Unmanned Systems

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KAAN and AMCA: Two Industrial Architectures for the Same Goal

KAAN and AMCA: Two Industrial Architectures for the Same Goal

Türkiye and India set out in a similar period towards a similar goal: developing their own fifth-generation fighter. The calendars diverged — KAAN flew in...

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HAVELSAN Links USV-12 and SAGAN UAV in Turkish Naval Strike Demonstration

HAVELSAN Links USV-12 and SAGAN UAV in Turkish Naval Strike Demonstration

Quick take: Turkish defense company HAVELSAN has linked VN Maritime's USV-12 unmanned surface vessel with ASİSGUARD's SAGAN unmanned aerial vehicle under a single command-and-control architecture....

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KAAN and the KF-21: The Timelines of Two National Fighter Programmes

KAAN and the KF-21: The Timelines of Two National Fighter Programmes

For the first time in this series we leave the unmanned line. KAAN and South Korea's KF-21 Boramae are two national fighter programmes running in...

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KIZILELMA and the Unmanned Combat Aircraft Projects: The One That Left the Demonstrator Graveyard

KIZILELMA and the Unmanned Combat Aircraft Projects: The One That Left the Demonstrator Graveyard

The 2010s were the decade of the unmanned combat aircraft demonstrator. Europe flew the nEUROn, Britain the Taranis, the US Navy the X-47B. All three...

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AKINCI and the Heavy-Class Strike Drone Programmes: How Much Does an Open Channel Speed Things Up?

AKINCI and the Heavy-Class Strike Drone Programmes: How Much Does an Open Channel Speed Things Up?

The Bayraktar TB2 took fifteen years to travel from programme start to first export. One class up, the AKINCI covered the same ground far faster:...

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How the Bayraktar TB2 Became a Global Export Product: A Chronology of Six Thresholds

How the Bayraktar TB2 Became a Global Export Product: A Chronology of Six Thresholds

In 2018, Türkiye's tactical-class armed drone was sold to two countries. Seven years later, at the end of 2025, the manufacturer had signed contracts for...

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Nigeria and Turkey Deepen Defence Industrial Ties (2026)

Nigeria and Turkey Deepen Defence Industrial Ties (2026)

Nigeria and Turkey deepened their defence-industrial partnership through 2026, moving from a buyer-seller relationship toward joint production. The two governments signed a core Defence Cooperation...

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Turkish vs. Chinese Drones in Africa: Why Some Countries Buy Both (2026)

Turkish vs. Chinese Drones in Africa: Why Some Countries Buy Both (2026)

Nigeria and Morocco both fly Bayraktar TB2s and Chinese Wing Loong IIs. Algeria and the DR Congo stayed Chinese-only. Niger, Chad and Somalia went Turkish-only....