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Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence showcase Ulaq Kama, an armed expendable USV featuring explosive payload and ISR capabilities. The vessel's swift production hints at its potential role in asymmetric warfare, with graphics resembling Ukrainian systems.
Turkish company ARES shipyards hits IDEF 2021 show floor with its Ulaq AUSV.
Turkey to Produce 50 Units of Armed Unmanned Marine Vessel a Year Our Bureau 1669 ULAQ unmanned surface vessel model Turkey plans to produce 50 units of its armed unmanned marine vessel (SIDA)developed by Ares Shipyard in cooperation with Meteksan Defense Industry Inc. under the ULAQ program. Utku Alanç, the CEO of Ares Shipyard, was quoted as saying to Anadolu Agency (AA) today that simulation firing has been successfully carried out and that “real missile firing with warheads” will occur in the coming days. SIDA has a cruising range of 400 kilometers (249 miles) and a maximum speed ...
Friday, 12 February 2021 15:39 ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defence, which had initiated Turkey’s first indigenous Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (AUSV) program in October 2020, announced that the prototype vessel, ULAQ AUSV has been launched and sea trials have been started. The prototype AUSV’s missile systems are inclusive of 4 cells of Cirit and 2 of L-UMTAS (Picture source: Meteksan Defence Industry) Utku Alanç, Chief Executive Officer of ARES Shipyard, and Selçuk K. Alparslan, General Manager of Meteksan Defence, stated: "In the field of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs); we w...
Prototype of Turkey’s AI-Controlled Armored Unmanned Surface Vessel Complete Our Bureau 2249 Turkey's armored unmanned surface vessel (AUSV) prototype (via Turkish media) Turkey’s Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defense Industry Inc., have completed prototype of the country’s first armored unmanned surface vessel (AUSV). The remote-controlled, autonomous unmanned marine product was designed with artificial intelligence (AI). The marine craft can perform joint operations with other unmanned and manned aircraft, Anadolu Agency reported Tuesday. Ares Shipyard General Manager Utku Alanç said ...