ARES 35 FPB Fast Patrol Craft, built by Ares Shipyard for the Turkish Ministry of Interior-Coast Guard Command, is being mass-produced.
In the statement made by Ares Shipyard, were completed it was stated that all tests within the scope of ARES 35 FPB Fast Patrol Boat. In a statement made by SSB President Ismail Demir, it was stated that mass production will be started. In a statement, it said:
“We are now moving to mass production of our Control Bot. We aim to carry out irregular migration, search and rescue, anti-human trafficking, and maritime security and safety missions and more effectively with the project that we will produce 122 boats for the Coast Guard Command and the General Directorate of Security.”
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Tüm testlerimizi tamamladık, Mavi Vatan için gururla üretiyoruz.
We have completed all the tests, we are proudly building for the Blue Homeland.@SavunmaSanayii @TC_icisleri @EmniyetGM @sahilguvkom pic.twitter.com/K4JJHjKrlj
— ARES Shipyard (@ARESShipyard) October 15, 2021
In April 2021, Ares Shipyard announced that the first outpost boat had been launched in the largest shipbuilding project consisting of the construction of 122 boats. 105 fast patrol boats, which will be purchased by the Turkish Ministry of Interior-Coast Guard Command, will be used in the Aegean Sea( Adalar Denizi) and in all territorial waters of Turkey. ARES 35 FPB has been developed for the Turkish Ministry of Interior-Coast Guard Command. 17 units of ARES 35 FPB fast patrol boats will be delivered to the General Directorate of Security.

It Will be produced for the first time
In February 2018, the Directorate of Defense Industry published a tender announcement for the control Bot Project on its official website. As part of the project, it was announced that 105 control boats will be supplied to the needs of the Coast Guard Command. 5 it was decided to give the tender to Ares shipyard, where the company received a call file for the proposal. The Ares 35 FPB control boats, which will be produced for the first time for the Turkish Ministry of Interior-Coast Guard Command and can reach a speed of 35 nautical miles per hour, will be used in the Aegean Sea, as well as in the Black Sea, Marmara and the Mediterranean Sea, and will conduct a more effective fight against smuggling.
The control boats, which are expected to be able to intervene in human trafficking as well as all judicial incidents at sea, will be deployed mainly in the ports of small towns. Staff members cannot be assigned to control boats and will be used by the coast guard and gendarmerie teams of the region if needed.
The Ares 35 FPB is an outpost boat that has proven itself with exceptional speed capability over 35 nautical miles and sea-holding characteristics suitable for harsh environmental conditions. It is designed and built for irregular migration, search and rescue, the fight against human trafficking, and security.
ARES 35 FPB MULTI-ROLE PATROL CRAFT
ARES 35 FPB is a well-proven platform with an outstanding speed capability above 35 knots and seakeeping characteristics conformant to tough environmental conditions. It has been designed and built for combatting irregular migration, search and rescue, anti-human trafficking, and maritime security and safety missions.
*ARES 35 FPB has been developed for the Turkish Ministry of Interior-Coast Guard Command.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Length Overall | 11.90 m |
Beam | 3.76 m |
Hull Draught | 0.80 m |
Max Speed | 35 Knots |
Main Propulsion System | 2 x Diesel Engines & Waterjets |
Construction Material | Advanced Composites |
Classification | Turkish Lloyd or IACS |