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Indian Naval Academy develops maritime rescue drones as Baykar completes Kalkan sea trials

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Two separate developments point to expanding maritime UAV roles: an Indian Naval Academy team has designed an autonomous quadcopter for search and a hexacopter to deliver lifebuoys, while Baykar says its Kalkan VTOL UAV has completed its first at-sea flight tests. The reports provide no further performance or deployment details.

Discovered 2026-10-27T03:15:34.597964-07:00 | 2026-10-27T03:15:34.597964-07:00

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  • The Indian system pairs aerial search with lifebuoy delivery, showing a proposed way to support maritime search and rescue; the report provides no operational performance data.
  • Baykar’s first at-sea Kalkan flight test advances testing of a VTOL UAV in a maritime environment, but no deployment timeline or capabilities are specified.

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