A drone just leveled up naval warfare. 🔥 Turkey's Bayraktar TB3, medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), successfully completed its first international deployment aboard the TCG Anadolu. Participating in NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2026 exercises, the TB3 demonstrated full autonomous capabilities, taking off from the short-deck amphibious assault ship to engage surface targets with precision MAM-L munitions. As drone warfare evolves, the ability to launch heavy hi

The Bayraktar AKINCI unmanned combat aerial vehicle successfully destroyed a target drone over the Black Sea during an air-to-air firing test, using the EREN loitering munition. Developed with co-operation with Roketsan, a Turkish weapons manufacturer, the test marks a milestone in Türkiye’s defence capabilities amid rising kamikaze UAV and cruise missile threats across NATO’s eastern flank. | TRT World