The Bomb Disposal Robot (BİR) Project, signed at IDEF 2025 between the Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) and Elektroland Defence, Turkey’s first bomb disposal robot manufacturer, has officially begun. The project covers the procurement of a total of 141 high-technology Bomb Disposal Robots, which will enhance the safety of explosive ordnance disposal specialists.
The ceremony was held with the participation of SSB Land Vehicles Department Head Dr. Murat Ceran and Turkish National Police Criminal Department Head Tuncay Ankara.
Dr. Ceran: “UGVs Will Become a Main Component of the Battlefield Within 10 Years”
In his speech during the ceremony, SSB Land Vehicles Department Head Dr. Murat Ceran emphasized the importance of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) and shared the following projection:
“Seeing the momentum that unmanned air and naval vehicles have gained over the past 10 years, I assess that Unmanned Ground Vehicles will also become indispensable elements of the battlefield within the next few years. We expect UGVs to become one of the most important components of the battlefield within the next decade.”
Dr. Ceran underlined that Elektroland Defence’s national and domestically developed UGV systems will strengthen the military’s capabilities in increasingly prevalent asymmetric warfare scenarios.
Domestic Technology and 2028 Delivery
Turkish National Police Criminal Department Head Tuncay Ankara expressed satisfaction in contributing to the development of bomb disposal robots.
Elektroland Defence Deputy Technical General Manager Egemen Uğur stated that the company has been producing EOD robots since 2002 and that all designs are made in-house. Uğur highlighted that they hold international patents in the small and medium classes.
Within the scope of the BİR Project, acceptance and deliveries of the robots are planned to take place in the first quarter of 2028.
Source: C4Defence / Elektroland
