Bayraktar TB-3 continues intensive sea-based trials from TCG Anadolu and recently guided a kamikaze USV to a pinpoint hit—experts say international interest is accelerating.

Developed by MKE, the PİRANA kamikaze unmanned surface vehicle, controlled in integration with Bayraktar TB3 from TCG ANADOLU, successfully hit its target, marking a new strike capability for the Turkish Navy.

MKE’s kamikaze uncrewed surface vehicle PİRANA successfully completed impact tests—achieving a precision hit on a 3.5-metre target—and is now declared mission-ready.

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV completed 100 successful sorties aboard Türkiye’s flagship TCG Anadolu. The latest trials featured AI-assisted, fully autonomous takeoff and landing systems, marking a new milestone in naval aviation history.

Experts say Turkey has officially entered a “golden age” in naval aviation as the Bayraktar TB-3 successfully conducts takeoff and landing tests on the TCG Anadolu and the KIZILELMA UCAV prepares to follow. This shift enables the Turkish Navy to conduct extended operations without dependence on land-based airfields.

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.