STM500, Turkey’s first indigenous submarine design for special operations and attack purposes, has completed the test production of its resistant hull. In this way, the test blocks of a combat submarine were produced domestically for the first time in a civilian shipyard. Özgür Güleryüz, General Manager of STM, said: “We want to realize STM500 very quickly and make our country one of the rare countries in the world that can design and produce its own submarines.” Turkey has left behind an important milestone in its national submarine production journey. Designed by STM engineers, STM500, Turkey’s first indigenous and national submarine for special operations and offensive purposes, has successfully completed the test production of the resistant hull, including quality testing processes. For the first time in Turkey, the test blocks of a combat submarine have been produced domestically in the civilian industry with completely domestic infrastructure and facilities. Özgür Güleryüz, General Manager of STM, talked about the submarine produced with domestic facilities. Özgür Güleryüz, General Manager of STM, said: “Submarines are a really difficult subject. When you look at it, it is a product with the same complexity as a spacecraft. There are very few countries in the world that can design and develop their own submarines. STM started its activities in the maritime field with the modernization of the AY Class submarines owned by our Naval Forces and modernized two submarines. We continue to work as the leading contractor in the modernization of our Navy’s Preveze and Gür Class submarines. We are modernizing French submarines owned by Pakistan. We have also made critical localizations in the New Type Submarine, Reis Class, the most modern submarine of our Navy. STM has accumulated a very serious know-how. In this way, we have completed the design of the first indigenous and national submarine, which we call STM500. On the one hand, we are trying to help build competencies for submarine construction, especially in the civilian sector. On the other hand, we are also trying to design the STM500 project. We want to realize STM500 very quickly and make our country one of the rare countries in the world that can design and produce its own submarines.
Soruce: İHA
