Türkiye’s MoD shows a successful live-fire test of the indigenous AKYA heavyweight torpedo on June 11 during the large-scale DENİZKURDU-II 2026 naval exercise.

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Türkiye’s MoD shows a successful live-fire test of the indigenous AKYA heavyweight torpedo on June 11 during the large-scale DENİZKURDU-II 2026 naval exercise. Launched from the TCG Sakarya submarine, the torpedo scored a direct hit on the target ship M/G Sokullu Mehmet Paşa, completely destroying it. AKYA — produced by ROKETSAN — is a next-generation heavy-class torpedo with active/passive sonar homing, fiber-optic wire guidance for real-time control, and wake-homing against surface targets.