24.01.2023, 09:34
Zitat:Opinion: Should Turkiye Buy Type 23 Frigates?https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...-frigates/
Turkish media reported last week that the Turkish Ministry of Defense is in talks with its British counterparts regarding the procurement of Type 23 (Duke-class) frigates.
A local Turkish defense media outlet was the first to report the claims, stating that the Turkish Ministry of Defense (MoD) had reached an agreement with the UK to procure the aging Type 23 frigates. The new came as a surprise to many naval observers and commentators. [...] Middle East Eye (MEE) also claimed that a possible Type 23 deal would be part of a larger cooperation contract between Turkiye and the UK. [...]
According to the outlet, the two countries’ defense ministers met and discussed options for a large weapon procurement deal that would include Eurofighter jets, C-130J transport planes, Type 23 frigates, and engines for Turkey’s outdated M60 battle tanks. In this case, each Type 23 frigate would cost between 25 and 30 million pounds.
Auch wenn es sich um ältere Schiffe handelt und der Umfang noch abgewartet werden muss, so ist es erstaunlich, dass ausgerechnet UK hier die Türkei ausstattet. Zumal man damit rechnen muss, wenn man sich die aggressive Rhetorik aus Ankara teils anhört, dass diese Schiffe bzw. die gelistete Ausrüstung ggf. auch gegen Griechenland oder gar gegen andere NATO-Schiffe vor Libyen oder im östlichen Mittelmeer eingesetzt werden könnte(n).
Schneemann