DELİCAN UAV, a Low-Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle developed by Enetki Defence, completed a fully autonomous takeoff from the deck of a frigate travelling at 20 knots during the trials. The system successfully carried out its assigned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission.
DELİCAN UAV completed the entire mission cycle—including takeoff, transit to the mission area, route following, mission execution and return—without requiring operator intervention. During the mission, the system navigated to the updated position of the frigate after it had moved from its initial location, autonomously managed its approach to the moving platform and successfully landed on the deck.
The trial validated DELİCAN UAV’s capability to conduct fully autonomous missions from moving maritime platforms. This capability provides a significant operational advantage in naval operations by supporting the collection of tactical intelligence, the detection and tracking of threats, force protection activities and enhanced battlespace awareness for combat naval units.
