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Picture looks like it might have Çafrad. Correct me if I am wrong?
I don't think so, it seems to me mast is same with existing milgem corvettes

Meanwhile....

"Preparations underway in Turkey for TCG Alemdar (MOSHIP) sea trials involving our helicopter Visual Landing Aids"

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Expected Tender Notice Announced for MİLGEM
26 Ağustos 2016

The much-anticipated announcement regarding the next phase of the MİLGEM (National Ship) project was released on July 27 with the publication by the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries of a ‘Tender Notice for the Procurement of the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth MİLGEM Ships’. This tender declaration, addressed excusively to domestic shipyards, requires potential shipyards to have ramps or dry pools suitable for the construction of ships with a minimum length of 115 m.

The ships detailed in the tender notice will have a different design from the first four ships built within the context of the project. While the first four ships were corvette class vessels, the new ships will have longer hulls, higher displacements and greater fire power (including air defence missiles and more surface-to-surface missiles), and will therefore be classified as frigates. As with the previous four ships, the fifth ship of project will be built by İstanbul Shipyard Command, while the remaining three ships will be built by the shipyard that wins the tender.

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Leonardo Finmeccanica Committed to Delivering the Best Solution for Turkey, one of Their Crucial Partners
Managing Director of Leonardo-Finmeccanica Defense System Division, Mr. Roberto Cortesi assessed the new structure, products, core capabilities with new formation under Leonardo, R&D programs, on going programs and activities performed over the years in Turkey for Defence Turkey Readers

Defence Turkey: Mr. Cortesi first of all could you please inform us about Leonardo Finmeccanica Defense Systems Division’ new structure, products, core capabilities with new formation under Leonardo?
Leonardo Finmeccanica Defense Systems Division, being the merge of former OTO Melara S.p.A. and former WASS S.p.A. Companies, consists of six Lines of Business with products including large, medium and small naval guns, land turret gun systems, airborne gun systems, heavyweight and lightweight torpedoes, anti-missile and anti-torpedo countermeasure systems, Sonar Systems and unmanned vehicles. This wide product gamma makes Leonardo the only company able to comply with any naval operational requirement related to above-water and underwater warfare.
Defence Turkey: As it is well known that former OTO Melara made sound achievements in naval projects in Turkey. Could you please inform us about your ongoing programs and activities performed over the years in Turkey?
OTO Melara has achieved good results in providing naval guns to the Turkish Navy during the past 30 years. Programs like “Kılıç” Class Corvettes and, more recently, the New Type Patrol Boats and Coast Guard Patrol Boats as well as the MILGEM Class of ships have been equipped with our products. As Leonardo –Finmeccanica Defense Systems Division we are currently delivering 40mm guns for the LST ships under construction and we are committed to continue to support SSM and the Navy by providing our systems and services for the upcoming programs.
Defence Turkey: What is your approach to the new naval projects like MILGEM 5-8, TF-2000 (Anti-Air Warfare Frigate) and Turkish Fast Patrol Boat?
These programs are very important to us. We can deliver the most advanced technology available in the field of medium and large caliber naval artillery. The 76/62 Super Rapid naval gun is ”state-of- the-art” equipment that can engage any type of air and surface target and provide maximum defense capability both in conventional and asymmetric warfare including engagements of highly maneuverable targets by means of DART guided monition. The 127/64LW “Vulcano” is the most modern and performing large caliber gun system available in the world allowing for effective naval gun fire support at over 40 nautical miles with metric precision thanks to the capability to fire the 127mm “Vulcano” guided ammunition. We are willing to provide the Navy with these capabilities to continue the path started together over 30 years ago. In order to do this we are seeking for the upcoming programs, such as MILGEM, TF 2000 and TFPB, opportunities of cooperation especially in terms of support and maintenance.
Defence Turkey: Your company has a presence with its airborne weapons in Turkey as well. You provided Gatling guns for the Turkish “Atak” program. Could you please inform our readers on the up-to-date status of this program?
Through Leonardo Helicopters, former Agusta Westland, we are providing our 20mm Gatling TM197B turret to equip the “Atak” helicopters. We are completing the delivery of the first lot of turrets and started as well a good cooperation with TAI Aerospace for the in-service support of the first systems.
Defence Turkey: Considering your long lasting cooperation with TAI within the scope of “Atak” program, how do you assess new cooperation opportunities on Integrated Logistics services?
Cooperation with TAI has demonstrated to be satisfactory for both parties and I believe it is a good example of how companies can join skills and capabilities creating added value for the customer. We are certainly looking to strengthen this cooperation in the future.
Defence Turkey: What is your approach on Turkish Land Programs with your land weapons?
There are some technologies in our hands that can provide benefit to the Turkish Armed Forces; such as our HITFACT 105/120mm turret and our 155mm “Vulcano” guided ammunition.
Defence Turkey: The sub-caliber guided projectile DART Smart Ammunition is characterized by aerodynamic surfaces which reduce drag and increase the projectile’s speed. Could you please elaborate a bit more with us about DART?
DART was a dream at the end of last century, when we started the development for the Italian Navy, and now is reality. DART is today in service and we are in full-scale production. This ammunition gives the 76/62 naval gun the opportunity to start a new era in the use of naval guns allowing for the effective engagement and killing of any maneuvering air or surface threat approaching the ship.
Defence Turkey: What are your activities in Turkey with your underwater systems?
Leonardo DSD doesn’t have any contractual activity on the Underwater Warfare sector, nevertheless it is investigating the possibility to share with the Turkish industry some advanced technology related to the New Lightweight Torpedo Black Arrow which is still under development.
Defence Turkey: Could you please inform us about your R&D programs and new technologies?
We are continuing the qualification campaign for the 127mm and 155mm “Vulcano” guided long-range ammunition. We foresee to complete the qualification by the end of next year and start full-scale production immediately after. The firing tests that we are performing in South Africa are giving fantastic results. We have demonstrated that the 127mm “Vulcano” naval ammunition can hit a target with metric precision at over 70Km, a result that no other ammunition has ever achieved before.
Stemming from the 127mm and 155mm “Vulcano” technology we are now developing the 76mm “Vulcano” ammunition. This will give the 76/62 gun the possibility to conduct naval gun fire support at over 20 nautical miles with metric precision, dramatically increasing the operational capability of any corvette or OPV equipped with a 76/62 gun.
After the successful introduction of Lithium-Polymer Batteries for the propulsion of the “Black Shark” Heavy-weight Torpedo, Leonardo DSD is continuing the R&D activities in order to extend the Li-Po technology to different applications in the military field (torpedoes, underwater vehicles, underwater sensors, unmanned surface vehicles with hybrid propulsion, etc.) as well as in the civilian one. The main effort in this sense is dedicated to the safety studies and relevant certifications.
SWAD is a new High-Speed unmanned / manned Surface Vessel developed for operations in littoral as well as in blue waters scenarios.
The vessel is armed (Hit Role 12.7 mm and/or mini-torpedo launchers) and has ballistic protection. Thanks to its modular design and to its transportability, SWAD can be quickly and easily re-configured for many different missions including Piracy Interdiction, Disaster management, Search and rescue and many others.
V-Fides is an innovative HAUV (Hybrid Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) having the capability to work both as ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle) and as AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle). Thanks to its large Li-Po Battery and to the fiber-optic coil (derived from the Black Shark HWT), this vehicle has the unique capability of sending to the Control Station real time images, audio, video and sensors data even during navigation at great distance (50 Km or similar) from the mother vessel. V-Fides, therefore, is the ideal Underwater Vehicle for some specific missions like ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance), Pipeline Exploration, bottom exploration at great distance, etc.
Defence Turkey: Lastly, are there any remarks that you would like to share with the readers of Defence Turkey Magazine?
SSM and Turkish Armed Forces have known OTO Melara and WASS (now Leonardo Defense Systems Division) for a very long time and together we have created, through the years, an environment based on trust and cooperation. We changed our name, but on the front-line we have the same people committed to deliver the best solution for one of our most important partners: Turkey.
Defence Turkey: Thank you very much.
 

One of the reasons of rejection for LCS Freedom could be related to following issue:

LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement
By: Christopher P. Cavas, August 28, 2016 (Photo Credit: MC2 Stacy M. Atkins Ricks/US Navy)
WASHINGTON — This time it’s USS Freedom.

In yet another blow for its seemingly perpetually-troubled littoral combat ship program, the US Navy revealed Sunday that one of two main propulsion diesel engines on the San Diego-based Freedom has been damaged so badly it either has to be completely rebuilt or replaced.

It’s the third time since December that a Freedom-class LCS has suffered a serious malfunction. In December, the brand-new Milwaukee broke down at sea and had to be towed to a Virginia port. In January, the Fort Worth — in the midst of what was until then a remarkably successful deployment to Singapore — was severely damaged by an in-port accident to her propulsion system. The ship languished the last seven months in Singapore, and only got underway on Aug. 22.

The Freedom’s latest problems began July 11 when a sailor noted a drain leaking into the bilge from a seawater pump seal attached to the ship’s No. 2 main propulsion diesel engine as the LCS was operating off Southern California. Sources familiar with the incident told Defense News the leak was plugged using a damage control plug.

Seawater then entered the engine’s lubrication oil system, said Lt. Rebecca Haggard, a spokesperson for San Diego-based Naval Surface Forces (SURFOR), but the ship continued to operate.

In a statement, SURFOR said Freedom returned to San Diego on July 13 on her own power to conduct repairs on a separate, unrelated issue and, while in port, carried out procedures to decontaminate the lube oil system of seawater. The Freedom then got underway on July 19 for more than a week of Rim of the Pacific Exercises off Southern California, returning to San Diego July 28.

But back in port, an investigation of the engine on Aug. 3 “found significant damage to the engine caused by rust and seawater,” SURFOR said. So many engine components were damaged that, SURFOR added, the engine “will need to be removed and rebuilt or replaced.”

Freedom’s main propulsion diesel engines are made by Colt-Pielstick. The ship has a combined diesel and gas turbine power plant — two diesels and two turbines — allowing the LCS to reach speeds above 40 knots on gas turbines and diesels, or using just the more-economical diesels for slower speeds.

SURFOR is still working to decide how and where the repairs will be carried out, Haggard said, but the ship will likely require drydocking, either at the Navy’s drydock at the 32nd Street Naval Station in San Diego or the floating dock at nearby General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), which has the primary LCS support contract.

One issue to look out for is how long the Navy takes to decide on the repairs. When the Fort Worth was damaged in Singapore on Jan. 12, the Navy took three months just to decide where to fix the ship. And although the decision to fix the ship in San Diego was announced in April, the Fort Worth has only just begun its trans-Pacific voyage and is not expected to reach California for several weeks.

Meanwhile, SURFOR’s investigation as to how the Freedom’s diesel engine came to be damaged is still ongoing, Haggard said, adding that she was not aware of any reason the repair decision would need to be delayed for the mishap investigation results. The investigation, she added, will determine whether the damage was caused “by a mechanical failure or crew error or both.”

LCS Crew 106 was operating the ship during the incident, Haggard said, and is still on board. Under the LCS program’s rotating-crew scheme, crews generally come aboard for about four months before switching to either another LCS or a shore rotation.

Haggard noted that Freedom “is not scheduled to deploy during the time frame of the repairs.”

SURFOR commander Vice Adm. Tom Rowden is heading the investigation, Haggard said. Rowden also led a recent review of the LCS program directed by chief of naval operations Adm. John Richardson, which is expected to be made public in September.

The Navy’s top leadership is known to be especially unhappy with this latest incident.

“Given the engineering casualties on USS Freedom and USS Fort Worth, I believe improvements in engineering oversight and training are necessary," Rowden said in the SURFOR statement.

“The recently-completed LCS Review of manning, design, and training looked at a number of sailor performance and ownership factors, to include crew rotation, size and proficiency. From this work, I believe we will be able to make immediate changes to help reduce chance for future operator error. I am fully committed to ensuring that our ships and the sailors who man them have the proper tools and training they need to safely and effectively operate these ships.”

http://www.defensenews.com/articles/lcs-freedoms-engine-may-need-replacement
 
i can't see the picture but afaik there'll be no secret/hidden something. It's 16 cells of Harpoon and/or Atmaca SSM.
 
There is 2 big tubes. Which kind of decoy launcher do you think? that things huge. 2 tubes equal to 8 harpoon tubes.
 

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