Turkish defense company Uludoğan has completed development of a new nano-class unmanned aerial system, the NanoAlp, designed to deliver close-range reconnaissance in contested environments.
With an overall length of just 25 centimeters, the helicopter-type micro drone is scheduled to enter serial production in the third quarter of 2025, the company confirmed.
According to Uludoğan, the NanoAlp is engineered for use in complex, high-risk operational settings where traditional ISR assets may be too large, detectable, or vulnerable. The system is intended to provide real-time intelligence to ground forces operating in dense urban terrain, confined spaces, or areas subject to electronic warfare.
In concept and form factor, the NanoAlp closely resembles the Teledyne FLIR’s Black Hornet Nano — the world’s smallest military-grade UAV — and is expected to compete in the same tactical niche. Like its Western counterpart, the Turkish platform is tailored for single-soldier use, silent operation, and near-invisible battlefield presence.
“Developed to address this complex operational landscape, the Uludoğan NanoAlp delivers real-time situational awareness, accelerates decision-making processes, and alleviates the cognitive burden on personnel in the field even in GPS-denied and RF-disabled environments,” the company said in its product literature.
SSB Başkanı Sayın Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün ve Teknopark İstanbul Genel Müdürü sayın Prof.Dr. Abdurrahman Akyol’un standımızı ziyareti bizleri onurlandırdı.
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Uludoğan emphasized that the NanoAlp features a high-resolution thermal imaging unit and an electro-optical camera optimized for low-light environments, providing 24-hour operational utility. A secure Software-Defined Radio (SDR) link supports encrypted data transmission at extended ranges, even under adverse radio-frequency conditions.
While detailed specifications have not been released, the drone is equipped with a new rotor and power system engineered for stability and long endurance, which the company says will support extended flight times even in environments with wind turbulence or temperature extremes.
Although Uludoğan has not confirmed export interest or customers, Turkish defense companies have expanded their unmanned systems portfolios in recent years, supplying a range of platforms — including the Bayraktar TB2 and Kızılelma — to international partners. If adopted by the Turkish Armed Forces, NanoAlp could further diversify the country’s layered drone capabilities by adding a short-range ISR component directly at the tactical edge.