Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Turkish Drone Manufacturer Claims To Have Developed A 'Mobile Naval Mine'



Defense News: This remote controlled ‘naval mine’ attaches to ships, explodes on command

ANKARA, Turkey — A leading Turkish drone manufacturer says it developed a “mobile naval mine” that can blow up warships of all types.

The Wattozz program has been jointly undertaken by Albayrak Savunma, a drone maker, and Karadeniz Technical University in Turkey’s Black Sea region. Wattozz is named after “vatoz,” which translates to stingray.

The Wattozz features the shape of a stingray and is made of titanium and aluminium. It has two cameras fitted into the eye sockets of the “stingray” and can cruise at a maximum speed of 5.5 knots for up to 12 hours. The drone features three integrated engines.

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WNU Editor: In their promo video the Turkish drone company is using a U.S. aircraft carrier as their target.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Defense News is respectable in the field so this story will get seen thorough out the Pentagon.

Iran makes a fetish of videos using American warships as props, now Turkey. Must be a sign their friendship is extending into propaganda production.

Anonymous said...

Indoor plumbing first, then move on to underwater drones...

kidd said...

Why don't they sit on it