Meltem3 First ATR72-600 TMUA (Turkish Maritime Utility Aircraft) Delivered

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First ATR72-600 TMUA Maritime Utility Patrol and Anti-submarine Warfare Aircraft


Alenia Aermacchi delivered the first ATR72-600 TMUA (Turkish Maritime Utility Aircraft) to the Turkish Navy, the first of a total order of eight ATR72s, which consist of two TMUAs and six ATR72-600 TMPA (Turkish Maritime Patrol Aircraft) maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. The two ATR72 TMUA, feature new radios; an IFF (Identification Friend or Foe system) and a cabin area equipped with tactical tables and communications equipment for the crew. First and second aircrafts will be for transport logistics too. A second aircraft will be delivered in early August.





http://www.defensenews.com/article/...Alenia-Delivers-First-ATR-72-600-Turkish-Navy
Jul. 24, 2013 - 04:24PM | By BURAK EGE BEKDIL |


ANKARA — Alenia Aermacchi has delivered the first ATR 72-600 maritime utility aircraft to the Turkish Navy, the first of eight planes.

Turkey’s order consists of two maritime utility aircraft and six maritime patrol and anti-submarine aircraft, the company said in a Wednesday news release. The total cost of the program, which introduces a new capability for Turkish forces, is US $218 million.

Compared to the ATR 72 600 basic platform, a twin-engine turboprop, the two maritime utility planes, modified at Alenia Aermacchi’s plants in Napoli-Capodichino and Torino-Caselle, feature new radios; an identification friend or foe system; and a cabin equipped with tactical tables and communications equipment for the crew. Both planes will be used for utility roles and to transport personnel and cargo.

Alenia said: “The first Turkish Navy flying instructors just completed the training on the new aircraft at Alenia Aermacchi’s Training Centre in Caselle. The second aircraft will be delivered within the first half of August.”

The remaining six maritime patrol planes are being converted by Turkish Aerospace Industries here. With some additional equipment, they will integrate the Thales AMASCOS mission system, the Link 16 data link, an automatic identification system and a weapons system.

Typical missions for these planes include vessel search and identification; patrolling economic exclusive zones (including fishing areas and offshore platforms); drug smuggling and piracy control; disaster surveillance; maritime patrol roles; and anti-submarine warfare. The first will be delivered to the Turkish Navy in February 2017, and deliveries will be completed by 2018.

http://www.defensenews.com/article/...Alenia-Delivers-First-ATR-72-600-Turkish-Navy

 

[Neptune]

Navy kicks a$s!!! The way to be proud!!! Lol!!!

 

[ziya]

this project should be a master project for PIAR research for how can an unsuccesful project can be show a very success one...more than 3 years after the project you get 2 nothing special plane and reduce plane numbers from ten to six as submarine warfare and to get it wait for another five years too and two amascos system of thales will not be used as well and we pay it for already how a sucsess story isnt it?

 

[ziya]

the only achviements different from CN 235s are as such ATR-600 is more capable than 500 and CN 235 either more flight duration and RC link-16 capability which shares with büyükada corvette and MK 54 torpedo installation as well by the way is there any news that CN 235s gained MK 46 capability?

 

[AKINCI]

the only achviement is at the begining the planes was ATR-500 but now ATR-600 thats more capable than 500

However total number of aircrafts reduced from 10 to 8.

 

[N.Ozkan]

So they are going to put anti-submarine munition under the wings?(i guess?) Can see the need to chance from -500 to -600 model. They still look a little bit too thin for those operations? Someone with information that can enlighten us all?

 

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