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Turkey unveils locally-produced armed unmanned marine vehicle

Turkey on Tuesday showcased the prototype of its first armed unmanned maritime vehicle. Utku Alanç, the CEO of Ares Shipyard, which developed the vessel, dubbed SIDA, along with the Ankara-based Meteksan Defense said the watercraft is due to set sail later this month.

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SIDA, the first in Ares and Meteksan's ULAQ unmanned vessel series, boasts a cruising range of 400 kilometers (249 miles) and maximum speed of 65 km (40 mi) per hour, as well as indigenous encrypted communications, and day and night vision capabilities.