MilitaryMUGEM
Aircraft Carrieralleged
MUGEM is an initiative by the Turkish Navy to build a fully indigenous aircraft carrier. MUGEM is a Turkish acronym for Milli Uçak Gemisi, meaning "National Aircraft Carrier". The construction of the first MUGEM-class aircraft carrier started on 2 January 2025.
Specifications
| Type | Aircraft Carrier |
| Origin | Turkey |
| Manufacturer | Istanbul Naval Shipyard |
| Status | In development |
| Length | 285 m |
| Speed | 26 kn |
| Range | 10,000 nmi |
| Crew | 800 |
| Displacement | 60,000 t |
| Main armament | 32 (2x16) cell MiDLAS vertical launching system * 4 × GOKDENIZ CIWS * 7 × STOP RWS |
Operators
| Country | Quantity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | under construction | alleged |
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