Turkey will soon witness a flight test of its new state-of-the-art multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which can be utilized as a self-defense deterrent against drones or used in an assault, said a senior official of a Turkish manufacturing company.

The UAV is part of a wide range of drone detection and destruction systems developed by Havelsan and Transvaro.

Güray Ali Canlı, a member of the executive board of Transvaro, which manufactured Fedai, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the device has a protection system developed to stop UAV/drone attacks, but the vehicle itself can be used for an attack in the future if needed.

He said their primary goal is to shoot down armed drones and UAVs, but by changing the warhead, Fedai can also be used as an anti-tank, anti-personnel defense system, or a vehicle capable of attack.

“The wing and follower tracking mechanism structure of the Fedai is different from all other products,” Canlı explained, adding that when the threat approaches, it explodes on the target with its own optical search system.

They will demonstrate shooting down a real drone at the end of the month, the Transvaro official informed, and added that the UAV is developed entirely by Turkish engineers.

He noted that due to the rapid development of such unmanned systems in recent years, it has become difficult to stop autonomous and swarm attack drones.