Navantia signs maintenance deal for Turkish Navy’s flagship TCG Anadolu

April 14, 2026, by Fatima Bahtić

Navantia has signed a framework maintenance agreement with the Turkish Naval Shipyards General Directorate (TGM) for Turkish Navy’s amphibious ship TCG Anadolu.

As informed, the company formalized the agreement at TGM’s facilities in Ankara on April 8, 2026. The contract was signed by Alfonso Valea González, Navantia’s Commercial Director for Europe and Turkey, on behalf of Navantia, and by Emre Dinçer, TGM’s Director General, on behalf of the Turkish institution.

Under this agreement, Navantia will provide maintenance and repair services, technical support both on-site and remotely, updates to technical documentation, and specialized training.

It establishes a flexible contractual framework, allowing the Turkish Navy to request these services periodically or according to specific needs through requests for quotation, to ensure the optimal operational readiness of the ship’s systems, devices and equipment, according to Navantia.

The agreement has a three-year term, renewable for a further three years.

TCG Anadolu, for which a contract was signed in 2015, was built at SEDEF shipyards in Istanbul, with engineering support and technology transfer from Navantia. The vessel was built in Turkey from a Navantia design based on the LHD Juan Carlos I and on the ALHDs for Australia.

The contract also included the supply of five diesel generator sets, manufactured by Navantia’s Engine Factory, and a platform control system (IPMS) developed by Navantia Sistemas.

The ship was commissioned in April 2023.