UK wants to jointly develop Naval Capability with Turkey

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By February 2011 Britain and Turkey were negotiating a military agreement, which will enable the two countries to share their expertise. Turks will help Britain in making Type 26 Frigate as part of the agreement, which is a naval ship designed for 2020. Britain hoped to have completed its memorandum of understanding with Turkey by July 2011.

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BAE Systems Seeks to Jointly Develop a Naval Capability with Turkey
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Humphreys: The UK is very keen to establish a partnership with Turkey to jointly develop a naval capability. There are ongoing discussions at government, naval and industry levels to explore such possibilities.

One area we hope could provide an opportunity to work together is the Global Combat Ship (GCS) programme. Within this framework the aim would be to deliver warships designed to meet the demands of the maritime environment into the middle of the 21st century and beyond.

Such warships would be based on a core platform, developed by the partners, which can be tailored for specific equipment and systems integration to meet future customer requirements.

Such a venture would involve ships built in Turkey, with economies of scale created from a shared design and procurement process to reduce costs and deliver substantial through-life savings in training, maintenance and support programmes.

So, in summary, it is a highly collaborative programme with significant mutual benefits. The programme is in its initial stages and we very much hope that the UK and Turkey will choose to become international partners in the naval sector.

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BAE said it was actively looking to work with Brazil and Turkey on its naval expansion plans. “This includes exploring the potential for Turkey to bring its maritime expertise to the Global Combat Ship programme to jointly develop ships for Turkey.”

BAE has hired LEK, the consultant, to help it review its portfolio and is considering all measures as it restructures its business to match the downturn in orders prompted by defence spending cuts by its biggest customers, including the UK, the US and many European countries.

 

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army-technology.com - UK, Turkey sign military cooperation treaty

UK, Turkey sign military cooperation treaty
The UK Ministry of Defence and Turkey have signed a military cooperation treaty for increased collaboration between the armed forces of both nations.

The proposed agreement allows the dual armed forces to cooperate across a series of military activities and follows the terms of the UK-Turkey Strategic Partnership Agreement signed in July 2010.

 

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After having built 2.300 tonnes ship (picture) in Anti-Submarine configuration, Turkey now wants to build +6.000 tonees ship capable to launch Cruise Missiles:
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UK is offering to partner the efforts and develop a common ship for both Navies.