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MKE’s 76 mm Barrel Enters Inventory on TCG Gaziantep
31 Jan 2025, 15:21 2 mins
Turkiye
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile
MKE’s 76 mm Barrel Enters Inventory on TCG Gaziantep
The Turkish Ministry of National Defence announced on social media that the foreign-made 76 mm main naval gun barrel on TCG Gaziantep has been replaced with an indigenous barrel produced by Makine ve Kimya Endüstrisi AŞ (MKE).
The Ministry noted:
“The foreign-manufactured 76 mm main battery gun barrel of TCG Gaziantep frigate has reached the end of its operational life and has been decommissioned. It has been replaced with a locally manufactured 76 mm naval gun barrel produced by MKE using national resources.
During the Mavi Vatan-2025 exercise’s combat readiness training, live-fire tests were successfully conducted using the new MKE-produced 76 mm barrel.”
MKE’s 76 mm naval gun was first integrated into TCG Beykoz, a corvette, where it underwent harbour and sea trials. It was later installed on TCG Akhisar, an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV). Now, while the entire gun system has not been mounted, its barrel has been commissioned on TCG Gaziantep.
This development marks a significant milestone, enabling the independent usage and potential export of the 76 mm gun barrel, separate from the full gun system.

https://turdef.com/article/mke-s-76-mm-b...-gaziantep