A Turkish poster on another forum recently posted a brief description on a new Turkish FFG called TF-100 from their official govt industry publication.

SSM (Turkish Industry Authority?) launched new FFG program based on the MILGEM corvette.

Displacement: 2500 to 3500 ton
Length: 105-120 metres
Multi-mission frigate with VLS capability

Apparently the Turkish Navy will procure 4 TF-100s, but it is interesting that SSM is already marketing the design against Western designers - namely saying TF-100 is cheaper and as modern - and they should be able to easily export to "friendly countries". I earlier mentioned the possibility of Pakistan and Turkey working on a modern frigate design...can't help but feel that TF-100 was revealed in response to the recent PN FFG tender. Plus the fact that TF-100 is based off MILGEM puts it in a particularly interesting situation...

The FFG tender just got more interesting...

Special thanks cabatli_53 on WAFF for the access & translation.

Any info. on this FFG Mark .

Regards

All I got is on the above post...I guess the 3500-ton TF-100 would be the same as the German MEKO Delta and French DCN FM400. However the TF-100 is based on the MILGEM, and PN has apparently chosen MILGEM for its corvette requirement. I think TF-100 would be a natural addition, and the Turks have already shown their intention to export it even though development just started. I imagine in the long-run the TF-100 would replace the MEKO 200s in Turkish service today. Nonetheless do recall this old thread I started a while back:

http://pakistanidefenceforum.com//index.php?showtopic=71615

Talk about luck...reminds me of the days when I used to "dream about PAF getting Block-52+".

I guess the only thing important now is the price tag--although it has been said that it is cheaper--but how cheaper is the real question.

Edit: According to confirmed insider sources as well as an interview article with ASELSAN, Turkish Navy has been working on a multimission frigate project code named "TF-100".

TF-100 is reported to be basically a lengthened and Mk-41 + ESSM installed version of MilGem.

Also reported is the possible procurement numbers of MilGem and TF-100: 1+1+6 for MilGem and 4 TF-100.

TF-2020 AAW frigate project will follow up TF-100.

(edited the original post because confirmation has been granted)

Thanks orko_8 for taking interest in Pakistani defence forum and updating with valueable information. Let us hope that the collaboration proceeds further and borh Pakistan and Trukey gain benefit in this field.

So is the displacement range still 2500-3500 tons?

any pic ?

It is an enlarged MILGEM, so it will look something like this:

http://www.dzkk.tsk.mil.tr/IMAGES/Modernizasyon/MILGEM01.GIF

3500-4000....

For TF-100? or TF-2000/2020?

fr TF-100

Thanks! Any idea on when the first TF-100 would enter sea-trials? I imagine after 2015.

sorry made mistake TF-100 will be most probably 2500/3500 ...
guess will be ready before 2015 ,let say latest 2015...
i heard some surprises coming especially fr missile systems (turkey about to decide some short-mid-long range SAM local production-partnership,
there are rumours fr navy productions too)

I imagine the SAM partnership would be with either Germany/IRIS-T SL or South Korea/Iron Hawk-II?

Any chance of applying those SAMs to future frigates?

in fact turkey is about to decide and invest on short-mid-long range systems..
all of them to be produced by locally with cooperations (we dont need too much foreign partner ship
especially for short - mid sam )
believe german iris-t sl does not have chance due to greek partnership in the missile...
as advised sea version will follow and most probably after 2015 to be used on our ships.

I've made a photoshop image on how the TF-100 would look in comparison to the milgem

Nice! I think TF-100 will be very similar to the Formidable Class.

http://images.google.ca/images?um=1&hl...ormidable+Class

New information from a Turkish member on WAFF;

Apparently TF-100 will be a 4000 ton multi-mission frigate with VLS.