EATS News: Unmanned Exercise Links 40-Plus Platforms in Türkiye

At the European Aviation Training Summit (EATS) in Cascais, HAVELSAN has announced that its ADVENT Common Operational Picture (ADVENT COP) system brought together information from more than 40 surface, air, land and underwater platforms during TURNAs-2026, Türkiye’s national unmanned maritime systems exercise. The system presented the position, status and telemetry data of participating assets within a shared operational picture.

Fielded in cooperation with the Turkish Naval Forces, ADVENT COP supported scenario-based tasking across different unmanned systems. HAVELSAN’s Video Management System (VMS) provided live feeds from more than 30 unmanned vehicles through a shared infrastructure, while TALAY provided web-based access to the tactical maritime picture.

The TURNAs network, established jointly by HAVELSAN and the Turkish Naval Forces, provided the command-and-control, monitoring and management infrastructure for the Tactical Control Centre and the Distinguished Observer Area, allowing exercise activities to be monitored in real time.

Equipped with the ADVENT ROTA Mission System, the SANCAR Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle conducted reconnaissance, surveillance and target-reporting tasks. Through its network-enabled integration with the ADVENT Combat Management System, SANCAR operated as an organic asset of a host ship.

In a separate mission connecting maritime and air assets, a SAGAN UAV carried aboard USV-12 completed an autonomous take-off. The demonstration also included firing non-explosive training ammunition at a simulated coastal target. USV-12 was jointly developed by HAVELSAN and VN Maritime Technologies.

The BARKAN unmanned ground vehicle and BULUT UAV also took part in the exercise.

HAVELSAN is exhibiting at the European Aviation Training Summit (EATS), 3–5 November at the Estoril Congress Centre in Cascais, Portugal, at Booth 100. Stop by to learn more.