The unveiling of the TALAY unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by Turkish defense company SolidAERO in 2024 marks a transformative moment in the evolution of maritime warfare. Designed to glide at altitudes as low as 0.3 meters above the sea surface, the TALAY leverages the wing-in-ground (WIG) effect, a principle historically associated with ekranoplans, to achieve … Leggi tutto STRATEGIC REPORT – The Emergence of SolidAERO’s TALAY: Revolutionizing Maritime Warfare with the World’s First Low-Altitude Kamikaze Drone