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Turkish defense technology company Havelsan is advancing the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into its ADVENT naval combat management system (CMS), completing Phase-1 laboratory testing and moving toward operational deployment on military vessels.
The integration combines Havelsan's Corporate Artificial Intelligence Platform MAIN with the Network-Enabled Data Integrated Combat Management System ADVENT, designed to enhance maintenance processes and operational efficiency for naval forces.
Havelsan has positioned its MAIN AI platform as a Maintenance Support Assistant within the ADVENT system framework.
The AI system provides natural language interaction capabilities for determining maintenance steps, searching maintenance instructions, and offering system-wide question-and-answer support.
According to Havelsan, the integration aims to make maintenance processes faster, safer, and more verifiable through AI-enhanced workflows. Phase-1 laboratory studies have been completed, with Phase-2 integration activities continuing across various systems.
The company plans to develop MAIN beyond maintenance support to contribute to operational processes, with AI-powered process management designed to become more intelligent and effective.
MAIN offers several enterprise-level features, including data privacy and security, role-based access and authorization, time- and cost-effective corporate solutions, and user-friendly interface design.
The platform can be trained with institutional data and operates efficiently on closed data networks or internet networks.
Built with a unique language architecture, MAIN provides ease and efficiency in corporate business processes.
The system is designed to support operators, make recommendations, and assist in decision support processes, with expectations for increased contribution to decision support in future phases.
The ADVENT combat management system, developed in collaboration with the Turkish Naval Forces Research Center Command (ARMERKOM), incorporates hundreds of years of Naval Forces experience and expertise.
Currently active in nine countries, including Türkiye, ADVENT has established Havelsan as a reliable player in global defense technologies.
Designed for modern naval operations requirements, ADVENT emphasizes interoperability among joint and multinational task forces.
The system advances simultaneous decision-making, command, and control processes in operational environments.
Havelsan targets expanding AI-supported decision mechanisms through the ADVENT platform, focusing on various operational environments with naval platforms at the forefront.
The planned capabilities include identification and classification, anomaly detection, navigation safety, situational awareness, and training activities.
These capabilities are supported by advanced technologies, including big data, machine learning, image recognition, and large language models (LLM).
The AI solutions aim to accelerate decision-making processes in defense and security sectors while improving accuracy and enhancing human-machine interaction.
Laboratory-based Phase 1 studies have been completed, with Phase 2 work continuing across various systems.
The Phase 2 scope includes ongoing integration activities for the MAIN platform across multiple system components.
Havelsan's development timeline focuses on expanding MAIN's capabilities beyond maintenance support to include operational process contributions.
The AI integration represents part of broader efforts to develop software-based solutions for hybrid operational environments within the Turkish defense industry.
The AI-enhanced ADVENT system incorporates big data analytics, machine learning algorithms, image recognition technology and large language models to support naval operations.
These technologies enable advanced identification and classification capabilities, anomaly detection systems, enhanced navigation safety protocols, improved situational awareness, and comprehensive training programs.
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