ARES 18 SAR Search & Rescue Boat Passes Self-Righting Test
ARES Shipyard’s ARES 18 SAR boat, developed for the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety (KEGM), passed its self-righting test against toppling.
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Navy / Maritime
Navy / Maritime
ARES 18 SAR launched as KEGM fleet renewal advances
ARES launched the first of 16 ARES 18 SAR boats for the Directorate General of Coastal Safety, supporting Türkiye’s maritime safety fleet renewal programme.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
ARES Shipyards as ASELSAN’s Partner for TUFAN Kamikaze USV
ARES Shipyards is ASELSAN’s partner in platform design, development, and production for the new TUFAN kamikaze USV, which was unveiled at SAHA EXPO 2026.
Navy / Maritime
Investment
Unmanned Systems
ARES Shipyards Launches New Subsidiary in Saudi Arabia
ARES Shipyards announced the launch of its Saudi Arabia-based subsidiary, ARES Naval, to develop and build manned/unmanned naval platforms in the Gulf country.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Türkiye to Export its Unmanned Expertise on Maritime Domain
Türkiye is expanding its unmanned systems portfolio into the maritime domain through the operational deployment and export of the ULAQ armed USV platform.
Expo and Air Show
EDEX 2025 Opens Doors, Türkiye Delivers the Largest Presence
Türkiye emerges as the top exhibitor at EDEX with 81 firms, followed by Egypt, reflecting renewed stability in Ankara–Cairo relations after a decade of tension.
Navy / Maritime
ARES Shipyard cuts steel for first ARES 18 SAR Boat
ARES Shipyard announced that it has commenced production of the first ARES 18 Search and Rescue (SAR) Boat under a contract for 16 vessels to be built.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
ULAQ Embarks on a New Journey as “ULAQ Global”
Türkiye’s first armed USV brand, ULAQ is entering into new era. ULAQ becomes an independent company as ULAQ Global as announced at IDEF.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
TÜMOSAN Provides Marine Diesel Engine for ULAQ 35 Armed USV
TÜMOSAN stated in its 2024 Activity Report that ARES Shipyards’ ULAQ 35 armed USV to be delivered to the Turkish Navy is using TÜMOSAN’s marine engine.
Unmanned Systems
Communication
Kalkan VTOL UAV Communicates Through Bayraktar TB2’s Relay
In a recent test, TB2 armed UAV was used as a communications relay for the Kalkan VTOL UAV, which was designed to perform ISR missions to extend coverage.
Navy / Maritime
ARES Shipyard’s TYPE 55 SAT Boats Enter Service in Iraq
The three TYPE 55 SAT Boats, built by ENM KOREA in partnership with ARES Shipyard for the Iraqi Ministry of Defence, have officially entered service.
Unmanned Systems
ULAQ 12 ASuW and KAMA Enter Turkish Naval Inventory in 2025
The Turkish Navy is expected to add two unmanned surface vehicles, ARES and Meteksan’s ULAQ 12 ASuW and the ULAQ KAMA, to its inventory by the end of 2025.
Navy / Maritime
ARES Shipyard Completes Production of Coast Guard Boats
Built by ARES Shipyard in Antalya to satisfy Turkiye’s coastal security requirements, the Coast Guard vessel production project is nearing completion.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
HAVELSAN Provides C2 Systems to Oman’s Naval Ships
HAVELSAN and Oman MoD have signed an agreement to integrate command control systems into the ships in service with the Omani Navy.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Turkish Defence and Aviation Industry Panorama in 2024
The Turkish defence industries maintained their momentum in 2024, continuing the trajectory set in previous years across air, land, and naval domains.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
ARES Shipyards Produces ULAQ 12 USVs for the Turkish Navy
ARES Shipyards has announced the completion of the production process for the Turkish Navy's ULAQ 12 Unmanned Surface Vehicles in ASuW and ASW configurations.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
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