STM, a Turkish defense company, will participate in three major defense industry exhibitions in September 2026: MSPO-2026 in Poland, Africa Aerospace and Defence 2026 (AAD-2026) in South Africa, and ADEX-2026 in Azerbaijan.
According to information provided by STM to Polygonjournal, the company will present its national technologies to international military delegations at three major defense industry events, ranging from naval platforms and tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to autonomous underwater systems and next-generation strike systems.
The first exhibition STM will attend in September will be MSPO-2026, scheduled to take place in Kielce, Poland, from 8 to 11 September. At MSPO, one of Europe’s leading defense industry exhibitions, STM will display models of the Sea Logistics and Support Vessel being built for the Portuguese Navy as part of Türkiye’s first military ship export to a European Union and NATO member country, as well as the I-Class frigate, Türkiye’s first national frigate, the STM MPAC fast attack craft, and the STM500 small submarine.
In the field of unmanned maritime systems, STM will also showcase the NETA 300 autonomous underwater unmanned vehicle and the STM YAKUT kamikaze unmanned surface vehicle, which features swarm capabilities.
In the UAV field, STM will present KARGU, Türkiye’s first national loitering munition UAV, which has proven itself on the battlefield and has been exported to more than 15 countries across four continents; the TOGAN Mini UAV, developed for reconnaissance and surveillance missions; the TUNGA-X interceptor drone, designed to destroy enemy UAVs in the air; and the KUZGUN long-range kamikaze UAV, which stands out with a flight range exceeding 1,000 kilometers.
The second exhibition STM will attend in September will be AAD-2026, scheduled to take place in Pretoria, South Africa, from 16 to 20 September. In the naval field, STM will present the I-Class frigate, the Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker, designed and built for the Pakistan Navy and delivered in 2018, the STM MPAC fast attack craft, and the STM500 small submarine to African military delegations. The NETA 300 autonomous underwater unmanned vehicle will also be displayed.
In the UAV field, STM will introduce KARGU, Türkiye’s first national loitering munition UAV; the TURUL VTOL UAV, capable of vertical takeoff and landing; the TOGAN UAV integrated with KERKES technology, capable of operating in GNSS-denied environments; the TOGAN Mini UAV developed for reconnaissance and surveillance missions; and the TUNGA-X interceptor drone to international delegations at AAD-2026.
STM will conclude its international exhibition marathon in September at ADEX-2026, which will be held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, from 30 September to 2 October.
In the naval field, STM will present the ADA-class corvette developed under the MİLGEM project, the STM MPAC fast attack craft, which offers high speed and maneuverability, and the NETA 300 autonomous underwater unmanned vehicle.
In the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, KARGU, Türkiye’s first national loitering munition UAV, which is also used by Azerbaijan, the TOGAN Mini UAV developed for reconnaissance and surveillance missions, and the TUNGA-X interceptor drone will be presented to military delegations and industry professionals at ADEX-2026.
STM General Manager Özgür Güleryüz shared his views on the exhibitions the company will attend:
“As STM, while strengthening the Turkish Armed Forces with the advanced technologies we have developed over the past 35 years, we continue to grow globally by sharing our engineering capabilities with friendly and allied countries. To date, we have completed 44 military ship projects at 11 different shipyards in Türkiye and abroad, and we continue to carry out new projects. Our UAV systems are currently serving successfully in the inventories of more than 15 countries across four continents, while we also dev
