the questions from reporters, Dmitry Peskov replied “no” when asked if President Putin had given such orders. Earlier, the Russian newspaper Kommersant informed that Moscow will offer Iran S-300 missiles and help in constructing a new building in Bushehr nuclear reactor site.

The Kommersant article said that the President decided to supply Iran with five battalions of S-300VM systems "Antey-2500", provided that Tehran would withdraw the claim of $4 billion, filed in connection with the breakdown of the old contract to supply five battalions of S-300PMU-1.

The Western media was quick to jump on this, reporting that indeed Russia is planning to arm Tehran.

RIA Novosti / Kirill Braga

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that the supply of Russian arms to Iran can only be discussed within the framework of international law, and only if Iran backtracks on its claims to deliver such system based on the 2007 agreement worth $800 million.

He further reiterated that Russia is willing to work with Tehran “as part of the normal military technical cooperation…but it is imperative that this cooperation is not weighed down with all sorts of claims,” Rogozin said.

In 2010 Moscow froze a S-300 delivery contract with Iran after the United Nations imposed sanctions against Tehran. In turn, Iran sued Russia for breaching the agreement arguing that defensive systems do not fall under sanctions.

In late August, the S-300 anti-aircraft systems that Moscow planned to deliver to Iran under agreements from 2007 were completely dismantled and recycled.


Newly-elected Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek on Sept. 13.

"I am sure that during the upcoming contact, various aspects of military-technical cooperation will be discussed in detail. We will forward our offer and we hope that we will be able to resolve this issue," Putin’s foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov told reporters at a press briefing, answering a question about whether Putin will agree with Rouhani over the supply of weapons to Tehran.

Ushakov did not give any further details, but said it would be proposed “for the first time.”

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