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MARLIN USV Integrated with Canadian KATFISH Towed SAS
Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems Sensors

MARLIN USV Integrated with Canadian KATFISH Towed SAS

MARLIN USV has been demonstrated with the KATFISH synthetic aperture sonar developed by Canadian Kraken Robotics, marking the first international collaboration.

MARLIN ASW 100 Joins MARLIN USV Family as Sonar Carrier
Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems Sensors

MARLIN ASW 100 Joins MARLIN USV Family as Sonar Carrier

ASELSAN published details on the new member of the MARLIN USV family, MARLIN ASW 100, developed to carry different types of sonars to support ASW missions.

MARLIN USV Optically Detects Drifting Mine with AI Assist
Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems

MARLIN USV Optically Detects Drifting Mine with AI Assist

MARLIN USV, developed by ASELSAN and Sefine Shipyards, has demonstrated its capability to autonomously detect and identify drifting mines with optics.

STM Demonstrates Unmanned Teaming to Counter Drifting Mines
Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems

STM Demonstrates Unmanned Teaming to Counter Drifting Mines

STM has demonstrated the teaming of the TOGAN scout UAV and KARGU kamikaze UAV with ASELSAN-SEFİNE MARLIN USV to neutralise drifting mines at a NATO event.

MARLIN USV with ÇAKIR and VENOM LR Brings More Firepower
Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

MARLIN USV with ÇAKIR and VENOM LR Brings More Firepower

MARLIN USV fitted with ÇAKIR compact cruise missiles and VENOM LR 30x113 mm revolver cannon is set to offer a new level of firepower among the Turkish USVs.

IDEF25: MARLIN USV Gets ÇAKIR Missiles for Longer Ranges
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

IDEF25: MARLIN USV Gets ÇAKIR Missiles for Longer Ranges

ROKETSAN’s ÇAKIR multi-platform cruise missile will be integrated on ASELSAN-SEFİNE MARLIN USV to allow anti-surface warfare operations at longer ranges.

KUZGUN KY Missile’s Technical Specifications Get Revised
Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

KUZGUN KY Missile’s Technical Specifications Get Revised

Specifications of TÜBİTAK SAGE’s KUZGUN KY rocket-powered modular missile intended for USVs and UAVs have received revisions spotted during TEKNOFEST 2025.

Turkiye Conducts the First Exercise of 2025 as a Naval One
Navy / Maritime Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Analysis

Turkiye Conducts the First Exercise of 2025 as a Naval One

The Turkish Naval Forces welcomed the 2025 with an exercise. The activity took place in the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea between 7-17 January.

Turkish Defence and Aviation Industry Panorama in 2024
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.

Marlin USV Fires KUZGUN-KY from Fixed Launcher
Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

Marlin USV Fires KUZGUN-KY from Fixed Launcher

SEFİNE-ASELSAN’s Marlin USV has launched the KUZGUN-KY surface-to-surface missile from its eight-cell fixed launcher.

Poland Focus on Unmanned Systems: Marlin Under Spotlight
Land Bilateral Relations Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

Poland Focus on Unmanned Systems: Marlin Under Spotlight

A high-level delegation from Poland visited ASELSAN facilities to understand unmanned armed surface vehicles better.

Turkish Armed Forces Use New Systems in EFES-2024
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software

Turkish Armed Forces Use New Systems in EFES-2024

EFES-2024 exercise to be conducted in İzmir, Turkiye, will house new defence products for different military branches of the Turkish Armed Forces.

Highlights from DENİZKURDU-II/2024 Naval Exercise
Land Navy / Maritime Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Unmanned Systems

Highlights from DENİZKURDU-II/2024 Naval Exercise

DENİZKURDU-II/2024 exercise has been conducted with more than 100 ships and aircraft in service with the Turkish Navy.

DENİZKURDU-II/2024 Naval Exercise: More than 100 Ships
Navy / Maritime Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software

DENİZKURDU-II/2024 Naval Exercise: More than 100 Ships

DENİZKURDU-II/2024 naval exercise, which will be conducted in the Black Sea, Marmara, Aegean, and Eastern Mediterranean seas, begins today.

TCG ANADOLU L 400 Task Force Joins Neptune Strike 24.1
Navy / Maritime Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Unmanned Systems

TCG ANADOLU L 400 Task Force Joins Neptune Strike 24.1

TCG ANADOLU L 400 has joined the Neptune Strike 24.1 joint exercise held by NATO members with its escorts. It is the first NATO exercise for TCG ANADOLU L 400.

ROKETSAN’s KMC Weapon System Spotted on MARLIN USV
Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

ROKETSAN’s KMC Weapon System Spotted on MARLIN USV

KMC weapon system, developed by ROKETSAN to launch tactical-grade missiles with laser or IIR guidance, has been spotted on MARLIN USV.