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.
sefine News
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
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.
Navy / Maritime
Fourth I-class Multipurpose Frigate TCG İçel Meets the Sea
The fourth and the last of the first batch I-class multipurpose frigates, TCG İçel (F-518), has been launched at the Sefine Shipyard located in Yalova.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Sefine to Arm Indonesian KCR-70Ms with ATMACA Missiles
Roketsan and Sefine Shipyard signed a deal to integrate the ATMACA Missile System into two Indonesian naval platforms at the Indo Defence 2025 exhibition.
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.
Navy / Maritime
Sedef Shipyard Launches 3rd Turkish Istif-class Frigate
STM- TAIS partnership launched the 3rd Istif-class frigate TCG İzmit. Two frigates, TCG Izmir and TCG İzmit, part of the MILGEM Project, met waters in two days.
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
TCG Anadolu Receives Replenishment at Sea from TCG Derya
Turkish Defence Ministry announced that TCG ANADOLU (L 400) and TCG DERYA (A-1590) performed the first “Fuel and Solid Cargo Replenishment at Sea”.
Navy / Maritime
Turkiye Exports KCR-70M Fast Attack Craft to Indonesia
A steel-cutting ceremony was held for the KCR-70M Fast Attack Craft, which will be built for the Indonesian Navy.
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.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Marlin Receives Launcher for KUZGUN-KY Missiles
Marlin USV has received its fixed launcher for TÜBİTAK SAGE's KUZGUN-KY surface-to-surface missiles.
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.
Navy / Maritime
TAIS Lays the First Block of İzmit Frigate
TAIS Shipyards, responsible for constructing the next I-class frigates, has laid the first block of the İzmit (F-517) frigate.
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.
E/W
Sensors
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN Makes Landing On DIMDEX 2024
ASELSAN will exhibit its products, ranging from radars to electronic warfare systems, UASVs, and remote-controlled weapon systems, in DIMDEX 2024.
Navy / Maritime
Turkish Navy Receives Four Vessels Into Service
Turkish Navy Received four vessels into service with a ceremony held in Yalova. Three vessels of them mark a new milestone in Turkish Navy.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
New Platforms of the Turkish Navy to Enter Service
New naval platforms will be accepted into the service with the ceremony on the 19th of January, as TurDef wrote exclusively.
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