Construction The construction of the first
Tepe-class destroyer started on 2 January 2025. The Tepe-class will incorporate almost every technological achievement made by Türkiye in the field of naval systems in the last decade, including an indigenous vertical launch system (VLS) fitted with domestic surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) and Gezgin land-attack cruise missiles (LACMs), as well as directed-energy weapons including high-energy lasers (HELs). These capabilities would allow the Tepe-class to engage high-value targets at ranges over 1000 kilometres away, using its land-attack cruise missiles, to establish anti-access or area denial zones, with various types of guided munitions ranging from 96
VLS cells, and systems for defending friendly ships against enemy AShMs, using onboard high-energy lasers. The TF-2000s can also act as host platforms for unmanned systems, as they will include up to four missile-toting armed unmanned surface vessels (AUSVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). The Tepe-class will also likely be the first Turkish naval ship class to operationally deploy the indigenous Şahi-209 electromagnetic rail gun. The Tepe-class will boast an indigenous 127mm main gun, 1000+km-ranged Gezgin land-attack cruise missiles, 324mm Orka lightweight torpedoes, two Aselsan 35mm
Gökdeniz CIWS, two Meteksan Nazar high-energy lasers, chaff decoy systems, two weapon stations for UMTAS anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) and four remote weapon stations.
Passive defences The class will feature an extensive radar and sensor suite of domestic origin to detect enemy targets, so that missiles can be directed towards them. They will include towed array sonar, multi-function radar, illumination/fire control radar, long range radar and electronic scanning systems.
Missiles and guns under evaluation •
Atmaca (
SSM) •
RIM-156 SM-2 Block IV (
SAM) •
RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (
SAM) •
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (
CIWS-PDMS) •
Levent (missile) •
VL ASROC (
ASW) •
ROKETSAN Gezgin Land Attack (Cruise) Missile •
G-40 Surface To Air Missile •
Hisar-D •
SIPER •
Aselsan STAMP • Electromagnetic Railgun or 127 mm Naval Gun
Countermeasures under evaluation •
Directed Energy Weapons •
Directional Infrared Counter Measures Sensors under evaluation •
ASELSAN ÇAFRAD ÇFR (Çok Fonksiyonlu Radar) / (Multi-function radar) •
ASELSAN ÇAFRAD AYR (Aydınlatma Radarı) / (Illumination/fire-control radar) •
ASELSAN ÇAFRAD UMR (Uzun Menzilli Radar) / (Long range radar) •
ASELSAN ÇAFRAD IFF (Elektronik Taramalı IFF)
Aircraft •
Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk •
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ==See also==