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THE SYSTEM FILES

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Browse air, land, sea surface and underwater systems by mission, country, manufacturer and programme status.

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Domains describe where the vehicle operates. Remote control and autonomous operation are identified separately in each profile. Adjacent support systems →

Aircraft, ground vehicles, surface vessels, underwater vehicles, named variants and adjacent support systems. Specifications are attributed to their sources; undisclosed values stay explicit. Origin is separate from operator country. This is a growing public-source catalogue, including development projects, rather than a census of every field-built configuration.

25 entries

Air · Reconnaissance aircraftTürkiye

TURUL / STM VTOL

Turkish fixed-wing VTOL reconnaissance system with a current thirty-five-kilogram product baseline.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Land · Land systemsTürkiye

BARKAN ground vehicle family

Turkish modular ground-robot family with supplier-documented military use, series production and a newer BARKAN 3 configuration.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsTürkiye

ASELSAN / Sefine MARLIN

A Turkish modular naval USV with documented entry into the Navy inventory and several separately advertised mission variants.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsTürkiye

ULAQ surface-vessel family

A Turkish family of autonomous naval and port-security vessels, including the export ULAQ-11 and larger ULAQ-12 designs.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Drone / systemTürkiye

ALPAGU

Light fixed-wing loitering munition with a published compact airframe specification and a 2026 European export contract.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Drone / systemTürkiye

ANKA

Medium-altitude aircraft family for surveillance and other military payloads, distinct from the jet-powered ANKA III.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Drone / systemTürkiye

KARGU

Rotary-wing loitering munition with optical sensing, documented supplier-reported service and continuing export orders.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Drone / systemTürkiye

ANKA III

A flying-wing uncrewed combat-aircraft programme whose first flight took place on 28 December 2023. Public evidence supports continuing flight and mission-system trials.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Drone / systemTürkiye

Bayraktar AKINCI

A twin-turboprop multirole aircraft positioned above the TB2 in size and payload capacity. Different AKINCI versions use different engine ratings.

Supplier accountRead
Air · Drone / systemTürkiye

Bayraktar KIZILELMA

A jet-powered uncrewed combat-aircraft programme. July 2026 reporting documents testing of an S2 production-model aircraft, while development and integration work continue.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Drone / systemTürkiye

Bayraktar TB3

A folding-wing, ship-compatible aircraft developed for short-deck operations. Baykar reported a deployment aboard TCG Anadolu during NATO’s February 2026 Steadfast Dart exercise.

Supplier accountRead
Air · Drone / systemTürkiye

Bayraktar TB2

An established medium-altitude aircraft combining reconnaissance sensors and an armed mission option. The TB2 family is distinct from Baykar's larger Akıncı and newer jet programmes.

Use documentedRead