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Historic first in Denizkurdu exercise: Kalkan DİHA detected, PİRANA KİDA destroyed

Photo: Sabah

This story is from 25 September 2026.

In the Denizkurdu-I/2026 exercise, the Kalkan DİHA took off from TCG Anadolu for the first time. The target detected by the DİHA was destroyed with the PİRANA KİDA developed by MKE.

About 14,000 personnel, 100 ships and 50 aircraft are taking part in the exercise, which is being held simultaneously in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Aegean, the Marmara and the Black Sea on 20-25 September. Chief of the General Staff Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu and Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar watched the exercise from TCG Anadolu.

Historic first in Denizkurdu exercise: Kalkan DİHA detected, PİRANA KİDA destroyed

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