Erdem Kazakli

Unmanned Teaming for Maritime Operations

Erdem Kazakli, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Speeder Systems BV

This presentation introduces the "Speeder," a hybrid class of unmanned vehicle that bridges the operational gap between Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Specifically, we analyze a platform capable of water operations, Ground-Effect flight, and free flight with VTOL capabilities. This paper outlines a unique Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for maritime operations, focusing on Unmanned-Unmanned Teaming (UMUM-T) for surveys/surveillance and C-UAS operations. We examine the scalability of such systems within frameworks such as the UK MoD’s UAS Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), the special requirements of the maritime environment, and how high-speed hybrid craft carrying payloads or diverse sensors or other unmanned systems can revolutionize sensor placement, C-UAS and maritime surveillance.

Erdem Kazakli is a co-founder and Managing Director for Speeder Systems. He holds MSc. in Engineering Management and BSc. in Aerospace Engineering. He has been working on unmanned systems since 2008. He has developed drones up to 1.7 tons and has worked on jet powered drones,  cargo drones. Erdem's primary focus areas for work were around innovation feasibility, certification, testing and business development.