Acqusition contract of Main Propulsion System for MILGEM Project Prototype was signed between SSM and MTU Engine A.Ş in SSM on March 23, 2007 with a ceremony the Chief of General Staff of Turkish Navy participated in. This propulsion system will provide the necesssary power for MILGEM prototype ship and transmit this power to propellers with minimum loss. Delivery of Main Propulsion System is planned within 40th month, following the date of contract signature.

As known, Patrol and Anti-Submarine Warfare Ship to be procured within the scope of MILGEM Project will be first nationally designed war ship. In further steps of the project, additionally 11 (eleven) ships are planned to be built in Turkish Ship Yards. Local content in the sub-sytems of MILGEM ships will be increased in each procurement step. MILGEM class corvette has already state of the art technology. Therefore, a lot of countries will be intending to procure this ships and in the future, MILGEM class corvettes are supposed to be export product.