President of Defence Industries announced from his social media accounts the delivery. He also stated that UAVs are armed versions. Demir shared four photos from UAV. According to the photos, UAVs are equipped with ASELSAN’s CATS Elektro-Optic payload.
Following Azerbaijan- Armenia conflict in Karabagh, Armenia had pleaded Canadian government to suspend military equipment sales to Turkey. Turkish UAVs flying over the operation area were equipped with Wescam’s electro-optic suit. The Canadian government approved the request, and ASELSAN re-started to work on its CATS payload.
ASELSAN’s Common Aperture Targeting System (CATS) is an electro-optical reconnaissance, surveillance and targeting system.
CATS is a high-performance electro-optical reconnaissance, surveillance and targeting system designed for fixed-wing and rotary-wing airborne platforms, including Unmanned Air Systems (UASs), helicopters and aircraft.
