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For the first time, exercises were conducted in Turkey with a marine drone armed with a guided cruise missile.
The MARLIN marine drone entered a given area of the water area, took a position for a rocket launch, after which the rocket was launched at a given target.
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The information is confirmed by the Turkish Defense Industry Department. Recall that this department and its head Ismail Demir are under US sanctions for military-technical cooperation with the Russian Federation.
Ismail Demir in the social network commented on the test launch of a cruise missile from a marine drone:
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The rocket was mounted on a special metal holder in the stern of the marine drone.
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Moreover, in the frames you can see a montage of several fragments with a drone, including a variant without a demonstration of the rocket on board.
