17.05.2025 12:31
HAVELSAN announced that a decision for the mass production of the pioneering unmanned autonomous ground vehicle BARKAN has been made by the Presidency of Defense Industries. BARKAN has been equipped with enhanced software and simulation technologies to increase its operational capabilities in the field.
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The medium-class first-level unmanned autonomous ground vehicle BARKAN, which entered the inventory in 2023, will be mass-produced by HAVELSAN upon the decision of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB). According to a statement from HAVELSAN, the operational capability of BARKAN has been enhanced as a result of feedback from its field uses starting from 2023.
BARKAN, which has undergone integration of many payloads, has also achieved successful results in all activities in real operational areas.
The SSB has made a decision regarding the mass production of BARKAN. Following the notification of this decision to HAVELSAN, it was decided to expand the project team to enhance engineering capabilities. HAVELSAN has also included new and competent subcontractor companies in its ecosystem to respond quickly to the mass production demand. HAVELSAN, which carries out platform development processes with subcontractor companies in its ecosystem, also conducts the software development processes, where it is most competent, with expert engineers in the project.
The operational capabilities of BARKAN, whose software capabilities have been developed, are also increasing day by day. HAVELSAN is using simulation technologies, one of the most important technology areas, in the development processes of BARKAN. In addition to field trials, tests in the simulation environment are also making BARKAN the most powerful and equipped vehicle in its class.
WILL BE ABLE TO WORK EXTREMELY COMPATIBLY WITH OTHER SYSTEMS IN THE FLOCK
In a statement, HAVELSAN General Manager Mehmet Akif Nacar mentioned that they have transferred years of software and autonomy experience to BARKAN.
Nacar stated that they predicted from the very first day that the competency set they possess would make BARKAN very competitive, and he expressed: "In this process, especially the SSB and our Land Forces Command have supported the development process of BARKAN significantly. Our stakeholder companies also worked in perfect harmony. BARKAN is very successful when operating alone, but it has also been developed to work extremely compatibly with other unmanned aerial and ground systems in the flock. Every contribution made to the development of BARKAN actually means a contribution to its flock capability."
HAVELSAN Deputy General Manager of Simulation, Autonomy, and Platform Management Technologies Muhittin Solmaz also stated that the work related to BARKAN is not only approached as an unmanned ground vehicle development approach, but they have emphasized flock capability from day one, saying, "The fact that the trust in BARKAN has been crowned with the mass production decision at the end of this intense, exhausting journey filled with the passion to serve our country has been a great motivation for our team."
HAVELSAN Product Development and ELD Director Veysel Ataoğlu also noted that the most valuable element in the development processes of BARKAN is working shoulder to shoulder with security forces in the field, stating: "In this context, I would like to thank my team members, the security forces we work with in the field, the SSB personnel who meticulously follow every process related to development, and the personnel of our subcontractor companies. This success is also their success."
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