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Aksungur UCAV Deploys Sonobuoys for First Time in Turkish Navy Exercise
During the Turkish Navy's TURNAs-26 exercise, Turkish Aerospace's Aksungur unmanned aerial vehicle successfully released three ASELSAN aselBUOY 100P passive sonobuoys into the Mediterranean Sea. The UCAV, controlled via satellite from Ankara, demonstrated its capability to deploy sonobuoys for maritime surveillance and relay acoustic data. This event marks a significant advancement in the integration of unmanned aerial systems into anti-submarine warfare operations, allowing for persistent surveillance and enhanced underwater target detection.
Why it matters
This event demonstrates a new capability for unmanned aerial vehicles in maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare.
Source: Naval News — read the original
Source published 26 Oct 2026, 06:57 UTC