FNSS U-MAV

A Turkish uncrewed amphibious vehicle designed to enter contested landing zones ahead of crewed Marine Assault Vehicles and undertake first-wave assault, mine-clearance and fire-support missions.

Overview

The FNSS U-MAV, designated İ-ZAHA in Turkish, is a multi-purpose, modular uncrewed amphibious vehicle developed by FNSS Savunma Sistemleri of Türkiye. FNSS presented the vehicle publicly at TEKNOFEST Mavi Vatan 2026, held at the Gölcük Naval Shipyard Command in Kocaeli on 20-23 August 2026. Contemporary reporting described it as an approximately 8-tonne, four-wheeled platform intended for amphibious assault and related operations on contested shores, according to Breaking Defense and Naval News.

The vehicle's primary purpose is to remove personnel from the most exposed phase of an amphibious landing. Rather than replacing Türkiye's crewed Marine Assault Vehicle fleet, U-MAV is intended to operate alongside it through manned-unmanned teaming. The proposed mission sequence places uncrewed vehicles in the initial wave, with crewed vehicles following after the landing area has been assessed or partially cleared.

FNSS has also associated the modular platform with mine clearance and fire support, although it has not publicly detailed the corresponding mission equipment or armament. U-MAV remained an unveiled development concept as of September 2026: no customer, production order, sea-trial result, combat use or formal Turkish Naval Forces procurement had been announced.

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