According to a tweet published by the Turkish Naval Forces on January 9, 2021, the construction of the future MILGEM project vessels TCG Istanbul and PN Babur by the Turkish firm STM continues.
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Babur-class corvette PN Babur, Istanbul-class frigate TCG Istanbul and Ada-class corvette TCG Heybeliada (Picture source: Turkish Naval Forces)
MILGEM project is a national warship program of the Republic of Turkey.
Managed by the Turkish Navy, the project aims at developing multipurpose corvettes and frigates that can be deployed in a range of missions, including reconnaissance, surveillance, early warning, anti-submarine warfare, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air warfare, and amphibious operations.
As of 2018, the MILGEM project covers four Ada class anti-submarine warfare corvettes and one ELINT corvette, four Istanbul class multipurpose frigates, and TF2000 class anti-air warfare destroyers destined for the Turkish Navy, four Babur-class corvettes for the Pakistan Navy.
Istanbul (F-515) is an Istanbul-class frigate of the Turkish Navy. She was launched on 23 January 2021 by Pendik Naval Shipyard in Istanbul. She is scheduled to be commissioned in 2023.
The Babur-class corvette is a class of four heavy corvettes under construction for the Pakistan Navy. The corvette class is heavier and larger than the Turkish Ada-class corvette, also equipped with VLS. The first vessel named PNS Babur was launched on 15 August 2021.
