Solid Aero’s TALAY — described by its developer as the world’s first very-low-altitude multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicle — took center stage at IDEF 2025 and has been presented as a potential game-changer for maritime operations. Designed to operate between 30 centimetres and 3 metres above the waterline, TALAY’s near-surface flight profile dramatically reduces radar and sonar detectability. Its foldable, highly mobile form factor enables launch from small naval platforms, coastal positions, or even ground vehicles, increasing deployment flexibility across littoral environments.

TALAY is engineered for multi-role tasks: while conventional surface combatants and fast attack craft are primary targets, the system is also claimed to be effective against enemy unmanned surface vehicles and coastal strategic targets. The platform supports two impact modes: a direct/level strike and a “top attack” dive mode in which the vehicle climbs then dives onto the target — a technically demanding capability for loitering munitions that TALAY reportedly achieves. This attack flexibility enhances lethality against both exposed and hardened targets.

To overcome line-of-sight and communications limits at sea, Solid Aero integrates TALAY with a companion UAV (referred to as ZADA), extending operational reach to roughly 200 kilometres. TALAY can carry up to 30 kg of payload—sensors, munitions, or urgent cargo—so it can serve as both a precision strike asset and a rapid logistics/urgent-delivery platform. Developers stress the platform’s dual utility: kinetic effects in contested littorals and utility roles such as urgent supply or sensor delivery.

Solid Aero aims to begin serial production in 2026 with first deliveries planned for 2027, prioritizing domestic requirements before offering the system to allied and partner nations. If fielded as described, TALAY could fill a novel niche in maritime warfare by combining extreme low-altitude approach, modular payload flexibility, and long-range reach—thereby enhancing coastal defense and denial capabilities central to the “Blue Homeland” concept.