The MUGEM-class aircraftcarrier 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". [5][7] The construction of the first MUGEM-class aircraft carrier started on . [1][2][3] · The MUGEM (Milli Uçak Gemisi or National Aircraft Carrier) is set to be launched around 2027–2028. The Commander of Istanbul Naval Shipyard, Rear Admiral Erdinç Yetkin, shared key details about the construction timeline of the MUGEM project in a broadcast on CNN Türk. · Turkey's ambitious naval expansion is taking shape as new details emerged about its first homegrown aircraftcarrier, Mugem, now under construction in Istanbul. · Türkiye begins construction of 60,000-ton National AircraftCarrier aka MUGEM, featuring unmanned aerial systems integration, targeting 2030 delivery · Türkiye’sMUGEMaircraftcarrier will launch by 2027–2028 and join the Navy before 2030. At 285 metres and 60,000 tons, the National Aircraft Carrier will carry 50 aircraft including Bayraktar TB3 and Kızılelma UCAVs, reshaping Mediterranean power dynamics. · Turkey is developing its first indigenous aircraftcarrier, the MUGEM. With a mix of drones and fighter jets, this project could reshape naval power in the Black Sea. · Türkiye has officially entered the elite league of nations capable of designing and constructing a fully indigenous aircraft carrier with the start of the MUGEM-class program at Istanbul Naval Shipyard in early 2025.
