STM, one of the leading companies in the Turkish defense industry, strengthens the hand of the Turkish Armed Forces with the high-tech tactical mini UAV systems it has developed. Entered into the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces and actively used in the fight against terrorism; Turkey’s first national strike UAV KARGU, national spotter UAV TOGAN and ammunition dropper UAV BOYGA, as well as the smart loitering ammunition system ALPAGUT and fixed-wing strike UAV ALPAGU, which are still under development, have high and national technology.
“WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THE PRODUCT”
While STM exhibited its mini UAV systems within the framework of SAHA EXPO, the flights of KARGU and TOGAN in the FPV drone field were watched live with interest by the participants.
Stating that they develop high-tech products, STM General Manager Özgür Güleryüz said, “STM is an engineering company that tries to create solutions especially in advanced engineering fields under the leadership of our Presidency of Defense Industries. Such devices were needed especially after the residential area operations carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces in 2016-2017. At that time While formulas such as procuring from abroad were being discussed, we, as STM, came up with the idea that we can do this. We first started with KARGU. In a very short time, KARGU was used very actively with the feedback we received from the field. We are trying to improve KARGU. KARGU has been exported to more than 10 countries on 3 different continents. Again, we developed our TOGAN, a scout drone, with very superior capabilities.
It is a product that can greatly strengthen the hands of our Armed Forces, thanks to its highly advanced technical features such as image processing and the use of artificial intelligence. “In fact, we will continue to develop products, especially in technology-intensive areas, in order to strengthen the hand of friendly and allied countries, especially our Turkish Armed Forces, according to needs,” he said.