HAVELSAN’s SANCAR USV Enters Turkish Navy Inventory
SANCAR USV has entered the Turkish Navy’s inventory with a ceremony, also hosting the expansion of the combat management systems facility with a new building.
Sancar News
Navy / Maritime
Investment
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Havelsan and Yonca’s SANCAR USV completes live-fire tests
HAVELSAN and Yonca Shipyard’s SANCAR unmanned surface vessel has carried out live-fire trials with a 12.7 mm stabilized weapon integrated into the ADVENT.
Unmanned Systems
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.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
SANCAR AUSV’s ADVENT ROTA Phase-1 Test has been Completed
HAVELSAN stated that the factory acceptance tests of Phase-1 of ADVENT ROTA for Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicles have been completed.
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
SANCAR USV set for Mine Countermeasures Missions
SANCAR USV, developed jointly by Turkish Yonca-Onuk JV and HAVELSAN, will be delivered in mine countermeasures configuration.
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.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Turkiye Has a New Unmanned Surface Vehicle
Defence company Kayacı Defence prepares Turkiye’s fifth unmanned surface vehicle. The company’s unmanned system was spotted today at Mersin Port.
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
Expo and Air Show
Havelsan and Yonca-Onuk unveiled AUSV Sancar
HAVELSAN and Yonca-Onuk exhibited their joint project, Sancar AUSV, at the Africa Aviation and Defence Fair AAD 2022 in South Africa.
E/W
Unmanned Systems
ADVENT embedded AUSV SANCAR from HAVELSAN and Yonca Onuk
President of SSB Demir participated in launching ceremony of the SANCAR AUSV, developed in cooperation with Yonca-Onuk Shipyard and Havelsan.
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