On December 27, 2022, the Turkish Defence Agency (SSB) signed contract with ARES Shipyard and Meteksan for the procurement of ULAQ unmanned surface vessels.

The Turkish Defense Agency (SSB) released a video showing the new capabilities and payloads of the ULAQ unmanned surface vessel developed by Ares Shipyard and Meteksan.

A Turkish joint venture last week introduced a new variant of the ULAQ unmanned surface vehicle dedicated to the protection of naval bases. Two European navies have shown interest in the ULAQ.

Turkey's first indigenous unmanned combat surface vessel, ULAQ, successfully carried out test-fires of laser-guided Cirit missile to a land target on 26-27 May 2021. The test-firings were conducted during the Turkish Navy's Denizkurdu 2021 exercise, which was kicked off on 25 May in the Aegean Sea and the East Mediterranean.

The Turkish Defence Industries Presidency (SSB) released a video on 23 July 2022 showing four unmanned surface vessels (ULAQ, SALVO, SANCAR, and a USV swarm consisting of Albatros and MIR) that Turkish defence companies are working on.

Turkey's Sefine Shipyard and TUBITAK signed a strategic cooperation agreement on July 13, 2022, at the premises of TUBITAK SAGE.

Turkiye's Yonca Onuk JV launched its new armed unmanned surface vessel SANCAR during a ceremony in Istanbul on June 07, 2022.