MSB said, "Our Navy has completed the drifting mine naval detection tests in Aksaz Naval Base using ASELSAN's Sarper and METEKSAN's Milsar radar systems” on the official Twitter account. The SAR systems were installed on ANKA-B UAVs.
The SSB did not
specify where the trials were conducted in yesterday's post.
With the Russian
occupation of Ukraine, the problem of drifting naval mines arose in the Black
Sea. Russia has announced that Ukrainian mines are freely dispersed in the
Black Sea. Shortly after Russia's announcement, three mines were seen in the Istanbul
Straits. This situation surprised the experts because the mines reached Turkish
shores at least 15 days earlier than expected. Defence Minister Hulusi Akar expressed concerns
that the mines went the strait by unorthodox methods.
