ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish Navy is considering the purchase of long-range patrol aircraft to add to its fleet of CN-235 and ATR72s, navy and procurement officials said.
“The requirement comes in line with the government’s foreign policy priorities,” explained one procurement official.
Navy officials say the planned aircraft should be able to fly 1,000 to 1,200 nautical miles away from their main base in Turkey and fly 12 to 15 hours.
“Our current fleet may not respond to our future roles,” said one Navy official. “The new patrol aircraft should ideally have anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare roles.”
Naval industry sources say the Turkish description of the requirement would probably point to the Boeing P-8 Poseidon (formerly the Multimission Maritime Aircraft or MMA). The P-8 Poseidon was developed for the US Navy by Boeing Defense, Space & Security, modified from the 737-800ERX.
The P-8 also conducts shipping interdiction, along with an electronic signals intelligence role which involves carrying torpedoes, depth charges, SLAM-ER missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and other weapons. It is able to drop and monitor sonobuoys. The aircraft is designed to operate in conjunction with the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle.
Procurement officials say they hope to issue a request for information for the planned acquisition soon.
“We are hoping to see a competitive contest,” one official said.
But industry sources say the description of the acquisition narrows options.
“There will not be too many bidders, judging from the description of the requirement,” said one source.
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Nobody interested in Kawasaki P-1……..
“The aircraft is designed to operate in conjunction with the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle.”
Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance UAV
Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System provides real-time Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance over vast ocean and coastal regions. Supporting missions up to 24 hours, the high-altitude UAS is equipped with a sensor suite that provides a 360-degree view of its surroundings at a radius of over 2,000 NM/2,302 miles/3,704 km.
Built to support the U.S. Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance program, Triton will support a wide range of intelligence gathering and reconnaissance missions, maritime patrol and search and rescue. The Navy’s program of record calls for 68 aircraft to be built.
Payload (360-degree Field of Regard)
Multi-Function Active Sensor Active Electronically Steered Array (MFAS AESA) radar:
- 2D AESA;
- Maritime and air-to-ground modes;
- Long-range detection and classification of targets.
MTS-B multi-spectral targeting system:
- Electro-optical/infrared;
- Auto-target tracking;
- High resolution at multiple field-of-views;
- Full motion video.
AN/ZLQ-1 Electronic Support Measures:
- All digital;
- Specific Emitter Identification.
Automatic Identification System:
Provides information received from VHF broadcasts on maritime vessel movements.
| Wingspan | 130.9 feet/39.9 m |
| Length | 47.6 feet/14.5 m |
| Height | 15.4 feet/4.6 m |
| Gross Take-Off Weight (GTOW) | 32,250 lbs/14,628 kg |
| Maximum Internal Payload | 3,200 lbs/1,452 kg |
| Maximum External Payload | 2,400 lbs/1,089 kg |
| Self-Deploy | 8,200 NM/9,436 miles/15,186 km |
| Maximum Altitude | 56,500 feet/17,220 m |
| Maximum Velocity, TAS (True Air Speed) | 331 knots/381 mph/613 km/h |
| Maximum Endurance | 24 hours |
Source dmitryshulgin.com
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See details of P-8 Poseidon: HERE
