DEPLOYED

STM Alpagu

TR — STM
Autonomous Drone
DEPLOYED
2021

Description

Fixed-wing loitering munition with AI vision-based terminal guidance for precision strike. Designed to operate individually or in AI-coordinated swarms.

STM Alpagu is designed for single-operator employment with a simple interface that allows a soldier to designate a target area and have the munition autonomously select and engage the highest-priority target within it. Its fixed-wing configuration provides longer range and higher speed than rotary-wing alternatives like KARGU-2 at similar payload. Swarm demonstrations with multiple Alpagu units coordinating simultaneous attacks on a distributed target set have validated Turkey's autonomous swarm warfare concepts.

Notable Use

Turkish Armed Forces procurement 2021; swarm capability demonstrated with multiple units

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Investment Implications

STM is state-affiliated and not publicly traded. Aselsan (ASELS.IS) provides sensor components for STM's loitering munition family, offering some indirect publicly traded exposure.