According to official schedule , construction and other engineering activities are planned as 3 years and 10 months. The first steel cut of the Istanbul Frigate was made in July 2017. Therefore, despite all the speculation, still we are progressing according to program. The main problem here is that the tender has not been finalized in the first block production of 3 ships.
When we look at the explanations of the former DzKK Technical Rear Admiral and the bureaucracy on the executive side, we see that the ability of these ship's contructions could be transferred to private shipyards with the help of Pendik shipyard. On the other hand, together with the opinions regarding the delay risks on the combatant fleet and the protection of the weight of military shipyards on the main-combat ships within the force command; In my opinion, the uncertainty is still not overcome. A huge capacity increase has started in military shipyards, especially Alaybey. Also, for small maintenance and repair works, the facilities of the bases in the Black Sea are being improving.
Briefly the pressure created by the increasing geopolitical risks in our region may be the driving force (unfortunately) for us. Because these 'decisions to be taken' can not linger any longer.
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