Turkey Begins Project to Build Second Domestic Aircraft Carrier with a Length of 300 Meters
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced today, Saturday, the commencement of a project to build a second domestically produced aircraft carrier, which will be larger than its predecessor, with a planned length of 300 meters.
During an event in Istanbul to inaugurate new domestically produced naval platforms, Erdogan showcased a number of local ships and weapons possessed by his country, according to reports from the Turkish “Anadolu” News Agency.
Confirming the country’s domestic military capabilities, the Turkish President said: “We have also started the project to build our second aircraft carrier; it will be larger in size and will reach a length of 300 meters.”
In his speech at the same event, Erdogan emphasized that Turkey is one of 10 countries in the world that have succeeded in developing and deploying their domestically produced warships into the navy, asserting his country’s proficiency in the field of warship construction.
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