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Launch Ceremony for the LEVEND Indigenous Diesel Marine Engine for MARLIN USV and the MAVİ BATU Project

Tarih: Issue 136 - January 2025

During the SAHA EXPO 2024 International Defense and Aerospace Exhibition, held on October 22-26, 2024, at the Istanbul Expo Center, BMC POWER hosted a launch ceremony for the 600-hp LEVEND Indigenous Diesel Marine Engine, developed for use in the MARLIN Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). The first two engines were delivered to SEFİNE Shipyard. The event also featured three significant signing ceremonies.

On October 23, a ceremony at the BMC POWER booth marked two key milestones. First, a collaboration agreement was signed between BMC POWER and SEFİNE Shipyard for the development of an indigenous diesel marine engine for Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs). Second, BMC POWER officially unveiled the LEVEND MARLIN Marine Engine, designed specifically for the MARLIN USV project. Later that afternoon, the planned signing ceremony for the National Marine-Type Diesel Engine Development Project (Mavi BATU) between the Defense Industry Agency (SSB) and BMC POWER was canceled at the last minute due to a terrorist attack on Turkish Aerospace facilities.