Turkish shipyard Ares said it has designed and developed an unmanned anti-submarine warfare vessel, hoping to begin mass production this year.

Turkey’s largest defense company has partnered with local shipyard Sefine to develop and produce two unmanned surface vessels.

President of the Presidency of Defence Industries Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir, in his share on his official Twitter account, announced that the prototype racing activities initiated within the context of the Middle-Class 1st Level Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Project go on. In the post on 27 June 2021, it was reported that after the inspection and mobility tests of the UGVs developed by Turkish Defense Industry companies to enter the Turkish Armed Forces inventory, firing tests with the 7.62 mm weapon system were also carried out.