Defense company Titra's AI-powered visual navigation system Seyyah has highly integrated design and reduces reliance on external GPS systems
Turkish defense firm Titra will unveil its homegrown drone navigation system, Seyyah, at this week's International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF 2025) in Istanbul.
The visual navigation system to be debuted will provide high-accuracy data autopilots need onboard aircraft operating in environments where GPS signals are jammed or spoofed. The system will enhance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to process captured images using artificial intelligence (AI) to navigate.
Satellite images of the area or images captured of the area by another UAV can also be used as substitutes, allowing the system to help position the UAV it's used on without GPS.
Seyyah was designed for sub-cloud UAVs in mind, and it can be integrated into larger aircraft operating at higher altitudes with some modifications to the sensor set, as its algorithms and software will run without requiring any changes.
Jamming and spoofing of GPS data that all UAVs need to position themselves is a major issue on the modern battlefield, and the reliance on positioning satellites that can be subject to such manipulation causes concerns over external dependency.
Türkiye has some ongoing projects on a national GPS infrastructure, but the risk of jamming persists—the Seyyah system stands out as a solution without the downsides that GPS and RF signals have.
The system supports synchronized tasks between multiple platforms due to its architecture, which is compatible with swarm UAVs. Seyyah features high autonomy, independence from the GPS, and accessibility, promising reliability and uninterrupted performance in complex mission environments.
Muhammed Selman Donmez, founding partner of Tetra and a member of the board of Pacific Technology, which Tetra is a part of, told Anadolu that the Seyyah system will enable aircraft to “fly by seeing, just like birds.”
“Integration for some of our systems is complete, and others are in the process, and the tests we have conducted show that the Seyyah system is highly successful,” he said. “Its compact design allows for integration into all UAVs, meaning that a UAV system made in Türkiye can achieve safe flight operations without having to rely on external GPS systems.”
