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Havelsan BARKAN 2

Havelsan · TR

BARKAN 2 is Havelsan's medium-class, battery-electric tracked UGV that entered Turkish Armed Forces service in 2023 alongside BARKAN 1 and was approved for serial production by the SSB in May 2025. The 750 kg platform carries 200-400 kg of modular payload (Aselsan SARP-L 7.62 mm RWS, Canik 12.7 mm, 40 mm AGL, Roketsan METE mini-missile, loitering munitions, robotic arm, stretcher, mast) at up to 12 km/h for 5+ hours.

Sources: https://www.havelsan.com/en/products/barkan-2-autonomous-ugv ; https://www.havelsan.com/en/news/barkan-first-mass-produced-ugv ; https://www.overtdefense.com/2023/07/26/barkan-unmanned-ground-vehicles-have-enter-turkish-service/

Specs

Launch year 2021
MTOW 750 kg
Payload 400 kg
Endurance 5 h
Speed 12 km/h
Propulsion Battery-electric tracked platform; OEM datasheet lists 'Propulsion System: Electric Motor' for BARKAN and BARKAN 2. No hybrid option is stated by the OEM.
Comm Extendable peripheral surveillance mast (EO/IR + laser rangefinder), day/night driving cameras, 3D mapping sensors; BARKAN 3 adds 10 cameras, stereo camera, up to 3 optional LiDARs and a radar autonomy sensor
Price notes No unit price or contract value published; SSB serial-production decision announced May 2025 and a Version 3 contract amendment signed at SAHA Expo May 2026, both without disclosed values.

Suppliers

  • ASELSAN (TR): rws: SARP-L
  • Roketsan (TR): munition: METE
  • CANiK (Samsun Yurt Savunma) (TR): rws: M2 QCB 12.7 mm
  • Unirobotics (SYS Group) (TR): rws: TRAKON LITE
  • Repkon Defence (TR): munition: RDS40-AGL

Sources

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