CTECH AquaARX Aboard DEARSAN SALVO at TURNAs 2026

TUSAŞ affiliate CTECH said its AquaARX Satellite Communication Terminal operates on DEARSAN’s SALVO unmanned surface vehicles and was used on the SALVO taking an active part in the TURNAs 2026 Unmanned Maritime Systems Exercise. The information comes from CTECH’s own post.

What AquaARX Gives SALVO

According to CTECH, AquaARX gives SALVO secure and uninterrupted satellite communications on a global scale. The company highlights two capabilities: command and control from thousands of kilometres away, and transmission of live video and mission data to the ground control centre.

Why It Matters

Once an unmanned surface vehicle goes beyond line of sight, a radio link is not enough; the link between vehicle and operator has to run via satellite. With such a terminal the operator can control the vessel far from shore and watch its video live. CTECH said the capability was shown again in the field at TURNAs 2026.

Terminal and Antenna

The shared image shows AquaARX consisting of two parts, a modem and an antenna; the antenna sits inside the dome on SALVO’s deck.

Further Reading

For the CTECH ARX family see our TerraARX, AquaARX, HeliARX guide, and for the company itself What is CTech?. For the wider picture of the exercise see our TURNAs 2026 wrap-up.

Note

The report rests on CTECH’s social media post; there is no independent confirmation or Defence Ministry statement on SALVO’s performance in the exercise.

Originally reported by Envanter Medya.