We develop sensing, decision and autonomy technologies for unmanned and armed unmanned surface vehicles (USV), unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) and autonomous maritime systems in civil and defence domains.
Radar, AIS and electro-optical data merge into the unmanned vehicle's real-time, consistent target picture. Even weak and intermittent radar returns are tracked continuously.
Every contact is assessed with CPA/TCPA and the rules of the road. The autonomous system proposes or executes an avoidance route — with its reasoning.
GNSS-denied navigation, acoustic sensing and seabed mapping for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV). The mission continues without a link.
USVs and UUVs share a common mission picture and move as a swarm over resilient links. The operator always has the final say.
By handing dangerous, repetitive and long-endurance maritime tasks to uncrewed systems, we keep people out of harm's way — while the decision always stays in human hands.
Each capability is developed, measured and integrated as a separate module across platforms.
Merges radar, AIS, RGB and thermal camera data into a single, reliable target picture.
Kalman-based multi-target tracking; stable, continuous tracks from noisy measurements.
Risk assessment with readable reasoning, based on CPA/TCPA, protected zones and rules of the road.
Route planning and obstacle avoidance — always open to human intervention.
Deterministic scenarios and ground truth measure algorithms before they reach the field.
A low-bandwidth network that reroutes itself when a link drops.
Our core capabilities support efficiency in commercial shipping and deterrence in defence.
Human-supervised autonomy for manoeuvring, berthing and in-port traffic, supported by autonomous tugs.
Fast, persistent and systematic wide-area search.
Monitoring of pipelines, subsea cables and coastal facilities.
Seabed mapping, pollution and sea-state measurement.
A multi-sensor, continuously updated target picture.
Long-endurance uncrewed patrol without putting personnel at risk.
Low-signature surface threats that do not broadcast AIS.
Protected zones, early warning and harbour defence.
Every capability follows the same disciplined path before it goes to sea.
Mission, environment and threat are simulated in realistic scenarios.
Algorithms are benchmarked against ground truth with objective metrics.
Tested on recorded real-world data and hardware-in-the-loop.
Reaches operational maturity through staged field trials.
Design, source code and know-how of critical software and algorithms stay with us.
When the system makes a decision, it shows why in a way the operator understands.
Autonomy does not replace the operator; it reduces their workload and leaves them the final say.
Short answers about unmanned maritime vehicles, autonomous systems and our fields of work.
Dalkıran Defense (Dalkıran Savunma) is a Turkish technology company developing sovereign sensing, decision and autonomy technologies for unmanned maritime vehicles and autonomous maritime systems in civil and defence domains.
A USV is a surface vessel that operates without crew, either remotely controlled or autonomously. It keeps personnel out of harm's way in patrol, reconnaissance, search and rescue and harbour security missions.
An armed USV (Turkish: SİDA, silahlı insansız deniz aracı) is an unmanned surface vehicle that carries a weapon system and operates remotely or autonomously. It provides deterrence in coastal and harbour defence, protection of maritime jurisdiction areas and defence against asymmetric threats without putting personnel at risk. The engagement decision always remains with the operator.
A UUV operates underwater without crew. Where GNSS signals are unavailable, it uses inertial navigation and acoustic sensors for seabed mapping, infrastructure inspection and reconnaissance.
An autonomous tug assists ships with berthing and manoeuvring in port, operating partly or fully autonomously under human supervision thanks to sensing and decision-support systems.
Sensor fusion (radar, AIS, EO/IR), multi-target tracking, CPA/TCPA-based risk assessment, autonomous navigation and collision avoidance, swarm coordination and simulation infrastructure.
We develop an early-warning and decision-support system for marinas, ports and harbours that fuses radar, AIS and EO/IR cameras into a single target picture. It detects small craft and unmanned surface vessels that do not broadcast AIS and reports the approach risk to the operator with its reasoning.
We develop protected-zone monitoring, approach alerting and unmanned patrol technologies for energy facilities, pipelines, subsea cables and coastal sites. The aim is to see threats from the sea early and shorten decision time without putting personnel at risk.
We develop critical sensing, decision and autonomy software in-house; source code and know-how stay in Türkiye (Turkey). We aim to offer the Turkish defense and maritime industries a sovereign, platform-independent autonomy core that can be adapted to unmanned maritime vehicles.
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