Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a collection of algorithms capable of processing large datasets, detecting complex patterns, making predictions, and continuously learning from data.
In the defense industry, the significance of AI lies particularly in enabling rapid, accurate, and data-driven decision-making in uncertain environments. Techniques such as deep learning, machine learning, and artificial neural networks play critical roles across a vast range of tasks—from analyzing sensor data and recognizing images to processing text and audio signals. In defense applications, AI surpasses human capabilities in areas such as threat detection, target classification, intelligence analysis, and logistics planning by delivering unmatched speed and precision.
STM positions artificial intelligence as a critical component of the defense ecosystem and continuously enhances its capabilities in this domain. In projects conducted by STM, AI functions as a crucial decision-support element, especially in operational processes involving real-time data analysis, target detection, and behavioral analysis. Within unmanned systems and command and control solutions, AI algorithms possess the capacity to autonomously manage complex tasks such as mission planning, obstacle avoidance, threat assessment, and swarm management. The algorithms developed by STM provide high precision and adaptability, even in highly dynamic and uncertain operational environments, offering significant advantages to security forces.
Among STM’s standout projects are its tactical mini UAV systems and the autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle STM NETA, which demonstrate advanced AI capabilities and rapidly adapt to dynamic threat environments in the field. Platforms such as KARGU leverage deep learning-based image processing to enable autonomous target recognition, tracking, and engagement. STM extends AI technologies beyond defense operations into areas such as cybersecurity, big data analytics, and decision-support systems, aiming to strengthen Türkiye’s technological independence in the defense sector. For STM, artificial intelligence is not merely a technological tool but a strategic enabler for securing a technological edge in the future of defense.