HAVELSAN's DAGTH project has passed provisional acceptance

The provisional acceptance activity for the DAGTH Project carried out by HAVELSAN in the Eastern Mediterranean has been completed. The system transfers ship information to both TRNC and Mersin simultaneously.

A critical stage has passed in the Eastern Mediterranean Vessel Traffic Services (DAGTH) Project, which aims to strengthen Türkiye's dominance in maritime jurisdiction areas with technological infrastructure. The system, developed by HAVELSAN and bringing maritime transportation in the Eastern Mediterranean under digital control, has officially completed its provisional acceptance process after difficult field evaluations. The acceptance tests of the mega project, whose operational opening was held on July 20, 2026, were started on August 17, 2026 and were successfully completed without any disruption as of October 20, 2026.

Technical Infrastructure of the Project and Implementation Process

The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and HAVELSAN, the leading organization of the defense industry, took the strategic step with the contract signed in 2023. Engineering teams went to the field in 2024 and built an architecture suitable for the difficult geographical and strategic dynamics of the region. DAGTH, which was implemented with domestic resources, plays an active role in protecting national rights within the borders of the Blue Homeland, as well as providing uninterrupted navigation security in the Eastern Mediterranean basin. The infrastructure, equipped with multi-layer sensor networks, maximizes operational control capability by reflecting all activity in the open sea on a single screen.

Reflections on Maritime Trade and Regional Security

The developed national software and hardware architecture simultaneously detects the identity, current route, cruising speed and load details of all civil and commercial maritime vessels within its scope. The resulting strategic data is transferred to two separate main control centers via secure communication channels, creating a singular operational maritime picture. The system, which will operate in a wide range of areas, from the prevention of maritime accidents to search and rescue coordination, both accelerates the flow of the civilian maritime merchant fleet and ensures permanent navigational safety standards in the region at the international level.