ASELSAN Unveils Containerised GÖKDENİZ and GÖKSUR Naval Systems at Euronaval 2026
At the EURONAVAL 2026 exhibition in Paris, ASELSAN presented a reshaped maritime security portfolio built around container-based, rapidly deployable systems. Speaking at the company’s stand, CEO Ahmet Akyol said ASELSAN has focused its maritime security work on three main areas, and that GÖKDENİZ and GÖKSUR are now being offered in containerised versions.
GÖKDENİZ was shown as a new, container-enclosed configuration of the KORKUT air-defence system adapted for naval use. With its own power supply and operator workstation, it can be installed quickly on civilian ships or critical facilities, then removed and redeployed elsewhere — a flexibility that sets it apart from conventional close-in weapon systems requiring permanent installation.
GÖKSUR VLS was presented as a modular point-defence missile system (PDMS) for land and naval platforms. It consists of a fire-control centre container and a launcher container, each carrying its own sensors, launchers and generators, so it requires no permanent infrastructure.
Other systems on display included the TUFAN unmanned surface vehicle, developed for one-way attack missions, shown alongside two vehicles from the KILIÇ family of autonomous underwater vehicles. TUFAN first appeared publicly at the SAHA exhibition in Istanbul in May 2026.
A further highlight was SMASH 30, a remotely operated, stabilised naval gun system equipped with electro-optical sensors and AI-assisted target detection, classification and tracking. It fires the programmable ATOM 30 munition and is aimed at asymmetric surface threats as well as emerging aerial threats.
ASELSAN also displayed MERCAN 100, an optronic periscope mast system for submarines focused on electro-optical reconnaissance and surveillance, alongside AINEO BOX, an AI-based add-on module for electro-optical systems that provides real-time image processing with automated target detection, classification and tracking.
Akyol said today’s maritime security environment demands solutions that can respond quickly to urgent operational requirements. This year’s Euronaval presentation extends ASELSAN’s broader strategy of combining the unmanned naval systems it first showed at SAHA 2026 with a container-based air-defence and point-defence family, aimed at offering a modular, rapidly deployable maritime security architecture.
Sources:
ASELSAN’s product display at EURONAVAL 2026 and CEO Ahmet Akyol’s remarks, as reported by Defence Network (CPM Defence Network), 8 November 2026 — https://defence-network.com/tuerkische-loesungen-maritime-sicherheit/ (photos credited to ASELSAN; primary source for this report).
