From the MILTECH BRIEF event dataset — every item we publish is logged as a structured, source-graded record. Stated values only; we never estimate.
Turkish defence manufacturer FNSS has unveiled an unmanned amphibious assault vehicle called U-MAV at the TEKNOFEST Mavi Vatan event in Kocaeli, running 20–23 August at the Gölcük Naval Shipyard Command. The 8-tonne platform is designed to operate ahead of the Turkish Navy's manned Marine Assault Vehicles, removing crews from initial assault waves.
Naval News reports Türkiye’s future National Fast Attack Craft broke cover during the 9 August naming and launch of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s third LMS Batch 2 vessel, Tunku Osman Jewa, at Istanbul Shipyard. Photo and video from the ceremony showed the FAC hull and superstructure taking shape alongside the export work.
Why it matters: Istanbul is running an export line and a national FAC in the same yard — that is how a navy grows a missile-boat industry without waiting on a European consortium.