Turkey’s indigenous MUGEM aircraft carrier design includes a “Multi-Domain Carrier” concept with dedicated launch/recovery areas to deploy and handle USVs and UUVs in addition to a STOBAR air wing of manned and unmanned aircraft. This reflects a shift toward network-centric, multi-domain unmanned operations from a large naval platform rather than a traditional carrier-only aviation role.
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Turkey's MUGEM carrier adds multi-domain USV/UUV ops concept
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- Naval News RSS · https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/cne-2026/2026/06/turkish-navy-confirms-2032-delivery-date-for-mugem-aircraft-carrier/Turkish Navy Confirms 2032 Delivery Date for MUGEM Aircraft Carrier