President of Turkish Defense Industry Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir announced on his Twitter account the new Bayraktar TB2 S/UAV deliveries to the Land Forces Command. Demir added that the ASELSAN CATS Electro Optic system is used in the delivered TB2s.
ASELSAN CATS Electro Optical System order contract for Bayraktar TB2021 S/UAV was signed between Baykar Teknoloji and ASELSAN at SAHA EXPO 2. The CATS Electro-Optic Systems to be supplied were ordered for Bayraktar TB2s to be used domestically.
At the same time, a new Bayraktar TB2021 SİHA was delivered to the Gendarmerie and Security General Directorate in May 2. Sharing on his Twitter account that CATS cameras were put into service with SİHAs, İsmail Demir stated that they accelerated the reinforcement of CATS cameras after the embargoes. In addition to the deliveries of CATS to the force, the first firing test was carried out with MAM-L on Bayraktar TB2020 in November 2, improvement works are also continuing. With its new improvements, ASELSAN CATS was showcased at TEKNOFEST 2021. While it was shown live on Bayraktar TB2, CATS, which was also displayed on Akıncı TİHA, was subjected to many improvements in terms of stabilization, weight and optical performance.
Source: defenceturk
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