Turkey’s Havelsan revealed the Barkan 3 unmanned ground vehicle and an AI-enabled combat management system intended to enable coordinated autonomous “swarm” employment as part of a broader digital troops concept. The novelty is the explicit integration of AI C2 with multiple UGVs for coordinated battlefield teaming rather than single-platform remote control.
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swarmside: natofirst seen 2026-05-01
Havelsan unveils Barkan 3 UGV for autonomous swarm operations
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- Breaking Defense · https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/havelsan-unveils-barkan-3-unmanned-ground-vehicle-to-be-part-of-autonomous-swarm/Havelsan unveils Barkan 3 unmanned ground vehicle, to be part of autonomous swarm