HAVELSAN’s Three VTOL UAVs Ready for Naval Platforms
BAHA, BULUT, and BOZBEY fixed-wing VTOL UAVs of HAVELSAN have been tested on both ships and the SANCAR USV for maritime use following the ground-based use.
baha News
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
SUNGUR Air Defence Missile System Delivered to Land Forces
Turkish Army has received the domestically developed SUNGUR short-range air defence system, boosting national mobile and portable air defence capability.
Land
Unmanned Systems
Turkish Army Practices Artillery-UAV Teaming
In a recent training, the Turkish Army used various artillery pieces with cueing from UAVs. T-155 Fırtına and M110A2 203 mm SPGs were present in the training.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
TUSAŞ’s Hürjet Exhibits Its Capabilities in Egypt
Turkiye and Egypt are developing bilateral relations, Turkish defence industry companies exhibited their products at the Egypt International Airshow (EIA).
Unmanned Systems
Kalashnikov Tests Legionnaire E33K VTOL UAV
Russia's defence group Kalashnikov has tested the E33K fixed-wing VTOL UAV under strong winds.
Unmanned Systems
HAVELSAN BAHA UAV Enters Inventory with Turkish Army
HAVELSAN’s BAHA VTOL UAV, developed for ISR missions, has entered the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces.
Unmanned Systems
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
HAVELSAN Tests Various Digital Troops at Joint Operation
HAVELSAN’s Digital Troops system, which allows unmanned aerial and ground vehicles and swarm drones to work together, was tested for the first time.
Unmanned Systems
HAVELSAN Export Baha to Africa
HAVELSAN exports its Baha “sub-cloud” drone to an African country. HAVELSAN has not shared financial aspect of deal.
Air
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Land
HAVELSAN’s Digital Troops to Step into the Field
HAVELSAN, which has been working for the “swarm capability” that enables unmanned vehicles to work together, aims to cross a threshold this year.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
HAVELSAN Presents Baha and Barkan at IDEX
The IDEX and NAVDEX defence expos started in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). More than 50 Turkish defence companies are exhibiting their products at the expos.
Unmanned Systems
HAVELSAN’s UAVs Assisted SAR Teams at Earthquake Aftermath
HAVELSAN's BAHA and POYRAZ drones took part in reconnaissance-surveillance activities to assist search and rescue teams in the region.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
HAVELSAN Unveiled Kapgan at Saha Expo
HAVELSAN presents the last member of its “Digital Troop” concept, the unmanned Ground Vehicle Kapgan, at SAHA Expo 2022.
Unmanned Systems
HAVELSAN redesigned the BAHA Sub-Cloud Autonomous UAV
HAVELSAN redesigned its BAHA Sub-Cloud Autonomous UAV project. HAVELSAN started the project with its own resources.
Air
Unmanned Systems
VTOL UAV Tests Carried Out at The Turkish Border
HAVELSAN’s “digital troop” VTOL UAV, BAHA conducted the first field test on the border under security forces’ observation.
Land
Unmanned Systems
Digital Soldier from Havelsan: Barkan
Havelsan has developed an armed unmanned ground vehicle (AUGV) : Barkan. The vehicle will soon be on the field.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 12:00 Reuters tracks Ankara’s goal of doubling defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after export...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense highlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News spotlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare concept centred on aut...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence reporting keeps focus on KAAN’s next prototype phase - International defence coverage continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s target for the first ‘true...
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 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...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
