Day/Night-capable MERKÜT FPV, developed by TİTRA’s subsidiary SAVX, has entered the inventory of the Turkish security forces and the serial production stage.
Anadolu Agency News reported that MERKÜT is being introduced to the personnel alongside the launch of serial production. The FPV kamikaze UAV was first introduced in anti-personnel configuration with a warhead featuring an adjustable proximity fuse and optimised fragment dispersion.
The FPV can operate in both day and night conditions thanks to the presence of a thermal camera.
SAVX Founder Abdullah Aktaş stated that new options, such as shaped charge warhead and fibre-optic cable capability, are also being worked on for MERKÜT.
MERKÜT can reach a range of eight kilometres with an endurance of 20 minutes and a maximum speed of 200 km/h.
While MERKÜT, with its compact size, is primarily for deployment by infantry, it can also be deployed by TİTRA’s ALPİN-2 RUAV as a munition or remote sensor. Airborne deployment capability for MERKÜT was shown during IDEF2025, as a part of ALPİN-2’s unveiling.
Author: Kaan Azman
Editor:Özgür Ekşi
