ARES Shipyard will highlight its work on unmanned naval platforms at ADEX 2026, including a kamikaze unmanned surface vehicle for which the company is responsible for platform design and production.
ARES works with different autonomy developers, combining its naval platform capabilities with external expertise in autonomy, defence electronics and system integration. The kamikaze USV is one example of this approach, allowing the shipyard to focus on vessel design, construction and production while integrating mission-specific technologies developed with its partners.
The shipyard has been working on unmanned surface vessels since 2019 and has conducted sea trials with different platforms since 2020. ARES says data gathered during these trials is fed back into subsequent designs, allowing engineering decisions to be tested and refined under actual maritime conditions.
Removing the crew does not necessarily simplify vessel design. Functions that could normally rely on human intervention must instead be anticipated during the design stage, increasing the importance of power continuity, fault management and system redundancy. Sensor placement, shock and vibration loads, maintenance access and equipment selection also become part of the design equation.
ARES says its in-house design capability allows it to develop unmanned vessels ranging from four to 50 metres. Hull form, structural configuration, propulsion and equipment arrangement can be tailored according to required speed, range, payload and operating environment.
The company also monitors the operational performance of vessels delivered to end users and incorporates feedback on operation, maintenance and mission use into both existing and future designs.
ARES is involved in additional unmanned vessel programmes with domestic and international partners. Some have been publicly disclosed, while others remain subject to commercial confidentiality, with the company adapting each platform to specific user and mission requirements.
Nurol Makina Highlights 4x4 Armoured Vehicles at ADEX 2026
Nurol Makina will highlight three members of its 4x4 armoured vehicle family at ADEX 2026, presenting large-scale models of the Ejder Yalçın, Yörük and NMS-L.
The three platforms address different combinations of protection, payload and mobility requirements, allowing users to select configurations according to mission profiles rather than relying on a single vehicle concept.
Ejder Yalçın 4x4 is designed to combine protection against ballistic threats, mines and improvised explosive devices with a relatively high payload capacity. Its architecture allows mission-specific equipment to be integrated on the same basic platform. Nurol Makina says the vehicle is currently operated in more than 10 countries.
Yörük 4x4, also known as NMS, places greater emphasis on mobility while retaining scalable armour and payload capacity. The vehicle can reach speeds of up to 140 km/h, while its modular protection concept allows armour levels to be adapted to operational requirements. Yörük is currently in service in five countries.
NMS-L is the newest and lightest member of the family. Designed for reconnaissance, patrol and special-operations missions, it combines a low silhouette with high mobility and modular mission equipment.
By displaying the three platforms together at ADEX, Nurol Makina is presenting a vehicle family extending from the heavier, protection-oriented Ejder Yalçın to the lighter NMS-L, with Yörük positioned between them in terms of mobility, protection and payload requirements.
