Turkish defence company STM's NETA 300 autonomous underwater vehicle carried out an underwater survey around Güvercin Island near Kaş in Antalya and filmed a sunken tank, DefenceTurk reported.
The vehicle scanned the area autonomously with its sonar systems and high-resolution imaging, in a region known for wrecks, doing search and object-identification work. The tank was placed off the island in 2017 as an artificial reef for diving tourism after retiring from the Turkish Armed Forces.
In October the NETA 300 took part in the TURNAs-2026 exercise off Antalya, where it detected and classified mines and mine-like objects autonomously along a transit route, STM said.
The two-person-portable vehicle can operate at 300 metres depth for up to 24 hours at speeds up to 5 knots. STM said its first domestic sales contract has been signed and the vehicle will serve in the Turkish Navy.
"Our uncrewed naval systems family will keep growing," said STM general manager Özgür Güleryüz, naming the TENGİZ uncrewed submarine and the STM YAKTU kamikaze uncrewed surface vehicle as the next members.
Also reported by NTV, SavunmaSanayiST and SSBulten
Background
STM
Defence company
STM is a Turkish defence engineering company that develops uncrewed naval systems.
STM NETA 300
Unmanned underwater vehicle
STM NETA 300 is a light autonomous underwater vehicle that can work at 300 metres depth for up to 24 hours.
