Türkiye MoD Weekly Briefing: Kamikaze-2 UGVs and Karayel Boats Accepted, Ankara Renews Maritime Offer to Egypt

Türkiye’s Ministry of National Defence (MSB) said on 28 October 2026 that the Land Forces Command has completed acceptance of new Karayel boats and wire-guided Kamikaze-2 unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), and renewed Ankara’s offer to sign a maritime delimitation agreement with Egypt. The details came from the ministry’s weekly press briefing, delivered by spokesperson Rear Admiral Zeki Aktürk and published in full on the MSB’s official X account.

New systems enter the inventory

According to the ministry, the Land Forces Command finished inspection and acceptance activities for “various quantities” of Karayel boats and Kamikaze-2 wire-guided UGVs during the past week. The MSB did not disclose numbers, costs or the receiving units. Wired control is generally used to make unmanned systems less vulnerable to radio-frequency jamming.

The ministry added that the Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE) delivered a batch of MAM-15 sniper rifles to defence-industry stakeholders, and that MKE will take part in Euronaval 2026, the naval defence and maritime technology exhibition held in Paris from 3 to 6 November.

Libya ratification and a message to Egypt

The MSB described the Libyan House of Representatives’ approval on 20 October 2026 of the 2019 Memorandum of Understanding on the delimitation of maritime jurisdiction areas as an important development supporting Türkiye’s approach based on international law and equity. The ratification has been rejected by Egypt and Greece, and the European Union issued a statement criticising it on 21 October.

The ministry said Türkiye is ready to sign a delimitation agreement with Egypt “in line with mutual interests”, and assessed that Cairo would gain more than 15,000 square kilometres of additional maritime jurisdiction compared with a possible agreement with Greece. Ankara, it said, will keep protecting its rights in the Eastern Mediterranean within the framework of international law.

Exercises and deployments

The MSB said the National Anatolian Phoenix exercise in Konya will end on 6 November, while Türkiye will join the Crossed Swords exercise in Estonia, partly through remote participation, from 2 November. Turkish and Egyptian naval units will hold the Friendship Sea-2026 exercise in Alexandria from 4 to 9 November, covering surface, anti-submarine and air defence warfare as well as underwater attack (SAT) training.

The frigates TCG Gökçeada and TCG Yıldırım are due to sail for Somalia on 30 October for a materiel transfer and crew rotation, and TCG Burgazada will call at Alexandria on 1–3 November. Also on 30 October, a Turkish airborne early warning and control aircraft will fly a mission in Romania’s NATO airspace under assurance measures, and Turkish fighters will train with a NATO AWACS in the NEXUS ACE drill over the Mediterranean.

Border security and other items

The ministry said 422 people, one of them a member of a terrorist organisation, were caught trying to cross the borders illegally in the past week, raising the total since 1 January to 14,629, while 57,855 people have been prevented from crossing this year. It also said two more PKK members surrendered. On Iraq, the MSB welcomed Baghdad’s efforts to strengthen state authority in Sinjar and said the process is being followed closely in coordination with relevant Turkish institutions.

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