The Turkish Armed Forces used about 15 domestic armed uncrewed systems in the Ateş Serbest 2026 exercise, and the systems hit their targets, SSBulten reports.
Akıncı, Bulut, Kalkan and Antidot 2 aircraft and Milket-3A3 and Murad-100A 3D radars gathered intelligence, which was assessed in a command centre supported by AI. The Gökberk, Alka, Tolga, Ejderha and Milkar 3/6 electronic warfare systems protected the troops against uncrewed vehicles.
Armoured and artillery units carried out combined operations with the uncrewed aircraft during the exercise.
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Akinci
Aircraft
High-altitude, long-endurance armed drone made by Turkey's Baykar. The first three entered Turkish service in August 2021.
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Kalkan
Aircraft
Turkish vertical take-off and landing drone that flew its first ocean-condition trials from a frigate in the Indian Ocean.
