In Turkey’s historic Göktepe-3 natural gas discovery, the locally developed underwater robot Kaşif played a vital role. Designed by Turkish engineers at Armelsan, the remotely operated vehicle ensured flawless deep-sea operations aboard the Abdülhamid Han drilling vessel.

Turkey’s defense company STM unveiled its indigenously developed Multi-Role Support Ship (MRSS) for the first time at the LIMA 2025 exhibition in Malaysia. The ship stands out with its versatile capabilities for both military and humanitarian missions.

During the DENİZKURDU-2025 Exercise, two Bayraktar TB3 prototypes, PT-3 and PT-4, took off from TCG Anadolu and successfully struck their target with ROKETSAN’s MAM-L smart munition.

For the first time in warfare history, a Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel (USV) shot down a Russian fighter jet with a surface-launched missile. Experts note that Türkiye, with its advanced indigenous SİDA and missile technologies, could develop even more capable systems.

The Turkish Naval Forces will launch DENİZKURDU-II/2025, one of the largest naval exercises in its history, spanning the Black Sea, Marmara, Aegean, and Eastern Mediterranean. The exercise will involve 120 ships, 85 aircraft, and special forces units.

Following the success of its MİLGEM and MİLDEN programs, Turkey has set its sights on building a nuclear-powered submarine — a bold move that could place the nation among global naval powers such as the U.S., Russia, China, and France.

Turkey’s most advanced unmanned surface vessel, ULAQ, will be delivered to the Turkish Navy in May. Already in operational use with Qatar’s Coast Guard, ULAQ is the world’s first USV with a signed export contract and will play a key role in Turkey’s “Blue Homeland” doctrine across multiple naval missions.

Bayraktar TB3, the world’s first UAV capable of taking off and landing on a short-deck ship, successfully conducted four autonomous sorties on the Turkish flagship TCG Anadolu on April 22, 2025. The tests were completed without any landing assistance, using advanced AI algorithms developed by Baykar.