STM to Showcase Naval Platforms and Tactical UAV’s in Pakistan

STM, one of the leading companies in the Turkish defence sector, will be exhibiting its naval platforms and tactical mini UAV systems at IDEAS 2024 in Pakistan.

STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş., having played a key role in the significant progress seen in the field of defence in the past couple of years in Türkiye, offers critical solutions in such areas as naval platforms, tactical mini-UAV systems (loitering munitions) and cyber security. Under the leadership of the Turkish Presidency of Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB), STM continues to meet domestic needs and to export its accumulated experience to friendly and allied nations through cooperation and technology transfer agreements.

Aside from the vessels built for the Turkish Navy, STM has also built naval platforms for Pakistan, Ukraine and Malaysia, and exported its tactical mini-UAV systems to more than 10 countries on three continents. Its portfolio also includes software developed for NATO’s intelligence infrastructure, as well as responsibilities for the platform cyber security of KAAN, Türkiye’s 5th generation fighter jet. As one of Türkiye’s leading defence companies, with a wealth of experience in a broad range of defence projects and engineering solutions, STM continues to make a name for itself in the international arena.

Türkiye’s First National Frigate to Be Showcased in Pakistan

STM will be participating at the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) at the Karachi Expo Centre (IFM) between 19-22 November, where it will be showcasing the innovative and modern systems it has developed as part of the Turkish defence sector.

STM is displaying mock-ups of Türkiye’s first national corvette project – the Ada Class MILGEM, Türkiye’s first national frigate the İstif (I) Class Frigate, STM-MPAC Multi Purpose Attack Craft, Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker (PNFT) and is presenting its STM500 submarine to the participants.

STM, which has played a pioneering role in Türkiye and the world in the development tactical mini UAVs, will be presenting its KARGU platform at the event, as Türkiye’s first national attack UAV. Since its launch, KARGU, which can be equipped with anti-personnel and armour-piercing warheads, has to date been exported to more than 10 countries on three continents. STM will also be displaying its TOGAN Surveillance UAV, which has now entered the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces and is being actively used in the fight against terrorism, as well as achieving remarkable export figures, and its BOYGA ammunition-drop UAV, at IDEAS-2024. STM is displaying its cutting-edge technologies at booth A16, hangar 1 at the IDEAS-2024.

STM Technology in Pakistani Waters

STM General Manager Özgür Güleryüz highlighted that STM conducts export, collaboration, and business development activities in over 30 countries with its advanced technologies, stating:

“On one hand, we equip the Turkish Armed Forces, NATO’s second-largest army, with modern technologies; on the other, we develop projects that enhance the defense capacities of allied nations with our engineering capabilities. Among these countries, we have achieved significant milestones in our projects for our brotherly nation, Pakistan. For the Pakistan Navy, we designed and built Pakistan’s Fleet Tanker, PNS MOAWIN, in Karachi, which is Türkiye’s largest military shipbuilding project for export, delivering it in 2018. We also accomplished Türkiye’s first submarine modernization export with Pakistan. In the modernization of Pakistan’s Agosta 90B Class Submarines, we upgraded two submarines with modern systems and delivered them. Work on the modernization of the final submarine is ongoing. Alongside our naval capabilities, we aim to establish new partnerships in Pakistan with our tactical mini UAV systems, which have proven themselves effectively in combat environments.”