Turkey to build first domestic aircraft carrier

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov.29 / Trend A.Taghiyeva / Turkey plans to build the first domestic aircraft carrier, a project of which has been developed over ten years, the Sabah newspaper reported. The length of the aircraft carrier will be 140 meters, while its weight - about 24,000 tons. Construction of the aircraft carrier will take five years and will cost $1.5 billion, the newspaper reported. The aircraft carrier will be able to accommodate 8 helicopters, 100 vehicles and 1,000 people on board. In recent years, Turkish military-industrial company increases its domestic production of weapons and military equipment. Turkey earlier announced about constructing its domestic tank "Altay" and UAV ANKA. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az