As unmanned, autonomous and robotic weapon systems gain increasing importance on the modern battlefield, the Turkish defense industry continues to develop new solutions for this transformation. New-generation weapon systems developed by HAN Savunma and displayed for the first time at SAHA 2026 drew attention with their ability to be integrated into unmanned ground and aerial platforms. The company presented solutions designed to provide high fire density against kamikaze drones, small UAVs and asymmetric threats that are becoming more common in tactical combat environments.

HAN Savunma General Manager Melih Han Bilgin stated that the company closely follows the transformation on the battlefield and is developing solutions that allow unmanned systems to communicate with each other and conduct joint operations. One of the notable examples of this approach was the KANGAL unmanned ground vehicle displayed at the fair. The BARAN rotary-barrel system integrated on KANGAL was developed to generate intense fire pressure, particularly against close-range aerial threats.

The BARAN system can fire 1,000 shotgun shells per minute. Since each shell contains 50 pellets, the system can send up to 50,000 pellets toward the target area every minute. This high fire density is designed to create a dense barrier in the air against fast and small targets such as kamikaze drones. HAN Savunma’s solution is based on the idea of forming a low-cost and effective defensive layer by creating a dense pellet cloud along the target’s flight path.

Another striking product showcased by the company at SAHA 2026 was the KARAHAN external pod system. Designed to be integrated into unmanned aerial vehicles, KARAHAN was developed to suppress ground targets from medium and low altitudes. Capable of firing 1,000 rounds per minute, the system aims to provide UAVs with a new fire support capability. This concept shows that unmanned aerial vehicles can be used not only for reconnaissance, surveillance or munition release, but also as platforms capable of generating continuous fire pressure.

HAN Savunma’s Pençe A and Pençe T weapon systems also stand out with their suitability for integration into robotic platforms. These systems operate completely without a trigger and are designed directly for robotic and unmanned platforms rather than conventional human use. This feature enables their use in remote-controlled and autonomous mission scenarios on different platforms such as ground robots, fixed defense systems, unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles.

The fact that the systems developed by the company are patented in Türkiye strengthens their originality in international markets. HAN Savunma General Manager Bilgin emphasized that BARAN, KARAHAN, Pençe A and Pençe T are systems with no direct equivalent in the global market. Considering that the battlefield impact of unmanned systems has become more visible through the Russia-Ukraine War and recent conflicts in the Middle East, low-cost, high-fire-density systems compatible with robotic platforms are expected to attract increasing interest in the coming period.

The HAN Savunma solutions unveiled at SAHA 2026 show that the Turkish defense industry is developing new concepts in unmanned systems and weapon integration. BARAN’s ability to create a dense pellet barrier against kamikaze drones, KARAHAN’s pod architecture that gives UAVs fire support capability and the triggerless integration of Pençe systems into robotic platforms stand out as notable solutions for the evolving needs of modern warfare.