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Aselsan unveils Tufan kamikaze USV and Kılıç kamikaze UUV family

Aselsan presented new autonomous naval strike concepts: the Tufan unmanned surface “kamikaze” vehicle and the Kılıç family of “kamikaze” unmanned underwater vehicles (Kılıç 10/200) designed for long-range, low-signature, swarm-capable operations with torpedo-class warheads and autonomous or sat-link control. The company also announced new EW systems (Koral AD and an updated Ilgar) as part of Turkey’s layered “Steel Dome” architecture, emphasizing mass-producible, networked warfare systems.

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doctrine-change2026-05-12Aselsan outlines networked autonomous warfare concepts and unveils unmanned naval strike systems at SAHA Expo 2026
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