Turkish I-class frigate deal for Indonesia

On January 19, 2026, Turkish shipbuilding consortium TAIS signed an agreement with Qatar’s Barzan Holdings for two frigates at the DIMDEX 2026 exhibition in Doha, valued at approximately $1 billion USD. The vessels are intended for the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL).

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TAIS posted the deal on its social media accounts, which was followed by Qatar MoD’s press release, including the cost of the agreements. The next day, Barzan Holdings posted on social media that the agreement is for the Indonesian Armed Forces. In June 2025, TAIS signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia for two I-class frigates during the Indo Defence 2024 exhibition.

According to information obtained by Naval News at the exhibition, the sixth and eighth frigates of the program—corresponding to the second and fourth I-class frigates—will be exported to Indonesia. Within the MILGEM program, the first four vessels are ADA-class corvettes, while the fifth ship is the lead I-class frigate TCG İstanbul. Barzan Holdings is financing the deal: They will grant a loan to Indonesia for this Turkish frigate acquisition project.

The two frigates originally planned for delivery to the Turkish Navy as future TCG İzmir and TCG İçel will therefore be transferred to the export program. TAIS will build two additional I-class frigates for the Turkish Navy, which will become the 13th and 14th ships of the MILGEM program. Currently, 7 frigates are under construction simultaneously at the shipyards affiliated with TAIS.

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