
Domestic production technologies were used for the first time in the exercise where 104 weapons and systems in the Turkish Armed Forces inventory were exhibited.
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The Free Fire Activity is organized to introduce the weapon systems in the Turkish Armed Forces' inventory and to showcase their firepower.
'Free Fire Activity-2026' Distinguished Observer Day was held in the General Nahit Şenoğul Firing and Exercise Zone in Ankara's Polatlı district. Within the scope of the activity, 104 weapons and systems in the inventory of the Land, Naval and Air Force commands and the General Staff Special Forces Command were exhibited. In the exercise, which was carried out to introduce the weapons and systems in the Turkish Armed Forces' inventory, to demonstrate their effect on the target, and to provide deterrence by showing their firepower, personnel from different forces and classes were also able to recognize the weapons of other forces. Additionally, officers, petty officers, specialist sergeants and contracted privates examined the weapons and systems on display.
THE TARGETS WERE HIT EXACTLY
In the afternoon, shooting activity was carried out. 93 of the 104 weapons and systems exhibited were used in shooting activities. In the drill, targets were determined according to the scenario and hit accurately. A total of 53 weapons and systems, such as target planning with artificial intelligence, Sivrisine Gözükara, Kargu Gözükara, BOYGA Uçangöz, Paramotor activity, AKINCI and TB-2 KEMANKEŞ shooting and ALKA directed energy weapon system, were used for the first time in the 'free fire' exercise.
DOMESTIC PRODUCED WEAPONS WERE USED

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