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a Deputy General Manager at Havelsan said work together with the under-cloud UAV called Baha or with other
that the company started to work on unmanned drones,” he said. “We have reached a structure where they can share
aerial and land vehicles under the umbrella tasks and work together in a herd,” Solmaz was quoted as saying.
of robotic autonomous systems. The aim is to Havelsan had previously developed two prototype UGVs, while fur-
also have UGVs undertake swarm operations. ther modifications will be made to the Barkan UGV on completion
“Barkan has been developed as a mid- of the field tests. The new Turkish UGV weighs approximately 500
dle-class first-level UGV, and it will be able to kg and will also be fitted with an RCWS

INDIA BEGINS UGV JOURNEY
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The Indian Army is now making serious efforts to induct UGVs into
its units and the first effort at identifying indigenous alternatives to
meet this requirement was made in 2021. The Army Design Bureau
(ADB) organised the first ‘UGV Experiment-2021’ in December of that
year, with the aim of interacting with Indian firms developing UGVs.
The event was held at the Babina Field Firing Ranges in December
2021 and brought both the user and developers together on a single
platforms to allow an exchange of ideas with the industry.

Over 35 UGVs were showcased by more than 20 Indian firms. These
UGVs varied in their size and capabilities with the ability to undertake
missions related to surveillance, tactical reconnaissance, intelligence,
kinetic effect, and evacuation. The army has also been searching
for a UGV that can carry a payload of 250-500kg and operate for
a duration of 12 hours. The Indian firm Kalyani Group is developing
the Enhanced Collaborative Autonomous Rover System (ECARS)
which is available in 4X4 and 6X6 configurations. ECARS 6X6 is a
multi-terrain vehicle and has a plethora of sensors for positioning,
mapping, path planning & obstacle detection, allowing operation
on all types of terrain. It can perform surveillance, security, safety
and rescue missions and operate in temperatures ranging from -20
degree C to +50 degree C. Kalyani Group has already showcased
the abilities of the ECARS to the army.

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