TAIS

Name

TAIS

Legal name

TAIS Gemi İnşa ve Teknoloji A.Ş.

Website

https://taisshipyards.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Naval Shipbuilding

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Ship and Boat Building (3366)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Surface Combatants (Destroyers, Frigates, Corvettes) (IMAJABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landing Craft & Amphibious Workboats (LCM/LCT-style, Beaching Craft) (IMAJADAK), Patrol, Interceptor & Law-Enforcement Craft (Coast Guard, Customs) (IMAJADAD), Combat & Auxiliary Naval Vessel Systems (IMABAKAA), Naval Weapons & Launch Systems (Guns, VLS, Torpedoes Interfaces) (IMAJABAK), Naval Ship Modernization, Refits & Life Extension (Depot Maintenance) (IMAJABAI)

Keywords

• Naval shipbuilding
• Military vessel construction
• Frigate design
• Amphibious warfare ships
• Offshore patrol vessels

Headquarters

HQ city

Pendik

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Naval Vessel Construction: Design and construction of military vessels including frigates, corvettes, OPVs, amphibious ships, landing craft, patrol boats, and auxiliary vessels. Revenue recognized upon vessel delivery, typically following multi-year construction periods. Custom-built vessels with specifications defined by customer navies.
2. Ship Maintenance and Life-Cycle Support: TAIS provides vessel maintenance services including life extension programs, repair, and modernization for vessels throughout their operational life. Services include integrated logistics support and in-service support.
3. Technology Transfer and Consulting: Contractor program management, shipyard consulting, design services, and technology transfer to customer nations as part of export deals (e.g., Indonesia MILGEM export).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TAIS designs and builds custom naval vessels ranging from 15m to 230m — including frigates, corvettes, offshore patrol vessels, amphibious assault ships, landing craft, fast patrol/attack boats, replenishment tankers, training ships, unmanned surface vehicles, and floating docks — for government navies and defense ministries worldwide. The consortium operates through three affiliated Turkish shipyards (Anadolu, Sedef, Sefine) and provides full lifecycle services from consulting and design through construction, maintenance, modernization, and technology transfer.

Product overview

TAIS Shipyards (TAIS Gemi İnşa ve Teknoloji A.Ş.) is a Turkish naval shipbuilding consortium offering expert and innovative solutions in military shipbuilding for demanding customers worldwide. The portfolio includes high-tech naval platforms spanning multiple classes: Bora-class surface combatants (Corvettes, Frigates, OPVs), amphibious warfare ships (LHD, LPD, LPHD, LST, LSM, LCT, LCM), patrol vessels (OPV, FPB, FAB, FAC, LPC, CPV, CG), fast attack craft (FACM), replenishment ships (FRT), floating docks (FD), special vessels (ERV, MPSRS, MPT, USV), and training vessels (CTS). Services include consulting & strategy, design & technology, and building & maintenance across the product lifecycle. The company operates through affiliated shipyards including Anadolu Shipyard, Sedef Shipyard, and Sefine Shipyard.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BORA Class Ships: A series of naval vessels including Corvette 100 BORA, Frigate 105 BORA, Frigate 115 BORA, Frigate 140 BORA Multi Mission, and various OPV models under the BORA designation.
• MILGEM

Products and services

• LHD-230 Landing Helicopter Dock 230.8m multi-purpose amphibious assault ship with 27,000-tonne displacement, ADVENT CMS for amphibious and joint operations, 2 x 11 MW Siemens eSIPOD propulsion, and advanced electronic warfare suite. Designed for force projection, presence in distant zones, aircraft carrier operations, and humanitarian aid.
• FRT-200 Fleet Replenishment Tanker Naval tanker designed for replenishment at sea (RAS) of solids and liquids, helicopter operations including HIFR and VERTREP, medical support, and humanitarian assistance.
• LST-140 Landing Ship Tank 140m large amphibious tank landing ship for transportation of troops and vehicles, and Command & Control of Combined Joint Task Force.
• LST-120 Landing Ship Tank 120m amphibious landing ship for force deployment, capable of landing vehicles and personnel via bow door and ramp, with helicopter capability.
• LST-100 Landing Ship Tank 100m amphibious tank landing ship for transportation of troops and vehicles, Command & Control of Combined Joint Task Force, with defense capability against surface and air threats.
• LSM-90 Landing Ship Medium Medium landing ship for transportation of troops and vehicles within amphibious operations, providing various transportation tasks for military or civilian authorities.
• LCT-80 Landing Craft Tank Landing craft tank for transportation of tanks, troops and vehicles.
• LCT-70 Landing Craft Tank Landing craft tank for transportation of troops and vehicles during amphibious operations.
• LPD Landing Platform Dock Landing platform dock capable of landing vehicles, personnel, landing craft in dock area, and helicopters at flight deck, with medical support capability.
• LPHD Landing Platform Helicopter Dock

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% indigenization rate achieved on MILGEM programme
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Anadolu Shipyards (ADIK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnadolu Shipyards (ADIK) is one of Turkey's most important shipyards, established in the 1950s in the Haliç Taşkızak district, considered the cradle of Turkish shipbuilding industry. With nearly 70 years of history, it is a founding partner of TAIS and contributes to the consortium's naval vessel construction capabilities.
• Sedef ShipyardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSedef Gemi İnşa A.Ş. is Turkey's largest private shipyard by area and capacity, with 100,000 tons/year steel processing capability. A founding partner of TAIS, it is an industry leader and constructed TCG Anadolu (LHD) for Turkish Navy. Participated in NATO exercises demonstrating operational capabilities.
• Sefine ShipyardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished in 2005, Sefine Shipyard operates on over 140,000 m² of land for new construction, repair, maintenance, and conversion. With more than 350 field personnel (excluding subcontractor staff), it is a leading organization in the Yalova region. Constructed TCG Derya for Turkish Navy and participated in NATO exercises.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HD Hyundai Heavy Industries: South Korean shipbuilding major building destroyers, frigates and amphibious ships for the ROK Navy and export customers. Comparable in frigate product range and emerging export ambitions, with substantially larger commercial shipbuilding infrastructure underpinning naval bids.
• Fincantieri: Italy's largest shipbuilding group and a global naval prime that builds PPA frigates, FREMM hulls, LHDs and OPVs. Comparable as a direct competitor for surface combatant tenders (Thailand, Middle East) and as a benchmark for TAIS's export ambition, though at materially greater scale and with a much broader cruise/commercial portfolio.
• TKMS: German naval shipbuilding subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp building MEKO-class frigates, Type 209/212 submarines and F125 frigates. Comparable as a frigate design house competing for similar export customers, but with deeper submarine and surface combatant pedigree.

Emerging players

• Hanwha Ocean: South Korean shipbuilder (formerly DSME) that builds KDX-III destroyers, FFX Batch frigates and has aggressively entered the naval export market. Comparable as a rapidly scaling rival competing for the same mid-capability frigate export contracts, with cost advantage from Korean commercial shipbuilding scale.
• Cochin Shipyard: Indian public-sector shipyard building naval platforms including Next Generation Missile Vessels, FPVs and an indigenous aircraft carrier. Comparable to TAIS as a state-affiliated naval exporter pursuing 'Make in India' content objectives and competing for regional navy modernization contracts.

Regional players

• PT PAL Indonesia: Indonesian state-owned shipyard building KCR-40/60 fast attack craft, KRI frigates (e.g., Makassar-class LPD co-built) and serving as local build partner on Indonesian MILGEM hulls. Comparable to TAIS as the in-country execution partner for TAIS's Indonesian export contract and as a regional naval competitor in ASEAN tenders.

Direct peers

• Navantia: Spanish state-owned naval shipbuilder that designs and constructs frigates (F-110), LHDs (Juan Carlos I-class), OPVs and amphibious vessels. Closely comparable to TAIS in product scope, customer base (government navies), and reliance on offset/technology transfer for export contracts.
• Naval Group: French naval prime building FREMM frigates, Gowind corvettes, FDI frigates and the new French aircraft carrier. Directly comparable to TAIS in frigate/corvette product range, in pursuit of Southeast Asian export contracts, and in offering integrated combat system solutions (e.g., SETIS vs ADVENT CMS).
• Damen Naval: Dutch naval shipbuilder offering SIGMA-class frigates/corvettes, OPVs and patrol vessels with strong export focus. Comparable to TAIS in targeting mid-tier navies seeking affordable, modular surface combatants and in competing head-to-head in tenders such as Middle East and Southeast Asia.
• STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik): Turkish defense engineering firm owned by SSB that provides naval design, program management and combat system integration (including TF-2000 destroyer concept). Comparable as a Turkish domestic peer participating in the same MILGEM/indigenization ecosystem and competing for adjacent Turkish naval programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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