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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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It was designed primarily to be deployed in the Aegean and Mediterranean seas, Alanç said, adding that the vehicle could also serve in intelligence-gathering missions.